Another hot muggy day in Oklahoma.   Not as bad as yesterday though.   So there is hope.   And my joints are a bit less sore.

I was home all day.   A rather busy day anyway as Mary came to clean and Nate came to mow the lawn.

I have been working on an online class about Robert Burns and did some on that today.   Read and listened to "Ode to a Haggis."    Dick and I went to a Robert Burns night years ago at 52 Stafford when invited by my friend, Rip O'Dwanny.    It was well done, down to the piping and haggis.    Rip came over to talk to us and asked Dick how he liked the haggis.   My sweetheart responded immediatly that he loved it.   Rip started to walk away and then turned back and said.   "You're lying!"   He knew my man.  

Dick did not approve of organ meats, though surprisingly, he liked liverwurst?   Go figure.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I thought of something today:   I would not like to be a Radical Islam who was gay in this world.    That poor person would not have a chance  and would be dealing with denial on both of the sides of his life that are the most emotional.  

A busy morning.   I had a chiropractor appointment.   (I am doing great - don't have to go back for a month!  Now if the humidity will ease up, I am in good shape.)

I also took my information to an attorney who will adapt my will, durable power of attorney and health power of attorneys to Oklahoma laws.

One more hurdle accomplished.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Another HOT muggy day here.  The heat index well over 100 degrees.  Thank heavens it does drop into the 70s during the night.  Nicky and I take a nice walk in the early morning.   I am so stiff with the mugginess that I need that walk to loosen my joints.   Followed with a hot shower, I feel good the rest of the day.

I baked scones early this morning before the heat set in.   Then the first advertised Celtic Club meeting drew NO takers.    I was able to share Barm Brac and scones with some bridge players and others in the facility.   One of the bridge players is in my Bible Study.    Monica, my liaison at the center, wants to try again next month.    OK.  But I may just have to start collecting emails and numbers of Celtic People and send personal initiations which is how I started the Sheboygan County Branch way back when.

Anyway.  The first try, second if you count the Reading of the Proclamation, third strike am I out?

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I was home all day.  Good thing as the heat index was over 100 degrees.  It is supposed to be as bad tomorrow.   I do have to go out, but can go from one air conditioned place to another.

I baked Barm Brac this morning EARLY before the heat settled in for  the Celtic meeting at The Center for Creative Living tomorrow afternoon.   I will make the scones tomorrow, again very early before the heat index climbs.

I hope the gathering tomorrow goes well.  The heat may dampen it but perhaps people will want to come to an air conditioned venue for an event.


When Nicky is out in this heat, he just rolls in the grass.   He is no dummy.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

I liked this quote of the day.  Especially the last sentence.   Hope you do too.

The life that conquers is the life that moves with a steady resolution and persistence toward a predetermined goal. Those who succeed are those who have thoroughly learned the immense importance of plan in life, and the tragic brevity of time.

          -- -- W.J. Davison



A day mostly at home.    I did go grocery shopping today as I will be baking tomorrow for the Celtic Tea, which is on Thursday.  I will be making Barm Brak, cherry scones and clotted cream.  I just hope that my efforts to advertise the event pay off.   

Bart stopped by this afternoon.    Always good to have someone to talk to.  

They say it may rain again tonight.  I HOPE they are wrong.   It is going to be hot and perhaps humid for the next several days in any case.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

 

Just got back from the Wichita Falls Quilt Guild that I attended with Barbara.    A nice guild.  I shared two of my wall hangings this meeting  (St. Kevin of Glendolough and Wee Thatched Cottage.)  They seemed to like them.    The guild does a quilt show every other year and next year in February is the next one.   They said I should put the wall hangings in the show which made me feel good.

The members were sure glad to see Barbara.  She had missed a meeting or two with her knee and the trip.  Barbara's knee is doing much better but her doctor says she has to still use her cane.

Aside from that I was busy during the day.   Bart and I went out to Fort Sill and got me a temporary pass.   We are working on a permanent pass as there are times he might not be able to drive and I will be taking him.   We stopped an saw Barb while we were there.

So.   It is bed time for me.   I got home after 8:30PM and Mr. Nicky was sure glad I was home.

Dia dhuit

Mary

A quiet day at home.   Richard and Brenda called.  Always good to talk to the kids.   They are well and sitting in rain as we have been.

It poured this morning.  I was amazed, as when I went to church at 8:30AM it was not too bad.  Even when I came home, but then the skies opened and it RAINED and RAINED and RAINED. Glad I am not in the flood zone.  Everything is so Green.   I wish my herb garden was doing better but I think I may have to relocate it.   New to Oklahoma, I need to learn.

All is well.  I have several projects that I am juggling which, as you know, is good for me. 

Dia dhuit


Mary

Home all day.

I was busy.  Mary came to clean.  I finished up the wash and folding.   Found that the new cleaner Mary is using on the kitchen causes some stickiness.  Looks great but my shoes stick. 

Pulled out the last of the Swedish meatballs and made some mashed potatoes for my main meal.  As George Hiner would have said.  "Wonder what the rich people are eating?"    Not better than we have and ours tastes better.

Worked a lot on the St. David wall hanging and started the second chapter of my Burns class.  

We are in the midst of a grand thunderstorm.  My Dish went out twice and the lights also.  Very short duration but annoying.   That was one benefit of cable. Storms did not disrupt tv service though power could.    This is supposed to pass over quickly as I understand.  Sure hope so as Nicky will need to get out once more before bed time and rain makes it goofy.

Bless you all.  

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A quiet day.  Mostly at home.  This afternoon, however, I went to pick up my new glasses.   Should be able to thread needles much better now.

