A lovely day.   I prepared the corned beef and cabbage dinner for Bart's birthday dinner.   It turned out very will.   I have corned beef and cabbage coming out my ears leftover - that is the trouble with such a meal.   I wish you all had come.

I made a green velvet cake for his birthday cake and the dessert (remember, Bobbie, from our class at Kohler.)   There were four of us, Bart, Barb, Marlies and myself.   Marlies brought me a beautiful hanging plant for the front porch.  I will get a hook on Monday or Tuesday.   With the cold we are having, almost to freezing, I am keeping it in the sunroom for the time being.

I went to a plant sale and got a few herbs.  Still need lavender, thyme, basil and rosemary, but I have a start.

Holy week starts tomorrow with Palm Sunday.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Had an appointment with Dr. Toy this morning.  He is pleased with my progress and I will see him in another week again.   We are extending the time between visits and eventually I will see him only when needed.   Ya Hoo. 

After a couple of errands, I spent the rest of the day at home.   I am preparing for a special Birthday dinner for my youngest son.   Of course, you all know that is Bart.   He will be 45 tomorrow.  How can this baby who snuggled into my neck be 6 feet tall and 45 years old?    He was born on St. Joseph's day but requested corned beef and cabbage.

I read in a prayer guide, that corned beef was a staple of the Irish.   That is actually not completely accurate.   The Irish did prepare Irish Bacon with cabbage and potatoes.  When they arrived in New York, the Jewish people had this wonderful  process of corning beef to make it tender and tasty.   The Irish found that this worked quite well as a cheap and available replacement for Irish Bacon.  And that is the rest  of the story.

I am working daily on my book, now that I have found it again.    My goal is to have it ready for IBAM.

I can't believe that next week is Holy Week and a week from Sunday is Easter.   Then the following week is the Erin/John wedding.   I am so excited about that.   So happy that Nicky is happy with his "brother" Bart when I am gone.  I hope that I will be as comforting to his critters when I am in charge of them when they go somewhere.   OMG.  WHAT IF WE WANT TO GO TOGETHER.  Oh well, we won't think about that.

We have a freeze warning for tomorrow.  Go figure.   But it is a short session and spring is on its way.  We will yearn for these temps in the summer.

Dia Dhuit
Mary

I just got home from the last of the Lenten Bible Classes that Fr. Phil put on this season.   I dressed in my St. Patrick's day sequenced vest over all green with my greet hat with a feather in it.    I shared Brown Bread and scones with my fellow bible students.

I believe that I have my bible study.   One of the gals at my table is in a Wednesday morning study and they are about to begin Psalms.   Sounds like it is meant for me. Right.

I also went to the Center for Creative living at noon for a St. Patrick's Day meal.   I brought scones there also and made some inroads for getting a Celtic Women Group started.

So I am a happy girl.   Tomorrow should be quiet except for a visit to my chiropractor. 

Saturday, I am cooking Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner for Bart's birthday dinner.     My BABY is going to be 45.   If anybody wants to come, we will be eating between 6 and 6:30PM.   All are welcome.

Happy St. Patrick's Day to you all

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A lovely Oklahoma spring day again.   It is a good thing I am having all this now as I can hold it in my heart when the dry hot days of summer come down on us.

I baked all morning.  Tomorrow is St. Patrick's Day and the two events I have found to celebrate require that I bring something to share.   So I have baked three batches of scones and made a batch of Devonshire cream which I will bring along with jelly.    Tomorrow I will bake Irish Brown Bread to take, along with scones to the Bible Class at Holy Family tomorrow night.

Bart and I went shopping today so I was not alone all day.   He looks pretty good but his back and head have been really hurting him.  Barb is still nursing her knee.   Hopefully it will heal without surgery.

So Hopefully tomorrow will be more exciting.   Actually exciting is OK but normal days are not so bad either:)

Dia Dhuit

Mary

  

Got to take more pictures.   I will of the back yard as I get it in shape.   I had an herb garden put in and should be able to plant in early April.   The trees are being trimmed, (they are huge and had not been groomed in quite a while.)  I love them because they will provide shade during the heat of the summer.

I was home all day.  I worked on the book most of the day.   Also did my washing and a bit of cleaning.   I am doing windows one or two every other day or so.  

Jeff called last night and we had a really nice visit.    Will see them, of course, in April at Erin's wedding.   Then my niece, Suzi, that Dick gave me, called.    I had called her after the Texas Irish Fest as Suzi and I Always met at the Milwaukee Irish Fest.   She wasn't home, but was able to call last night.    She is quite the gal.   I know she will come to visit some time.

So.  That's all for today.

It was in the 70s and dry.   We are supposed to cool down and MAY get rain on the weekend.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Had a chiropractor appointment today.  He finally has me where he is extending the time between appointments.   A big step.   I am almost aligned.

Nate came and trimmed the trees in the back today.   There were broken limbs and very fragile ones extending over the fence into the neighbors.   The trees will be much healthier for a trimming.

Bart and I went grocery shopping today and he was able to locate some of my lost files on the computer.

Now I am VERY tired.   Have been all afternoon, so I am going to bed early.

I am starting to get in the habit of writing every day too - so am settling in OK.

Til tomorrow

DIA DHUIT

Mary