I had decided to stay home all day today because I am achy and tired.   Just plain tired.   Then my neighbor Pat invited me over for coffee or tea this morning and that sounded good.   So I walked over at about 10AM and she was talking to another neighbor, Alison, (Jim and Michele, you know her from the loan closings.)  Alison and her mother had two extra tickets for a SCIO lunchen and silent auction fundraiser at Pine Hills.   We decided to go.  Why not, a free lunch at Pine Hills?  Nothing wrong with that.

Of course it cost me something anyway.  I "won" one of the silent auction items, a Marguerita party kit.  Everything from the liquor and mix, the chips and dips, the glasses and pitcher and the serving dishes for the sides.   Just need a lemon.   Alison and her mom, Barb, had put it together, so it was nice.   A really great lunch.   A salad had been ordered for the people that couldn't come.   Arugula/apple and a super dressing.    Nummy.

So that was a nice treat.   I am going to Mass tomorrow, because the choir is singing for the First Holy Communion service at 1:00PM.   I have to be there at 12:15PM.  I will love seeing all those adorable children all dressed up for their big day.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A gorgeous day.   Actually it was a bit chilly this morning, but the wind direction changed and made up for it.

I was home all day except for going to Rhine to shoot this evening.   I went early, so I was only gone for about an hour.   Nicky liked that.  

I make it to a point where I can see the end of two of my three major projects, so I am starting another one  tomorrow.

Take care and I hope your weather is as nice as ours is supposed to be over the weekene.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Hello World.

What a day.   I got tons of paper work done - am almost ready to be able to close up TWO projects.

I had appointments for a massage and for a chiropractic appointment.    I have been SO sore the past few days.   So after two hours of appointments, I still, of course, felt sore be put cold on my shoulder and it seemed to help.   Then my freind Joseph, Felicia's husband, who is in the Bible Study, came by to pick up two planters that I have on my deck.   I had told Felicia that I did not want to plant them any more.   They are redoing their front yard and had a use for them.   Yea.  They are gone.   Of course, forgot to unlock the door and we got trapped on the deck so I had to climb down again to get back in the house to unlock it.    I did that once before.  (Don't tell Dick:) .   Just hope I didn't screw up my arm further.  It doesn't feel any worse.

I am very tired, for sure.   I will take a nice warm soaky bath before I go to bed to relax all my muscles.  Last night, I couldn't sleep.  Sure hope that doesn't happen again.

Tomorrow I have to be ready to send the Condo notice of the Annual meeting out, send some cards and work on two CWI reports.  

Must sleep.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

This is the finished wall hanging that I made for the Black Pig.   It is actually 72 X 36 - you can't see all the "barn boards" on each side.   When it is hung, in the Sheboygan Black Pig, I will let you know.   It was fun making it and I think he turned out OK.    The main backing is burlap.


This is the blog for tonight.     Dia Dhuit

Mary

Finally, tomorrow, I get to spend a whole day at home.

Today, however, was very wonderful.    Had Bible Study this morning.  There were six of us there and we got into a conversation comparing the prejudices of Paul's time with the prejudices of today and being amazed how little has changed.   We still don't know how to deal with foreigners.   Even Leviticus 19:33-34 deals with it.  

Then went to see Mom.   She was really good and happy today.   I was able to show her the pictures and short conversations from the interview that my friend Janet did for her on my laptop.    I did not show her the full long one because she couldn't have heard it all.   She was delighted, I could see.   She loved that Aunt Kathleen was in those shorter videos and loved all the pictures of herself.  Dolores is going to ask Kurt to make lots of copies so everyone can have one.   I actually have installed it on my computers.     Mom was also fascinated with the laptop.   I showed a few pictures of  the CWI conference also.    I gave her a pretty Celtic bracelet that I acquired while there.

I took a long nap this afternoon and just put things away.   Tomorrow I will get down to business again.

Love you all

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Home at 4:00PM from a wonderful three day CWI Gathering.   Things went SO well.

Got there at about noon, in plenty of time to check in and get the conference room set up.   Everybody loved the hotel and the convenience of the room.   We had our registration and a wine and cheese reception at 4:30PM.   Then over to Brococh's Irish Inn for dinner, which was great.   A nice Irish Atmosphere.   Got lost on the way back to the hotel, but finally made it.  Then Felicia and I did our presentation on the trip to Scotland we went on last September.    Next year, I can do Cornwall and the Isle of Man.

Saturday brought our annual meeting and election of board members.   All went pretty well except we don't have a volunteer to chair next year's gathering.  Oh.  Well, things always seem to work out.

Then we carpooled to Black Earth to Brigit's Rest and The Black Earth Institute where were treated to a fabulous lunch and a tour of parts of Brigit's Rest by Michael Mc Dermott, the co founder with Patricia Monaghan, an author, poet and dear member of CWI who passed away two years ago.  We had the tree circle explained as we stood in the middle of 18 different trees in the circle.   We went to the Brigit Well on the property and to the place where Pat's ashes are under a tree in a special area of trees that are dedicated to special people.

Back to Madison, I was able to have dinner with Richard and Brenda.   Such a great visit.  We had dinner at the Imperial Chinese Restaurant a few blocks down from the hotel.    I was so happy to be able to tell them that Nicky is playing with the little squeaky hedgehog they had sent to him when I first got him.   Nicky is finally learning how to play.  

That evening one of our members, Sherry Avila gave a talk on the Hedge Schools that were in Ireland from the 16oos to the 18oos as a result of the Penal Laws.  It was fascinating.   It is hard to believe that an invading country could deny education to the youth of an entire nation to keep them subdued, then call them barbarians.  Then we had the drawing for the door prizes which is a very fun part of the gathering.    The baskets and other door prizes are always so spectacular, donated mostly by our members.

We had a scattering ceremony this morning led by our Sheila, sending us on our way to continue to support Celtic Women around the world.

Luann, Felicia and I went to Mass at St. Denis Church (which is the church that I always attended when Dick and I visited Richard in Madison before he got sick.)   After Mass, we headed for home and I picked up my Nicky at about 3:30PM.    Was he ever happy to see me.   Chris said that he was a sad little doggy for the first 2 days and wouldn't eat or drink.   They were afraid that they might not be able to care for him again.   Then he finally got hungry enough and started eating.   He liked the other dogs that were also guests and enjoyed walks.   But he was just frantic and wanting to get in the car to go home.   Guess I am his favorite.   I am glad.

So the day and weekend are both over, I am exhausted and will go to bed.  That will really make my puppy happy.

Dia Dhuit

Mary
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