Chicago

A perfectly lovely drive to Chicago this afternoon with Richard and Joan Kramer and Felicia Reindl.

Bobbie picked Roxie and me up this morning and dropped me off at the Kramer's about 11:30AM.  Roxie was not thrilled as you probably figured out.   She will be fine in a day of so after she resettles in at the May's.   I know that she will get lots of love and sympathy anyway.

We arrived at just about the time that some of our other Celtic Women, Gail and her husband Tom, Rebecca and Rosemary.  So we got to our rooms and settled in, then at about 5PM we went down to the Harry Carey Restaurant for dinner. I had a super salmon dinner with spinach and artichokes.  

Now back in our room it is about 7:30 and I am deciding just what I should do.   Tomorrow will be a very full day.

So until then.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Two More days

Soon I will be on vacation.   I am looking forward to all of it.

Tomorrow I will take a short run over to Mother's house.    I will pack.   I will gather the last of the herbs that I need for my talk.

Today was goofy.   I had little energy.  But I have two of my tours in New Orleans scheduled.   Tomorrow I will finish the last of the plans.   I washed my clothes too.   So packing should be easy.

Tonight I picked up Sy Regan at about 5:45PM and we went to Mead for the Poet's Circle.   There were only 9 of us this time, including Karl.   Last month there were 18.   We had a great time and shared our poems.   Either a small group or a large group works.   They both have their special qualities.

That's all she wrote.   So.  Until tomorrow.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

After I got to bed last night, I realized that I had forgotten to post to the blog.    I decided not to get up.   So there.   Bed felt pretty good about then.

It was a usual busy Monday.   It is always hard for me to get up as my deepest and best sleep is always after Roxie pesters me to feed her at 6AM.  So, as usual, I went to Sheboygan Falls for Bible Study.  Mom needed a couple of things from the grocery store, so I stopped at Park and Shop to get them.    We had a lively Bible Study.    We are way at the beginning of Acts.   Peter and his buddies have just left the closed room after the Spirit came upon them and he is telling the crowd that they are not drunk.   It is only morning he says.    You see Peter never heard that it is 5Oclock somewhere.    Anyway, it is amazing and we talked a lot about that, how hyped up those people were and how fast the word of Jesus spread at that time.   Wow,  the base of 12 men started all that. 

I am so excited too.   Pope John XXIII will be canonized in April.   I thought that should have happened some time ago.

Next over to Mother's.   She is healing up very well.  Still bruised but it is fading and the wrist is healing too.  We got her bills all caught up.   I helped her pick out her evening TV.   The print and the format is too hard for her to tackle, so whoever is there during the day helps her sort it out.

The rest of the day I just kept working on the trip and what will happen as soon as I get home.    I now have transportation and lodging all confirmed and ready.   Tomorrow, I will book my tours in New Orleans as I have some idea of where everything is and how to space them out.

Today I went grocery shopping after I took the trash out.   After lunch, I had the followup for the "reconstruction" of my tooth in Sheboygan at 12:30PM.  So I spent about three hours with a cheek and jaw that felt numb and dumb. 

The Condo Board meeting was at 3PM at Alison's house.    We had a lot to discuss as the budget is coming up soon.   But I was home shortly after 5PM.  

Now I have had supper and am going to get ready for bed in about an hour.  Tomorrow I will be home until evening.    The Poetry Corner will be at Mead at 6:15PM.   I will be picking up Sy Regan and going to that.  

Until tomorrow then.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I decided to stay home today.   There was a poetry event that would have been interesting, but I decided that I needed to be quiet and still today instead.

I slept late, it was after 8:30AM when I finally dragged myself out of bed.  Of course, you know that Roxie became really insistent that I should be up taking care of her long before her breakfast time of 6AM.    She mews and poked me in the back and then came to my face and brushed my eyes with her paw (thank God she is declawed, no matter what they say).   She knows that if I open my eyes she's got me.

I am almost ready for my week + trip to Chicago, Bossier City and New Orleans starting next Friday.  
I will be able to get into Chicago, New Orleans and home without any problem.   There is the question of where I am staying. I had reservations.  Then my dear friend, Maureen's daughter Katie, did not feel that was safe, so she is finding something else which will be closer to the center where I want to be and be safe.    I am so grateful for friends.   I was able to get a complete refund on the reservations that I HAS made.    I will be going to the Aquarium, a cooking class, a city and cemetery tour, a swamp tour, mass at the Cathedral and whatever I can get in between.   This will be a big one off of my bucket list.

