The feather in the cap of this grand adventure? The painting which has sat in the house in Ireland for almost two years safely made the journey back with me wrapped in just a bit of brown paper and twine. It not only survived the transatlantic crossing as checked baggage in the hold of the plane but it emerged unscathed as well and is currently on view in my living room. I never would have imagined … Then again it’s really just par for the course –  this summer has been full of days and nights I heretofore never could have imagined.