The Lederman Kitchen

I was lucky to be able to spend the weekend with my sister prior to a work trip in LA.  It was my first trip to Boulder, and I loved it.  I couldn't get over how beautiful the town was. As any weekend with Jenn, it was full of activity - we went for a run, we biked, we hiked, we ran a 10K race, we swam.  And, I went to Target 3 times in 3 days, which was amazing.  I miss that place. Pearl Street in Boulder We went on a hike up in the Flat Irons.  You can see these mountains everywhere in town (even from the Target parking lot). On our way to the trail head Beautiful scenery Mid-Hike Boulder was really green when I was there, but I guess it's usually brown And we went biking - this is one of many bike rides we went on.  The bike paths take you all around town, which is nice, until you get to town and there aren't any bike lanes!?  So the bikers ride on the sidewalks.  I was surprised.  Our big activi...

Yes it's almost August, but I'm blogging about April.  My parents spent most of April in Europe, how amazing is that?  They came over to Ireland at the beginning of their trip and spent a few days with Brian and I exploring in and around Dublin. I loved showing them around and having them see a bit of what our life is like on this side of the world.   To get a true Irish experience, we took them to a castle, the country side, the coast and the city. First stop was one of our favorites - Trim Castle.  It's a perfect mix of castle & ruins, with a great tour of the castle keep.  Since we've done the tour before, we sent Mom & Dad in, and Brian and I took a walk along the river to see some other ruins. Mom, Dad and I in Trim Brian and I on our walk Mom & Dad's pretty pic from the castle keep Like father... Like daughter (on a previous trip) Walking around Trim After Trim, we drove a bit more around County Meath - sto...

Last weekend was October Bank Holiday, but since we're heading back to the US this week, we decided to lay low in Dublin, but still make an effort to get out of town for a day.  The weather forecast for Saturday was cold but sunny.  That's about as perfect as it can get over here, so we wanted to take advantage of it.  We hit the road in the Little Green Machine  with our friends Abby & Brandon for a trip down to Glendalough to go on a hike. Brian and I had been to Glendalough before, on our first road trip in Ireland , but we didn't go on any of the hikes, so I was really looking forward to it. Before we headed off on a hike, we walked around the remains of St. Kevin's Monastery. St. Kevin's Monastery - a church with the Round Tower in the back The Round Tower at the Monastery Cemetery at the Monastery  Another shot of the cemetery, with the view Abby and I The whole gang by the lake Starting the accent  T...