Today I also have things organized for the talk that I will be giving in the Literary Salon at IBAM.   I only have to gather the five herbs that will be available for the listeners to make their own Blessing Bundles.   Herbs and their meanings are such  wonderful ecological, ancient custom and ethnic history.

Anyway,   I am settling down for a long busy week.   I talked to Barb, Jacquie and Leslie today.   Left a message for Bret.  

I am looking forward to me escape and hope to gain a lot of knowledge of this world that the good Lord has given us.   Pray that Hurricane Karen is indeed settled down to a mere murmer.

Love you all

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Boy, did we ever have a storm come through Plymouth today.    It rained last night too.   BUT.   I had to go in to Sheboygan for some supplies for Mom around noon and when I got home decided to rest for a bit as I had been busy sewing and arranging things all morning.

I barely got down on the couch when thunder started off in the distance - then it started to rain, then the thunder kept coming closer and getting louder and the rain just tried to outdo the noise of the thunder.    Water was just pouring off the edges of the house despite the gutters.   Sure don't have to worry about watering.

It stopped before I left for church.    Actually there was a bit of mist but I didn't need my umbrella and decided that if it was raining when I came out, God must think I needed a bath.   And He must have felt that I was clean enough.

I brought communion to my Rita and Tom.   Rita can't swallow the host without too much danger of choking, so we broke a little sliver off of Tom's host and she could dissolve it on her tongue.   Jesus is in any piece of it.   I also brought my River Jordon water to bless them with.   

We are starting an Evangelization  movement in the Catholic Church.   About time.   

Tomorrow, I could go to an event in Sheboygan but I think I will just stay home as I still have a lot to do before Friday and want everything just right.

I am going to close this and actually prepare myself a little dessert of Irish Cream and Decaf coffee.
It just sounds good on a gloomy night.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

  Remember... Four boxes keep us free: the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.
  
THIS SHOULD GO AROUND THE UNITED STATES SO PEOPLE CAN SEE JUST WHAT IS GOING ON. MAYBE EVEN THE POLITICALLY BLIND ONES WILL LEARN SOMETHING FROM IT.

"Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous
by letting the American Government
take care of him;
better take a closer look at the American Indian."
Henry Ford

Friday

Today was a delightful day.    I woke up to rain.   Perhaps that is why it was to hard for me TO get up.  I finally staggered out of bed at about 7AM.  I showered and got all ready for the day before Jody arrived to clean at 8AM. 

She came just as the sky opened.   She made it in without getting too very wet.  By the time she left, however, that storm had passed.   At least my tomatoes got good and watered.  I have several on my plants,  one is actually getting ripe.   I will have to figure out what to do with green tomatoes before the frost comes.   I don't need any more jam.   I MUST try fried green tomatoes.

I am trying to prepare meals that will leave no fresh veggies and or fruits and no leftovers in the fridge.   I know a week seems like a long time, but I am only one person.   I think I will leave things in pretty good order.   If I get down to the end and have nothing left, I will go out to eat.   So there.

The Plymouth Arts Center had an opening of a show called Total Print.   A show featuring 24 Wisconsin printmakers.  They do their prints in so many beautiful media.   I was blown away.   I met several of the artists.   Wish I could add one to my collection but a bit over my mark and also WHERE WOULD I PUT IT.  I already have at least 8 pieces that I would love to find a place for.  I love going to the openings.   They are always well put on with so many wonderful artists.   They have a spread to nosh on, they have wine available.   I always find people that I know to talk to and I don't have to have somebody to go with.  Such a deal.   I met several of the artists.

 I also had a nice visit with my cousin Peter Ullrich.   We share grandmothers who were sisters.  His daughter is the keeper of their history and one day we will get together to share that.

So a good day.   I am truly blessed.

Dia Dhuit

Mary  

Thursday

Can't believe that it is October 3rd already.    One weed from tomorrow, I will be on my way to Chicago and beyond.  I feel like the Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear.   "To Infinity and Beyond!"

I am looking forward to the IBAM weekend and to traveling to see Les and Bill and then into even more new territory, New Orleans.   Wow.

Today was interesting.    I wrapped up the St. Ivo of Kermartin first draft chapter and pulled out St. Anne who I will be tackling next.    I picked her because this IS a busy month and I know that there is really not too much actual documentation historically for her so I will not be spending as much time with her.   Hope I find more that I think.   It always makes the chapter much more fun.

