Wild Thing

I have a bird song identifying app on my phone. I occasionally use it and for the last couple of weeks every time I have, it’s turned out to be the common nightingale. The storied nightingale, evocative of sultry nights and the fiendish sophistication of the mainland, that contiguous stretch of humanity that flows from… Continue reading Wild Thing

A French Optical Bargain

My wife wears glasses. She needs progressive lens that correct for both near and far sight depreciation. Her eyesight has gotten worse, making the glasses she has underpowered for her needs. Prior to leaving Ireland she had her eyes tested and her prescription updated. We left Ireland before she could buy glasses per her new… Continue reading A French Optical Bargain