I just got home from a delightful evening.   My friends the Hoftiezers - Lynn, Jena and Hope, invited me to a Sound Celebration performance at the Plymouth Arts Center.   The tickets are free but limited.   Jena had 5 and as her Dad was unable to attend, they invited me.  

The music was from the 50s and also included some gospel and country.   My kind of music.  I also won a door prize and a raffle prize.   I gave the door prize to Jena, Hope and Lynn to fight over.  It was a super combination of bath stuff.   I don't need anything else to haul around.   The raffle was a baby basket.   I will send that to Matthew.

So.  Time for bed.   A lot to do tomorrow and Sunday.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A picture from the trip.   I am trying to remember exactly where it was,  can't right now but it is a nice picture of the Atlantic from the shore of Cornwall.

Home all day again.   Today I took a shower though.    I suddenly realized that I had not ordered the Christmas ornaments that I give for presents every year (you are probably all tired of it but one can't stop a tradition:) )   As the Hallmark store in Sheboygan is closed, I ordered them all online.   They had free shipping anyway so it worked out.

I finished my coat closet and cleaned out a drawer in the file cabinet.

I may have someone coming to look at the condo for the second time tomorrow.    And there is another showing on Monday.

Til tomorrow.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

One of my pictures of Stonehenge.   We passed it on our way to Cornwall.   I am learning how to use the Windows program that somehow or other saved my pictures when I lost them in Picasa.

I am pretty excited that I have them.

Today was a super day.   I did not have to go anywhere today so I did not even SHOWER.

I packed a couple of boxes, cleaned out the coat closets except for stuff I am using and make several phone calls and took care of my finances.   Tomorrow I get to be home again and intend to continue with what I did today.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Boy was it windy today.  

I had a dentist appointment.  Cleaning.   It went well.  No cavities.   Dr. Tim ground down a couple of sharp edges for me and I got them cleaned.

On the way home, I went grocery shopping and dropped some stuff off at St. Vinnies.   It was trash day too so lots of stuff went out of the house today.

Made a lot of phone calls.   Got my banking caught up and packed two boxes. 

So altogether a profitable day.


Til tomorrow.  

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Well, today was a busy day, but I did get a nice nap this afternoon before I went to see my chiropractor.   I had Bible Study this morning.   We were nine strong and had a lively discussion about the wedding feast at Cana and the fact that Jesus turned about 180 gallons of water into the best wine served at the wedding.   Must have been some party, even if those weddings apparently went on for several days.

Home again, I got things put away and sorted from the weekend.

What a weekend it was.   My talk went well.   It was well attended and everybody seemed to have fun.

I met the most interesting people.    Sitting in the lobby of the hotel waiting for my ride to the Irish Center on Friday night for the Gala Awards Dinner ( which is always an adventure.   Bobbie - Sharon Shannon was the musician of the year this year.)  I met two other presenters who came for Dublin.   The theme of iBAM this year was the 1916 Rising.  The people I met were Pat Waters and his wife Ann.   Pat does a dynamic musical poetry concert called the Signatories about the 7 signers of the Irish Proclamation.   They are Tomas O Cleirigh, Sean Mac Diermada, Tomas Mac Donnchadha, Patrick Pearse, Eamonn Ceannt, Seamas O Conghaille,  Joseph Mary Plunkett.  I had to see it over two days as my talk started in the middle of his.  I have his CD. 

The third was James Connolly Heron, the great grandson of James Connolly, one of the rebels that was executed at Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin after the surrender of the rebels in the 1916 Easter Rebellion.  Connolly is famous for his patriotism and for the fact that he was injured and was taken out to the execution site and placed in a chair to be shot.

I also saw so many good friends.   All my Celtic sisters from Celtic Women International to beging with.  I am sated.

Well.  The best news of the weekend is that our Sara, Leslie's daughter, gave birth to Matthew Rowan Howes on Saturday.    He is beautiful and perfect and went home today.    So I am a great grandmother again and happy as can be.   Congratulations to  John and Sara on a job well done.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I'm Home!!!

 The weekend was WONDERFUL.

Dia DHuit

Mary