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I am an Irish woman living here in Texas for just over a year and loving it! In this journal I hope to talk about my daily experiences and observations as a non-Texan living here in Granbury.
My first observation, has been how wonderfully welcoming and friendly the people of Texas are. I had heard about their hospitality, but I can confirm that they are the warmest people to live and work among.
So how did an Irish woman find herself living in a small town in Texas anyway, and what do you do now that you are here? Well I married myself a Texan! Paul is from Abilene, but has lived all over the world and while he was living in Russia he came on vacation to Ireland and met me. So here I am happily living in Granbury Texas. We bought ourselves a beautiful 100 year old Craftsman Style house and we are running a bed and breakfast and Artistic Retreat Center here
Our historic bed and breakfast - The Iron Horse Inn in Granbury Texas.I was only living here a few days when I came to realize just how different to living in Ireland things were going to be here - I had my first experience with "Critters"!
As a child growing up in Dublin I was often taken to the zoo, which was very near my old home. I was fascinated by the exotic and strange animals there. Vultures were one of those exotic creatures I remember seeing. Well now I can sit on my porch and see vultures in the fields
around the house!
Just a few nights ago, as I was locking up the house for the night I spotted a Possum just outside our back door - now that to an Irish woman is exotic! While out walking my dog I regularly come across armadillos, turtles and woodpeckers - all could be candidates for Dublin zoo!!
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