A reasonably busy day.   It is somewhat cooler and we had rain during the night.    The sun did come out for a while today but it still remained rather cool.

I have everything ready for IBAM.   My friend Debbie, who was going to drive, called and is very sick with the flu.   So needless to say she can not go.  So I will be driving.   Felicia with be with me and will be my navigator.

I had lunch at the Dairy Queen with the bank retirees.   Mary Schroeder came today.   She hasn't been with us for quite a while.   Good to see her again.

I am working on being able to send pictures from Scotland in different ways.  Got a bunch sent to Maureen for the CWI newsletter, I hope.

I sent some of Iona Abbey where Colm Cille landed when he came to Scotland and began his mission of converting the Picts to Christianity.  It is exciting to see these ancient rocks, some from his time, some reconstructions but all old and it creates a very thin place.  I loved that there is a stone with a sign next to it stating that it is supposed to be the stone pillow that Colm Cille slept on.   There is a legend that he did do this. 
Dia dhuit

Mary

I still seem to be a bit jet lagged.   Am going to bed early every night.

I had my hair cut today.   Spent the rest of the day getting ready for the weekend and IBAM.   Much easier than getting ready for Scotland.

My friend Jana Hertz, is going to spend a couple of days here with a friend.  She is a Braille expert and will be at a Braille conference in Milwaukee.   Coming a couple of days early to visit and do some  genealogy.    I am looking forward to that.

So.  Tomrorrow is Friday already.   Leaving for Chicago on Saturday.

Dia dhuit

Mary

The temperatures have dropped dramatically.   It was in the 50s all day today.  The only chore that I had today was the Condo board meeting at 3PM so I spent the day on getting ready for the weekend IBAM in Chicago.   I am ready for my presentation.   So, I just have to pack.   I will be leaving on Saturday morning instead of Friday night so it will be easier on my Roxie.   She will only be alone one night.   My neighbor Peggy will be coming over on Saturday night and Sunday morning to feed her.  Peggy will visit with her while she is here too.   I know how she is.   Roxie seems to have settled down a bit.   Her appetite has improved anyway and no nausea for over 24 hours.  

The meeting went well.  We are in a rather quiet spell which is much easier to cope with.   I shared a shot of OBAN Scot Whiskey with the board members and conned the guys into separating the key chains I bought with the St. Andrew Scotland Flag in heart and Heiland Coo shapes.   I am using them as charms for gifts to friends and could not get them apart myself.

Tomorrow I have a blood test in the AM and then will go grocery shopping.  I ordered some discs so that I can set up a slide show of Scotland like my Ireland disc.   That will be fun.


So until tomorrow

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Isn't she gorgeous.

- This is a Highland Cow or as I prefer to pronounce it because it sounds so sweet a "Heiland Coo".  The owner said that they liked to be petted, so I tried.   She pushed my arm away, gently, thank God, with her horn as if to say "Do not touch my body."  So I wisely backed off and instead took this fantastic picture.  I now love Heiland Coos.

Dia Dhuit

Mary


Confucius"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop,"