I met my friend, Paul Hanson, at the Bread and Bean for lunch.   He wants to combine with us next year to do a 24 hour reading of Ulysses on Bloomsday.   I know I probably won't get a lot of commitment from the Celtic Women, but I am sure that some of them would be willing to come to hear some of the day and would like having our name associated with it.  We had a good lunch and covered a lot of ground.   There is not too much we can do now until February or so as Paul is going to see if he can get College drama students and maybe even high school to participate in the readings.

I took a bit of a nap after I ran a couple of other errands as I had a slight headache again.   I am a concerned that they seem to be coming back, but it is not bad yet so I will ride it out for a while.

Then I decorated for Halloween.   I need to go and get a sugar pumpkin for the front porch.   It will look good until I cook it.   I am going to carve Jack O Lantern's out of rutabagas.   One for me and one for Mom -  in the Irish tradition.

So time to wind down for the evening.   I will be home all day tomorrow though I may go to the opening of the new exhibit at the Arts Center tomorrow night.    I get tired of being home all day and today I forgot to go to see if the Tall Grass People met.   Darn.

Oh  Well.  

Dia Dhuit

Mary

It is still summer.   Today was gorgeous and yet the early turning trees are dropping their leaves already.

I got my hair cut today.  Good thing.   Wait til you year this.   I was cutting a butternut squash to cook for my lunch when an accident happened.  I decided to use my butcher knife.  I lifted up and slammed it down on the squash, missing most of it and shaving off a bit of my thumb.  It bled like crazy but did not hurt too much.   I clamped it and though I had it stopped and covered but while I was getting my hair cut it started bleeding again.  Teri helped me bandage it properly.   I am going to leave it alone, covered with gloves when I get in water until it gets a chance to scab up.  

Teri is all excited about New Orleans and is figuring out if she can join me.  I have a room for two.   I am slowly but surely narrowing down what I want to do and timing everything.     There are MUSTS and hopefuls.   Perhaps there will be another trip, but with my bucket list as it is, that is a maybe.

I spent the afternoon finishing St. Erwan of Brittany.    I will be reviewing and editing each chapter after I am done with the 12.   Isn't it interesting that there were 12 Apostles, 12 Tribes of Israel and 12 patron saints of the Celtic Nations?

This gets more fun all the time.

Next is St. Anne.  She is also a patron saint of Brittany.

Tomorrow is again quiet except for lunch with a friend, Paul Hanson, who helped with Bloomsday and has great plans for next year.

So until tomorrow

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I am beginning to think that autumn has forgotten us.   Except for the trees turning, we have had a couple of cool nights though no frost, things have been lovely.  It was 78 on my car thermometer today.   Strange for October 1st.

I spent the morning washing clothes and starting to plan my days in New Orleans.    With just 2 1/2 days I want to see as much as possible.    My friend Maureen's daughter Katie lives in New Orleans and can get me tickets to the aquarium.   That would be such fun.    I will be doing a city tour, hopefully a s bayou tour and going to a cooking class.    I also want to go to Mass at the St. Louis Bascilica which was established in the 1700s.   Of course it has been changed since then but is an old old place anyway.     I am excited.   

I will be with Leslie and Bill from Sunday night to Friday.   Shreveport and Bossier City are new to me too.    It will be fun to be with them.   

This afternoon, I went to the Kettle Country Quilt Club.  We were working on the placemats for Meals on Wheels.   I told you that I made 6.   Two pair for the Meals on Wheels project and two for Mother. Their next project is not for me.   They are making wheelchair bags.   I made them once before and just didn't like the project at all.

Tomorrow is quiet except for my getting my hair cut shortly after lunch.   I have bangs down almost over my eyes, so it is definitely time.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Another beautiful day.   Not too hot, not to cold.   The trees seem to know that it is autumn, at least some of them as there is more color everytime I go out.

I went to Sheboygan Falls this morning for Bible study which was very interesting.    We are in Acts, just starting and marveling over this Spirit coming down on the apostles and this speaking to people and them understanding them in their own language.    That would sure be a handy gift.   Perhaps a lot of world problems would be solved if people understood each other.

Had a good visit with Mother.   But she was so very tired.   I found out that she had fallen this weekend and bruised up her face and cut her arm.   She pushed her button  and the emergency people reached Randy and Donna who came right over.   She didn't break anything so they covered her cuts and got her settled.     She said that she wasn't faint, she just fell.  I told her she must know how to fall because she has never broken anything though that one time she dislocated her shoulder.

I left there and went in to Sheboygan to take care of my home owners insurance.

