We were busy as bees our first day at the Tower. Several hours were spent cleaning the niche and the space around it, after which the Tower joined many of the neighboring houses by echoing the flower pot theme. We hope that the niche will become a focal point of interest while we are here, and we eagerly anticipate that others will offer contributions of an artistic and uplifting nature to the niche.

We have met so many wonderful people already, having been in Cushendall for only two days. The air is fresh with the sea and the green and the heart-awakening scent of burning peat. There is no doubt we are in lovely, magical Ireland!