The gift of gab...

Today we went and visited Blarney Castle.  This was going to be a tough one for my mom - she's not big on heights (bit of an understatement there) and none too fond of small spaces - both of which we faced in order to visit and kiss the Blarney Stone to get the gift of gab. 

See, the Blarney Stone is set up at the top of the castle, and the stairway up and down is at bit narrow - add in rather high steps and honestly I wasn't sure that mom would go up, let alone kiss the stone.... Oh and before I forget to mention this - to kiss the stone you have to lay on your back, grab two iron hand rails and lean backwards to kiss it...

Just to give you an idea of what the castle looks like and how high we we went up:


And for those of you who thought mom would not make it up there... well can I say I'M SOOOO FRICKN PROUD OF HER!!! Not only did she go up to the top, but she KISSED the Blarney Stone!!! You can see how relieved she was when she was done tho....


After visiting the stone, we went over to the Rock Close, which is a garden they have on the grounds, very pretty and picturesque. We saw this tree that had grown this way - add a few strings to it and you would have a marvelous harp! LOL


And finally, just to prove that I am on this trip too, here's a pic of me and mom....


~ the momma