Then home and was it nice to be home and to stay here.    Tomorrow,  I have a lot to do here and will go to the quilt club at 1PM.

So. time to wind the day up.

I am watching Dancing with the Stars.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

It worked out.   I was able to spend the whole day at home.   Am I lucky and Roxie is very pleased.   She permitted me to pet her tummy for a very long time this afternoon.

I stepped outside only once.   My neighbor is gone for a couple of days and I am collecting her papers and mail for her.   No mail today of course but there were the two Sunday papers.

I had fun.   I sewed, I baked, I wrote.   I transcribed some notes. and I just feel rested but more organized and ready for the week.

Time to wind this up and get things ready for tomorrow.   It will be a rather busy morning but I should be home by 2PM or so and be able to wrap up a couple of other loose ends.    The trip is coming up pretty fast.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Today was gorgeous and I was able to spend the afternoon enjoying it.  One of those days to keep in your heart to bring out on a cold stormy winter day.

I slept until 8:30AM.   It was not a bad night.   Yesterday was so exhausting I don't think my body could have stayed awake any longer.

So when I got up I ate breakfast did a bit of straightening out in the soon to be office and then left for Generations, down the street here in Plymouth, to enjoy the Sheboygan County Quilt Guild's annual quilt show.   It was totally special, as usual.   So very many quilts and quilt treasures.   Such talent in our community.   I ran into so many friends.   Several that I have not seen since I left the Guild. 

I left there to drive to Mead for the 100 Thousand Poets for Chance event.    I loved it.    First I went up the the third floor to be sure sure I didn't miss anything.   Good thing I did.   They had a little event which invited poets to pick books off the shelves to make a poem and stack them on the window sill on both sides of Dick's plaque.   You know me, I have to do everything.   I picked out four.   The titles formed the following.

Dark End of the Street
The Dangerous End of Things
Foolish Undertaking
When the Lion Feeds

The exciting stuff took place in front of the library.   There was reading and music off and on all morning, I understand.   I got to that area at 1PM.    Just in time to hear Wisconsin's  current Poet Laureate, Max Garland from Eau Claire speak and read his poems.    Very nice.   Now I have heard two of them.   

After he was done, we had over an hour of open mike readings and music.    It was super and I too read two of my poems.  

As soon as it was over, I headed back to Plymouth as I was the lector for the Saturday night mass and wanted to get there early so I was sure that I knew what to do.   It went well.   I was not quite sure when to put the book on the altar but it all worked out and I do enjoy being a part of the mass.

I am truly tired again but not a frantic tired like yesterday.   I feel content and ready to move to the next challenges.

Tomorrow I will be home ALL day and plan to hide if I have to.

Guess what,  I sent my passport renewal from and all in on September 13 and I HAVE IT ALREADY. 

Want to go outside of the U. S.   I can go now.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

This has been an endless day.  

I had a very bad night's sleep to begin with.   Then things started getting weird.

The morning was not too bad.  I have my homeowners/auto insurance decided for the next year.  Jody cleaned and I have cleaned the carpet in the 2nd bedroom which will soon be my office,  I did that so that I can have the desk and computer moved into it and the living room clear enough to have Schroeder's come to clean the rest of the carpets in the house.    I have found a home for the desk, but need to wait until it can be picked up.   I donated the stand lift to Rocky Knoll.   I have moved the wheelchair out into the garage so things are progressing albiet slowly.  At. least to me.

Then I got on the phone with Expedia.   I have ordered my hotel room through them and there was supposed to be a +1Expedia package that included a city/cemetery tour, food at a restaurant and discount on limo fees.  Somehow or other the person who I booked with did not include it.    I have gone through holy you know what for hours but finally have my voucher.  

I got disrupted in the middle of this by Jeff.  We have a new TV for Mother and a new carrier.   Jeff got a bundle from ATT which includes TV with Dish TV.   They installed it this afternoon and I had to go to Mom's to be there to explain it to her.   Sounds simple, right?    Not so.   The TV Jeff got does not want to communicate with the dish the way it should so at this point Mom still has two remotes.    She can do everything and has all the promised channels but two remotes.

Mom is not a happy camper.   She loves the sharpness of the TV BUT she still has two controllers and all but the main channels have DIFFERENT numbers.    She does not react well to change and frankly I can understand.   Anyway.  Tomorrow or next week will bring a resolution.

In the mean time, I am exhausted.   Tomorrow will be a play day.   I am going to the Sheboygan County Quilt Guild show and then to 100 Thousand Poets For Change at Mead.

