I finally saw my first Robin!

On one of my walks with Nicky, we saw a big fat robin up in a tree.   Another spring sign.   Only the worms on the street if we get a heavy warm rain.

I took a couple bags of stuff over to St. Vinnie's today.  I took Nicky with me.   Figured a ride or two for him here and there would be a good thing.   He seemed mildly pleased.   While I was unloading the car, he was very good at staying.   I had to remind him but he did listen.  Did some sewing and work on the conference today too.

Tonight was the bust up at Rhine Plymouth for the Trap and Pistol leagues.   Had a great time, saw some old friends who are usually there after I leave during the league itself.  We had a chicken dinner with steak fries and fried fish for us mackerel snappers.    My friends Nancy and Pat both brought desserts too.   Good meal.   The new league starts next Friday.    Want to shoot again, Bobbie?

Guess that is the day.  

Dia dhuit

Mary

The day was cloudy but not too cold.  I think I saw my first robin.   He was way up high in a tree, but it sounded like one.

Nicky and I had a couple of good walks.  I also got a lot done on various projects. 

Today is my Bart's birthday.   I had talked to him yesterday but did call today anyway.   He had to put up with me singing at least part of Happy Birthday to him.   I did not make him listen to the whole thing. Can't believe that my baby is 44 years old.

Choir tonight.  The practice went well.   Good because we just have two weeks til the start of Holy Week.

So until tomorrow

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Just a note before I go to bed.   Just got back from the Poets at Mead meeting.  It was fun.   There were 21 people there.  The most at one meeting, I think.   Karl Elder, our leader, had brought champagne, wine and cake to celebrate the 50th meeting of the Mead Poetry Circle.    We were asked to bring poems that related to 50 in some way - the work 50, the number of lines, the number of syllables.   Whatever.   Got some really good work out of that.

Now it is time to wind down for the night.  Nicky was glad to have me back home.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Such a great St. Patrick's Day.   

I met my Celtic Women at the Exchange Bank in Plymouth (where I was able to pick up my coffee- I was down to one more day of the good stuff.)  We had a great gathering then carpooled up to the Family Video at Highland and Eastern to join the stalwart Irish persons who marched proudly down the hill and down Mill Street to Stafford to enjoy our shot of good old Irish Whiskey at 52 Stafford.

Jeff and Kathy were there.   We got tired of waiting so the Celtic Women with our banner proudly flapping in the wind, started out with my friend Morreen O'Reilly Mersberger carrying the staff and a picture of her Dad, Pat O'Reilly,   (Uncle Pat) who marched in all of the parades and sang at all the Irish events until his death.   We all miss him Morreen - thank you for not letting us forget him.  

We, Celtic Women, then commandeered a table and enjoyed a good meal at the Stafford before scattering to our lives again.  Such a great day.

The last four have been so full.   I have a rather full week but the next days are a bit more easy to manage.

Love you all

Dia Dhuit

Mary

St. Patrick's Eve

The night before the Holy Day.

I will be heading for bed soon after a busy busy day.  
9:30AM Bible Study.   I am beginning to like St. Paul more all the time.   A friend of mine several years ago said that If I learned more about him I would like him and she is right.

Then went to see Mom.   She was in a sing a long when I got there, so I joined the group.   Lots of fun.  Then we went back to her room for a visit before her lunch.

Got home in time to GRAB a sandwich and to to Book Heads for the Cream City Writers Meeting.  There were just four of us, so we read and picked a topic for next month then I came home.

I had time to catch up a bit before the 3:30PM Tall Grass Condo board meeting.


So You can see that I have a right to be a bit tired.   I didn't work this hard when I had a job.

Til tomorrow.  

Dia dhuit

Mary

Oh what a wonderful day.

Bobbie and Bill picked me up at 11:30AM for the dinner theater presentation of Escanaba in da Moonlight at Memories in Port.  A nice day for a drive, to begin with.   Then we had such a good dinner of chicken, beef tips, noodles and mashed potatoes with veggies.  

The play was hysterical.  I haven't laughed that hard in ages.   The actors were So good and the play is one of the funniest that I have seen.   It has been around for a while and there is a movie, but I had never seen it before so it was really special.

I know that my hunter brothers would find it just as funny.

So I decided to pretty much take the rest of the day off.  I am just puttering on things around the house.   Tomorrow is a typical Monday and Tuesday is the "holy day" St. Patrick's Day.    So I will be occupied with parades and Irish things that day.  

For some reason, Bobbie and I started talking about Steak Tartar during dinner.   Sounds rather good. I have not had it since Dick is gone.   He used to have me pick up a pound of good ground sirloin once in a while and a loaf of good half and half Rye for THAT treat.

Dia Dhuit

Mary