Author Archives: Jean Reinhardt

About Jean Reinhardt

Author of 'A Pocket Full of Shells' an Amazon International best seller, Jean writes young adult and historical fiction. She has been known to shed a tear over Little House on the Prairie.

Thursday Doors – Virtual Road Trip

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

Welcome to this week’s Thursday Doors and another virtual road trip. I’m so glad I snapped as many photos as I did in December, when we were free to travel more than five kilometres. There are lots of interesting buildings … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, castles and ruins, Ireland, nature, The Good Things in Life, Thursday Doors, Travel | Tagged GlensofAntrim, Loughareema, RoadTripIreland, ThursdayDoors, travelireland | 29 Comments

Thursday Doors – The Old Church

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

The old church in the grounds of Glenmona House, Cushendun is the main feature of this week’s Thursday Doors post. Constructed in 1838, it was a Church of Ireland place of worship for some local landlords and their families and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, nature, Thursday Doors, Travel | Tagged antrimcoastandglens, Cushendun, IrelandHistory, OldChurchCentre, ThursdayDoors, travelireland | 21 Comments

Thursday Doors – Glenmona Lodge, Antrim

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

This week’s Thursday Doors features Glenmona Lodge, one of the old estate houses in Cushendun, County Antrim. They must have really liked arches to have five of them on the main entrance. I love the dark grey framing the windows … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Historical buildings, Ireland, nature, Thursday Doors, Travel | Tagged Antrim, Cushendun, GlenmonaLodge, IrelandTravel, OldEstateHouses, ThursdayDoors | 17 Comments

Thursday Doors – Family Time

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

Family Time may seem a strange title for a Thursday Doors post but in these days of restricted travel and intermittent lockdowns spending time with loved ones is a rare occurrence. In December, when there was some freedom of travel … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Ireland, nature, The Good Things in Life, Thursday Doors, Travel | Tagged Antrim, antrimcoastandglens, CausewayCoast, cottagerentalireland, redsquirrels, ThursdayDoors, travelireland, Woodland | 28 Comments

Thursday Doors – A Mystery

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

There’s a bit of a mystery about this week’s Thursday Doors post. I remember the road I was on when I took some drive by shots of this old ruined castle but I’m not sure which county I was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, boats, castles and ruins, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Thursday Doors | Tagged Barge, CastleRuins, IrelandTravel, irishhistory, RobertEmmet, Thatch, ThursdayDoors | 14 Comments

Thursday Doors – Edgeworthstown

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

This week’s Thursday Doors features Edgeworthstown in County Longford. There are some interesting murals on the walls of a car park, painted by artist Phil Atkinson, depicting the family the town is named after. One of its members was an … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, authors, Blogging, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel, writers | Tagged Edgeworthstown, irishhistory, Longford, MarieEdgeworth, RichardLowellEdgeworth, ThursdayDoors, travelireland | 9 Comments

Thursday Doors – Limerick City

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

I love castles and had planned a Thursday Doors tour of King John’s Castle in Limerick city for 2020. Unfortunately, it was a year of travel restrictions and lock downs, which meant the castle was closed to the public. Over … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Blogging, castles and ruins, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Irish poets, Music, Thursday Doors, Travel | Tagged AchesArt, DoloresORiordan, IrishCities, KingJohnsCastle, LimerickCity, ThursdayDoors, travelireland | 15 Comments

Thursday Doors – First of 2021

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Jean Reinhardt

Welcome to the first Thursday Doors post of 2021. Knowing we were in for more travel restrictions I took advantage of the window of opportunity we had in December and paid some visits to family and captured images for my … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Blogging, dundalk, Historical buildings, History, Ireland, Thursday Doors, Travel | Tagged BlackrockCountyLouth, dundalk, IrelandTravel, TheMarshesShoppingCentre, ThursdayDoors | 38 Comments

Thursday Doors – Memories of 2020

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Jean Reinhardt

This will be my last Thursday Doors post of the year so I thought some of my favourite memories of 2020 would be a nice way to finish what has been a very strange year. Our host, Dan, suggested we … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Belturbet, Blogging, castles and ruins, Cavan, dundalk, Historical buildings, Ireland, nature, The Good Things in Life, Thursday Doors, Travel, wild plants | Tagged Belturbet, boats, Castle, Cavan, CavanCountyMuseum, StreetArt, ThursdayDoors | 20 Comments

Thursday Doors – The Marina

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Jean Reinhardt

This week’s Thursday Doors is all about Belturbet’s marina. It’s a good way to follow up on the past couple of posts about the barracks wall, as they run alongside each other. There are boats of all shapes and sizes … Continue reading →

Posted in Belturbet, Blogging, boats, Cavan, Ireland, nature, The Good Things in Life, Thursday Doors, Travel | Tagged Belturbet, boats, Cavan, ThursdayDoors, travelireland | 18 Comments