I did go for lunch at the Dairy Queen with my bank lady friends and we laughed and laughed today.   We were all remembering goofy things that have happened to us.   What a blast.

Dia Dhuit

Be happy

Mary  

Well, it is 6:30PM.    I have been on the go since 7:00AM.

Totally busy day.    I got to Mother's at 8:30AM.   She had to be at the clinic by 9:30AM for her first appointment with Dr. Nytis, the ear doctor.  Jeff went in with her there.    Dr. Nytis adjusted and cleaned her hearing aids.   She reiterated that there is really not other solution to the hearing loss.  Mom has the best available so we will continue to be sure that she is not in situations where there are too many voices, she will have difficulty.   The aids are somewhat better but we still have to be sure to talk at Mom is she is supposed to be hearing us.

Next we went to the lab for a blood test, then up to Dr. Hancock's office for her checkup.  All of her vital signs and the lab work show that she is maintaining very well.  So she got a good bill of health.

Then we went to her house and Jeff, Mom and I had lunch together.   Then I came home.   My computer was down again.   I called Time Warner and we bypassed the wireless and it seems OK.   I will either wait until I can talk to Richard and Brenda or perhaps, if they suggest call Rob, who came in before and upset Roxie with the shorter narrower tower.


At 4:30PM I went over to the meeting place for the condo residents.   It was beautiful out there and I brought home presents.   My neighbor Pat gave me Brussels Sprouts and Peggy gave me batting for a quilt.   I forgot to say that Jeff and Kathy gave me a spaghetti squash, a butternut squash, pears and cherry tomatoes.   

I am in Harvest Heaven.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Sorry I haven't posted for two days.    I forgot on Monday night and last night I suddenly could not get  an internet connection.  I have been on the phone twice today to get things ok again and am not really sure it is right yet.

Monday was a normal busy morning, followed by an afternoon at home doing the usual cleaning up and so on.

Tuesday, I had to go to an Endocontic Specialist who checked a tooth that Dr. Tim Joseph suspected of having an infection.   The tooth has a root canal and apparently there was a silly sneaky root that was missed.    I have not had any pain or discomfort from it yet, which is good.   So Dr. Hilt drilled into the root and cleaned it all out and put stuff to kill any germs in it and sealed it temporarily.   I have to go back in two weeks to have it checked again and have the permanent plug put in the tooth.   It is really important because it is anchoring my only crown.  If I think this is expensive, I would hate to have a new crown made.

Home again, after stopping at the bank I worked on the book and some sewing.

Today,  I called my doctor because my left foot has been hurting when I walk for two days or so and is getting worse.  So, I went in to have it checked because I don't want to be sore when I go to Chicago and Louisiana.   It seems that I have something called Plantar Fasciitis, which is in the foot muscles.   I just know that it hurts.   From what I am reading, I think it may be because I started walking again and should have stretched or something before I walked as far as I did.    Now stretching exercises will probably heal it and I can start walking again.    I need a doggy.   When I had a doggy, I walked as far but we stopped a LOT.

I also got my flu shot.    I spent most of the rest of the day trying to get my computer connected to the internet.    I believe that it IS okay now.

So you know my tales of woe.   It will all get better from here.    And I shouldn't complain because I am a very lucky woman. 

So until tomorrow.   Jeff and I are taking Mother to the doctor tomorrow.  Sweet little lady always hopes that he can make things better.   I told her he will probably only be able to see that she is not failing.   

Dia Dhuit

Mary



Ya gotta chuckle sometimes......


WHY SENIORS STILL NEED NEWSPAPERS

I was visiting my daughter last night when I asked if I could borrow a
newspaper.

"This is the 21st century," she said. We don't waste money on newspapers=
. Here, use my iPad."

I can tell you this..that fly never knew what hit him.

A day spent all at home.   I stayed in bed until 8:30AM.   Roxie was not happy.   For some reason there are days when she does not like me to go back to bed.

I can't tell you exactly what I did today.    Ir is a day of rest after all, but the piles of STUFF are much reduced and I Just enjoyed the day and got ready for tomorrow.

Just wanted to let you know that I am OK before I go to bed.   I did talk to Leslie and to Bart today. 

And Dave, a neighbor who is also on the condo board, came down and cut two trees down from the berm on the side of my condo.   They were growing so tall and into a lovely Maple that is out there.
Now the maple will be able to breath and there is still more than enough stuff out there.   Typical plantings.   All kinds of stuff and it looks soooo good until it grows too big.    Bushes become trees and trees are not properly trimmed.    I like it anyway.

