Just got home from the Springtime on Broadway Concert at the Plymouth Arts Center.    I am exhausted but it went well.    I am happy with most of what I did and nothing I did caused any trouble - We sounded good.   

I am too tired to say any more.   So Sleep Tight and Good Dreams.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

It is 9PM.  I have just returned from our dress rehearsal for Springtime on Broadway at the Plymouth Arts Center which will debut tomorrow night and finish its run on Saturday.

The dress rehearsal gives me hope that it will go alright.   The music is absolutely great and we seem to pretty much have it together.

The early part of the day was spent with Jeff and Mom.   We took Mom for lab tests and for two doctor appointments.   She came through just fine.   Then we had lunch.   Mom had her Meals on Wheels and I brought tacos and beans for Jeff and I.   I also brought a dessert that is called French Pastry that will be in my cookbook.   It is so good and a comfort food for Jeff and I as Mother made it when we were young.

Kathy had sent fresh asparagus and some Kit Kat Bars.   The kind you bake not the candy.  So we were very well fed.

Anyway time for bed.

Here is a Haiku I wrote several years ago. 

Dream Catcher

I feel in my sleep
A dream flying over me
Waiting to be caught.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

It is 9:40PM and I have just walked into the house after a lovely evening with friends.

Nancy Roehre and I went to a talk at the UW Sheboygan on Chic Lit.    Yes, Chick Lit.  Valerie Pilmaier,  professor at UW Sheboygan gave a talk on this subject which is her main study, bringing us form "male Irish authors" who were "real" through a bit of evolution of female Irish writers. Starting with Jane Austin through Maeve Binchy.   It was so interesting but I need to gather my notes to be able to sensibly present it.   Valerie is interested in our Celtic Women and would love to give her talk at our gathering or anywhere.

Then Nancy and I stopped at 52 Stafford for a glass of wine and a super visit.  

A lovely evening as I said and I am just going to go to bed.

Love you all

Dia Dhuit

Mary   

They say there was a frost last night.    Perhaps so.  It was chilly when I left home at 8:30AM but the sun was shining, the sky was blue and I felt warm enough from the rays of that sun.

I had a lot of errands to do today.   First I stopped at two banks for Mom, then went to bible study.  We had six of us there.   Please pray for our friend, Peggy, who is having surgery on Wednesday and will be in rehab for at least two to three weeks.  

Then I went to Mom's and we got her bills paid and I helped her with her dinner.

Then I stopped and picked up a scone for lunch and picked up Sy Regan.   We went to the Sheboygan Writers Club for the meeting.  Sy had asked if I was going and would mind picking him up.    He just can't see to drive any more and that is too long for Nora to waid if she should take him.   It was a good meeting.   It has grown since I was in it several years ago.

Then home again.   After dinner I went to the Plymouth Arts Center to practice for our concert on Friday and Saturday.   I picked up tickets for Bobbie and Bill.   The performances are pretty much sold out.   That is good news.  They could squeeze in a few but not too many more.

We are excited.

So. It is past my bed time.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Such a lovely Mother's Day.    Bret and Bart both called during the day.   And Leslie and Bobbie sent me cards.    Bobbie's and Bret's are on the TV and Leslie's was on the internet.   With the flowers from Richard and Brenda I have been smiling since Friday when I got the first card.

I drove to Mother's this morning at about 11Am to bring her communion and meet the Jeff Deeley's there.  Sara is home til Tuesday so I wanted to see her.  Shane and Georgina were there also.   Kathy fixed the BEST dinner.   Lasagna, asparagus, salad, hot rolls and an angel food cake with coconut banana cream frosting and strawberries.  So good and I was stuffed.

I told Sara that I am planning to come to New York later this year and will let her know so that we can go to a Broadway show and dinner together and whatever else we can think of.

When I got home, I spent the rest of the day looking for things.    I still haven't found one of them, my Bridget stuff.  I have  a folder somewhere that the Little People have hidden on me.   

It will show up in their good time.

So til tomorrow.

Dia dhuit

Mary

Pictures

Dick's flag and urn with the gold plates on them

 Mother's day flowers from Richard and Brenda

The St. Kevin wallhanging