Cork, Ireland

and the Blarney Castle

come on a walk with me...

 bricks and colorful doors are a common sight

 Banksy

 street art

 more bricks

 downtown

 early morning view from hotel

 early morning stroll

 river lee

 pubs everywhere

 old Presbyterian church

 just in case

 reflection

 sky in the water

 mossy rocks

 calvary chapel cork

 set-up for our first ministry night

 most of these chairs were full and the Good News was shared

 coffee break for Beth's (green scarf) birthday

 near the Blarney castle

 daffodils in bloom

 me, Joanna, Emily and Caitie

 the french caught my eye

 interesting

 the Blarney stone does get cleaned 

 Joanna

me. you see those bars?... apparently, they used to not be there and 2 people fell into the trees below - oops.  legend says that kissing the stone gives you the gift of conversational eloquence.

view from above of the inside of the Blarney castle

Love Linz

Ireland Selfies

I'm back !

As I sift through all my pictures, I thought I'd give you some one-armed-bandit selfies to start.

Enjoy !

 Joanna, Pastor Michael and me in Cork, Ireland.

 River Lee in Cork.

 Joanna, Emily, Pete, Caitie, Ausin and me eating Chinese in Cork.

 Blarney Castle with Joanna !

 Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.

 Wicklow Mountains National Park.

 Feeties.

 Beth and me at the Upper Lake in Glendalough (pronounced GLEN-duh-lock).
{Interesting fact : I met Beth at the missions conference in Austria the same year I met Tonio in 2009... It's a small world.}

Anne Valley, Dunhill, Waterford

We had a really great trip.
Thankful for my time there,
and thankful to be home with my man.

More pictures to come !

Love Linz

Ireland bound

Hi to the 15-20 people who regularly read our blog... hehe.

This is Lindsey.  I just wanted to let you know that there won't be much blog activity for the coming week or so.  I will be in the country pictured below !

I have a very cool opportunity to travel with Potter's Field Ministries as they visit 3 cities in the Republic of Ireland, Dublin, Waterford and Cork.  I will be helping with music, so my guitar gets to travel too =).  And one of my really good friends will be there too - JOANNA !!!

I will definitely miss my husband - I just love him.  My best bud !  And no, I don't worry about him; I know he will hold down the fort with flying colors.  He even cooks for himself... I'm a very blessed woman.  You're the best mon chéri.

I look forward to all God has in store for the next 10 days, and I equally look forward to hugging Tonio upon my return to France.

Love Linz

ps - It takes about 2 1/2 hours to drive from Dublin to Cork.  That should give you an idea of the country's size.  Agoura Hills to San Diego ;)

the past few days

tuesday was april fool's day, and in france, it's known as le poisson d'avril (read more : lire+).

walking around town, i stumbled across this with a friend... 100-or-so helium balloon fish at the paillon water fountains - it was pretty incredible, and the next day they gave the fish to the children eagerly waiting =).

totally last minute - i got to go watch free jumping competitions in the middle of the Hippodrome race tracks with a friend and her daughter (OGC Nice represent).

our small group bible study prayer group - tonio couldn't make it, so we'll just say he's taking the picture ;).

a crazy tulip i found at the outdoor marketplace - called a "tulipe perroquet" (parrot tulip, sometimes know as "flaming parrots") - aren't they intriguing?  i'm in awe at the creativity and beauty of our Creator.

saying good-bye to mary today at the train station - enjoy the rest of your european travels !

Love Linz

surfing

watching Tonio's bro surf  =)

who said there's no surf in Nice...

i'm thankful for every moment i get to be near the sea and surfing.

Love Linz

4 days of fun

Tanner (my brother, for those of you who are just tuning in) and Sarah (his beautiful wife) were here in Nice, France for 4 short but sweet days...  

Day One : Click HERE to see more.

Day Two (below) :

It's not called the "blue coast" for no reason.

Our feet in the same country.

Visiting Antibes.

Exploring Old Antibes with Rob and Cricri.

Coffee break.

In the bus headed to the game.

Nice vs. Paris - full stadium !

The crew.

My sissy-in-law and brother.

Group shot.  Nice lost 0-1, but it was a fun game.


Day Three :

Happy first anniversary to Tanner and Sarah (29th March) !

Opening a letter that my mom and dad sent them.

The lovely couple.


Day Four :

Gelato for the second time =).

Tanner braves the chilly waters.

Well done Tan !

Towel please !

Saying "au revoir."  I cried after they left =(

Tanner and Sarah, we love you, and we hope this was only just an appetizer for your next visit... wink, wink...

Love Linz

Tanner and Sarah!

They're here !!!

 let the fun begin.

before the shenanigans.

 Sarah?

 Tanner?  I think Tonio has a question.

pillow fight seemed like an appropriate France welcome.

Nancy?  Seb with the wind-up.  And look closely at my "man" arm... haha !  Tanner is diving somewhere?

 Ok, let's try this again...

 Tonio?

Pierre wins the prize for remaining most "calm" throughout the sequence - oh those Klein-Hutchinson-Petrignani gatherings =)  I must say that the one-year anniversary couple in the middle look quite cute and unharmed by the chaotic mishaps of the tangential photo session.

We've got a whole weekend of this - YAY !!!

Love Linz