A marvelous trip to London and Dublin to visit family and friends.
Son Andrew and his 2 daughters Alannah 12 and Isolde 7 in their home in Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland
In a pub in Terenure, Dublin
Same pub, Vaughn’s, Alannah, Kerri-Anne and Amanda. Amanda is Andrew’s wife and Kerri-Anne is her sister.
Following lunch the granddaughters and I went to the small but very good Village Bookstore 2 doors away. During my trip I visited book stores at every opportunity. My failing? My interest!! Alas, I didn’t come across any yarn stores in my travels. It’s just as well, I could hardly shut or lift my suitcase for the return trip back to Seattle.
Vaughn’s in the village of Terenure is within easy walking distance of Andrew and Amanda’s home in Rathgar. Rathgar village also has numerous excellent bars and restaurants and shopping facilities. Up until about a month ago Rathgar also had a book store 
My husband Ian and I lived in Rathgar when we first came to Ireland in Year 1 of our marriage in 1968. We had the top floor flat in a former house – very similar to Andrew and Amanda’s home now. 
sort of but not exactly like this red brick home
Ian and I did our shopping at the Gourmet Shop in Rathgar but sadly the owners passed away recently and the shop is now closed – a victim of the passage of time and a small shop bowing to the dominance of a much larger shopping facility (SuperQuinn) opening nearby.
Rathgar Presbyterian Church is strikingly dominant in the village. And this is where our youngest son David was baptized. 
This photo doesn’t do it justice.
