Fanfare! LITFEST 2023

[izi 出久]

Hoping to buy flights this week

 

[izi 出久]

@Emily since I see you're on here have we decided on the 22nd? Not sure when that poll closes.

 

[Emily]

Lets go for the dates 22nd of April; it feels like destiny that Robinne will be in the UK that weekend too! We'll plan the 22nd (Saturday) and then if Robinne can make it to London we can have an impromptu day 2 on the Sunday. But let's just aim for the first day, and trust that everything will transpire in its own perfect way, as it always does

SO; LITFEST IS ON THE 22ND OF APRIL 2023!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[izi 出久]

Lets go for the dates 22nd of April; it feels like destiny that Robinne will be in the UK that weekend too! We'll plan the 22nd (Saturday) and then if Robinne can make it to London we can have an impromptu day 2 on the Sunday. But let's just aim for the first day, and trust that everything will transpire in its own perfect way, as it always does

SO; LITFEST IS ON THE 22ND OF APRIL 2023!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sweet. Buying my tickets tonight

 

[ChantalS]

Coming late to the party, but I may be able to fly in from Texas. Let me know how many cowboy hats I should bring.

 

[Barbara]

We can bring our laptops for the Sunday pop-up at a pub. Or is that not a good idea?

It's a fab idea. It'll be the Pub Ups that week.

 

[Dorm Ant]

Coming late to the party, but I may be able to fly in from Texas. Let me know how many cowboy hats I should bring.

If they do Stetsons or similar that aren't made from wool or leather, I would love one.

 

[izi 出久]

All set arriving early Friday morning. Maybe y'all can give me some good half-day adventures / things to do in London. Or I'll just wander. Which I really like to do, too.

 

[Emily]

Let me know how many cowboy hats I should bring.

As many as can fit would propably be the best answer...

@Izuku Midoriya I may be in that day too (or I'm sure a few of us will be around ) so closer to the day we'll organise ourselves.

SO EXCITING

 

[E G Logan]

April 22 & 23 sounds great. We can do an in-person huddle and bring our laptops for the Sunday pop-up at a pub. Or is that not a good idea?

Have you ever been slung in the street out of a pub before?? This trip promises lots of new experiences, does it not...

 

[Julie]

April 22nd? Brilliant. Do we know exactly where we'll be gathering?

 

[Emily]

April 22nd? Brilliant. Do we know exactly where we'll be gathering?

Not exactly. London somewhere... Working on it

 

[Mel L]

Late to the party but definitely maybe interested. No hostels or floors for these old bones though!

 

[Jonny]

It's in my diary. Should be quite a hoot.

I see it's also designated as Earth Day. So make sure everyone brings a small bag of soil.

 

[Emily]

It shall, indeed

I'll take over a sod of turf and we can burn it, sniff it and sing some tunes from the old homestead (that's if I'm not arrested for smuggling in not only a cake, but a large, suspicious looking fibrous lump of earth)

 

[Jonny]

Ah, begob now, sure didn't we love the schmell o' da turrif when we did be going to the Mammy's homeshtead in Donegal every July for the fortnight's holliers.

 

[Robinne Weiss]

Have you ever been slung in the street out of a pub before?? This trip promises lots of new experiences, does it not...

I have actually been kicked out of a pub before ... for not drinking enough. Bunch of local mums met at the pub one evening back when my kids were little. Of course we all had to drive home, and none of us were big drinkers anyway, with little kids in the house. So we were nursing our tonic and limes for hours. We were the only ones in our small rural pub, and the publican kicked us out so he could go home early. LOL!

 

[James Charles]

It shall, indeed

I'll take over a sod of turf and we can burn it, sniff it and sing some tunes from the old homestead (that's if I'm not arrested for smuggling in not only a cake, but a large, suspicious looking fibrous lump of earth)

Emily,

Wife and I will be in Ireland the week before or after, not sure yet. Staying at Fiztpatrick Castle, Dublin.

 

[Emily]

Emily,

Wife and I will be in Ireland the week before or after, not sure yet. Staying at Fiztpatrick Castle, Dublin.

No way James!! I came home from that VERY hotel yesterday, where my brother got married! What a coincidence It is a really beautiful place to stay, even if you never ventured beyond Killiney village. We might have to do an Irish Litfest offshoot so!!

 

[BrianY]

I'd be game for an American meetup. Since I'm in Lancaster, PA, I could swap an Amish hat for a cowboy hat. However, I would suggest that such a meeting be held in New York City - flights are cheap, hostel bunks are plentiful, and lots of us know their way around.

 

[Emily]

I'd be game for an American meetup. Since I'm in Lancaster, PA, I could swap an Amish hat for a cowboy hat. However, I would suggest that such a meeting be held in New York City - flights are cheap, hostel bunks are plentiful, and lots of us know their way around.

Litfests around the world... could become A Thing...

 

[Hannah F]

Emily,

Wife and I will be in Ireland the week before or after, not sure yet. Staying at Fiztpatrick Castle, Dublin.

Fitzpatrick castle hotel in Killiney? That's down the road from where I used to live as a kid! Ask for one of the rooms with a balcony. Great view.

 

[Hannah F]

No way James!! I came home from that VERY hotel yesterday, where my brother got married! What a coincidence It is a really beautiful place to stay, even if you never ventured beyond Killiney village. We might have to do an Irish Litfest offshoot so!!

OMG! That's where the wedding was? It's literally just down the road from my parents' house which is on Claremont Road.

 

[izi 出久]

I'd be game for an American meetup. Since I'm in Lancaster, PA, I could swap an Amish hat for a cowboy hat. However, I would suggest that such a meeting be held in New York City - flights are cheap, hostel bunks are plentiful, and lots of us know their way around.

Litfest '24?

 

[Mel L]

No way James!! I came home from that VERY hotel yesterday, where my brother got married! What a coincidence It is a really beautiful place to stay, even if you never ventured beyond Killiney village. We might have to do an Irish Litfest offshoot so!!

Count me in! Would love an excuse to finally visit Ireland!

 

[Dorm Ant]

Litfest '24?

I have never been to the USA, though people who have tell me that New York is by far the most expensive place.

 

[Emily]

OMG! That's where the wedding was? It's literally just down the road from my parents' house which is on Claremont Road.

Yes My new SIL is from there, her family - in true Irish style- were most likely your neighbours!!!!

 

[izi 出久]

I have never been to the USA, though people who have tell me that New York is by far the most expensive place.

It's pretty ridiculous, yea. There are much cheaper places.

 

[Hannah F]

Yes My new SIL is from there, her family - in true Irish style- were most likely your neighbours!!!!

!!! Where do they live? Bet I know the street. Our street's opposite Killiney Hill Park.

I went to The Holy Child School, Killiney. That was a looong time ago, but it was a great school back then.

I would recommend White Rock beach at the bottom of the hill for kiddies. It's much sandier than Killiney beach.

(Enya lives in Killiney. She built herself a Castle very close to the hill.)

 

[BrianY]

I have never been to the USA, though people who have tell me that New York is by far the most expensive place.

I think that there are places that are far more expensive than NYC as a whole. How about Aspen, Colorado? Or the whole state of Hawaii? BTW ... I have relatives in Finchley, London and that costs more than any of them.

However ... I grew up in Queens and had to leave because of the cost of living. I visit a couple of days a month and am always shocked. I'd say more, but it would be straight from my in-progress memoir and that belongs in another section of this board.

We could do the American meetup here in Lancaster, PA. Food and housing are much cheaper than in NYC, but getting here costs much more.