So  Until Tomorrow

Dia Dhuit

Mary

This was a busy Saturday.   Not fun Saturday but a busy one.

We had to have a special meeting of the Tallgrass Condo residents to decide if we would accept an offer of cluster mail boxes, to be paid for and installed by the post office.    There is a reason to believe that door to door and mail boxes such as ours will be required to be  cluster boxes in the future as the post office is trying to become solvent.   At that time the post office probably won't offer to install them.  We as a board believed it to be a good idea but were voted down by a one vote margin.     I figure I won't be here when it happens but would like to see the faces of those who voted no when the association has to pay for it.  The cost now is about $8000 and will be more when the demand will support it.

So that is done anyway.   I have been sorting things again and just resting.   Mass was at 4PM and now I am home until Monday morning.  

 I am going to sort and sew and bake and write.    Lots to get ready for next week.

I was a communion minister today.  You know how much I like that.  Next Saturday will be my first time as a lector at St. John's.   I must review the readings sometime during the week.

Hope I can open the house up tomorrow.   I was able to do so for a while today but it was really a bit chilly.   Speaking of Chili,   I took our a container of Dick's chili for my lunch today.   There is still a bit of that last batch we made together.

I love these memories.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I had a good day.   It rained off and on all morning, but the temperatures were pleasant and when the rain stopped it did not become humid.  So what more could we ask.

I spent the day working on my book,  working on the promotion page,  talking to people about pending things, washing clothes and frosting my Decadent Pumpkin Cupcakes.   They are SO good, I really can't make them too often.   If you want one, better get here fast.

I forgot to mention that when I went to the music at 52 Stafford, I was able to buy a dozen free range chicken eggs from the wife of one of the musicians.   She brings them every week.   I love fresh eggs and she had brown, white and GREEN.   She has aracondas.

I also talked to my Celtic friend, Kathy, who has been having a rough time of it.   Please pray for her.   She was in an terrible accident in June and is SLOWLY recovering from that and now may need a hysterectomy.   He husband Dave is having surgery on his leg this week, so we must keep them in our prayers.

Tomorrow is the Condo meeting to decide about mail boxes.   I'll be glad when that is over.    Then After Mass at 4PM, I will be able to stay home until Monday morning.

Roxie hates it when I leave at all.

Well, that is what is going on around here.   I called Jacquie today.   She answered the phone and doesn't sound too bad but she is very very exhausted and weak.   She needs prayer too.

I love you all

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I had a very pleasant evening at the Stafford last night enjoying the music.   It started out a bit slow but by the time I left at 9PM, there were 7 musicians playing the music.   I sang a song again.   I do like to contribute and as my friend Laurel would say.   Singing, Mary, a bar.   No surprise.

Today was just fun.   I did not accomplish too much.   I did a load of wash this morning and got some things ready for baking this afternoon.  I met my friend, Barb MacEwen at the Blind Horse for lunch.   She had not been there and I was able to tell her how good it was because that's where Leif, Nora and I went for dinner the last time they were here.   Today I had a grilled cheese.   It was SOO good.   Mozzarella cheese with tomato and basil on French bread.   I also had black truffle fries.   I hear about truffle oil and taste and just HAD to try them.   They were really very good.

I then drove over to Mom's because I had a glass of wine for here and since I was so close, it seemed like a good idea.   It was.   She was glad of the company and is actually getting low on, though she is not out of wine.

Home again, I worked on the computer and made some phone calls and baked some cupcakes.   Then it was 4:30PM and time to go to visit with the neighbors at our Thursday afternoon gathering.   A small but happy group today.   It was a beautiful afternoon and so pleasant under the trees.    I got home at about six and made dinner and some pear scones.   

Now I am so tired.  Too much fun I guess.

Until tomorrow

Dia Dhuit

Mary.  

I woke up to rain.   Perhaps that is why I slept so good in the morning.   I had a heck of time getting to sleep,  I stayed up until 10PM but was unable to fall asleep until after midnight.

I worked on sewing, the book and the kitchen today.   I also have my volunteers to help me at the Saturday meeting of the Condo association.  So,  now I can be there and set up on Saturday at 9AM. 

I am going to 52 Stafford tonight for the music.    I sent a message out to my Celtic ladies.    Perhaps some will come, perhaps not but I feel comfortable there because I know some of the musicians and Shawn O'Dwanny is the barkeep and will watch out for me.

So. I decided that I would blog now so you know that I am OK

Dia Dhuit

Mary