After I got my glasses, I went over to spend some time visiting with Bart.  He had intended to come with me to pick up my glasses but had to wait for a repair person for their air conditioning.   So after I got my glasses, I stopped and visited with him.   Their kitty Jack was sure glad to see me.  He was upset when the repairman came though.

So a productive day, I think.  Time will tell on the glasses.  

Did dhuit

Mary

Happy St. Colm Cille Day

HAPPY ST. COLM CILLE DAY

St. Colm Cille (aka St. Columba) is indeed a busy patron. Along with St. Patrick and St. Brigit, he is a co patron saint of Ireland and along with St. Andrew, a co patron saint of Scotland.

St. Colm Cille was Irish. He was a passionate and holy man. Sent from Ireland as a penance for a sin (it is explained in the book that I am working on) he landed on The island of Iona on the southwest coast of Scotland and from there was an apostle to the Scots.

There are no special remembrances of his feast day. Patrick and Brigit get all the glory in Ireland and St. Andrew in Scotland.

It's over

The colonoscopy went well.   They had gotten a bit behind so I had to be there about an hour longer than I thought but it was waiting.    Everything is perfect.   I have no problems in there at all.   So - five years til the next one.

I was starved by the time we got out of there, so Bart and I went to IHOP for breakfast and a wind down time.   He took good care of me.   On the way back to my home, we stopped at his house and he shared some of their leftover pizza so I didn't have to cook tonight.

I napped this afternoon as I am a bit tired, but overall I have no bad affects from the anithesia or the  procedure.  Yea.


Winding down for the evening and can be home all day tomorrow.

Dia DHuit   Thanks for the prayers.

Mary

A day of "preparation" as I will be having my colonoscopy tomorrow morning.

The only thing I did outside the house was before I started the prep, dropping off a flyer on the Celtic Club to the branch Lawton Library which is only a few blocks from my house.   They have limited hours and I read that they were closed in May.    Good thing they are open again. One of the neighbors came in and said that she had missed the branch SO much.   She had to resort to her daughter's KINDLE:)

I am as you can imagine very tired as I am "empty".    I am sipping a cup of tea, my last fluids before midnight and then will call it for the day.

Wish me good health.   Bart will be taking me there in the morning.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Happy St. Petroc's Day

Happy St. Petroc's Day to all the Celts, especially our Cornish sisters. St. Petroc is recognized as one of three patron saints of Cornwall. Both the Roman Catholic and the Anglican Communities honor him as patron of the country. Many pilgrims travel to his church in Bodmin, but there are no organized celebrations of his day. Perhaps we should change that?

It's almost 10PM and I just got home!!!.   

I attended a special mass and dinner in honor of the pastor of my new parish,Holy Family.   It was in honor of the 25th anniversary of his ordination.   It was a pot luck with the meat provided by the church.    I am stuffed as Mass was at 6:30PM FOLLOWED by the dinner.    Good food and too late in the evening.

|OH well.  It was worth it.

Til tomorrow.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A whole day at home.  I did not even shower.    Gave my body a chance to just replenish.

It rained off and on ALL Day.  My back yard is a bunch of puddles.  We don't flood, but there are lots of pools of water.

I worked on a couple of projects and just relaxed.   I miss my guy's voice and someone to bounce my thoughts off of.    I was so blessed to have that time.   Must keep that in mind.   In the mean time I am trying to keep busy with things that are worth being busy about:)

Love you all

Dia Dhuit

Mary

Another quiet day.   I worked on my sewing project and make several phone calls.

Then, I went to Cameron College for what I thought was going to be a Writer's Club meeting, but no one was there.    I didn't go last week, perhaps they decided not to meet this week as it was just the day after Memorial Day.   Oh Well.  There are only four people besides me in the group that have showed up so far, I think I will look elsewhere for something to do with writing.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A beautiful day in Oklahoma.   Sunshine, not too hot, not too humid.   Nick and I went for a couple of walks today.    This morning, we walked through the park.   A good portion of it was finally mowed.   So far, the park, full of areas to play baseball, shoot hoops, have picnics has been unmowed and looked like a prairie.  Nicky had to hop through the grass.  not that he minds that.    He IS goofy.

But I hope this means that there is some maintenance on it.

Aside from that, it was a quiet day.   Nothing exiting at all.  I just puttered on lots of things.

Dia dhuit and hope your Memorial Day was full of memories.   Mine was.

Mary

Memorial Weekend Sunday

Went to Mass this morning at 8:30AM.    Shared a song I had written the words to with the music director of Holy Family.

Then I went home, after filling my tank, and prepared a quiche to go with fresh fruit and blue berry bread to take to Bart and Barb at noon.   I can't do much, but I can feed them.    Barbara said that the pain is much better.   I left at about 1:30PM so that she could get more rest.   She does not need to be entertaining her mother in law.

A quiet rest of the day.

Dia Dhuit

Mary

A Haiku Just for you

Sunshine.  Peace and Joy.
I've chosen to share today
With all those I love!!!!!!

The explanation points do NOT count as syllables.  

It was a gorgeous day in Lawton Oklahoma.   In the upper 80s and DRY.   I could be very happy with this all year long:)

Mary came to clean and Nate came to mow.  So my home is "spit and polished" for the week.


Barbara is doing well.  Still has a long way to go so keep praying for her.   Today, Bart and Barb had a day of rest.   Just them, healing.  Tomorrow I will bring BRUNCH to them. 

With a long holiday weekend, it gives Barb a longer healing window.

Bless our service people who are honored this weekend.   My sweetheart was one of those.  

Dia dhuit

Mary

It was a beautiful day today.  Up in the 80s, dry and  not at all humid.  Beautiful Sunshine.

Barbara had her knee surgery this morning and is home safe and sound.   Well, not exactly sound.   She is sore and sick but the deed is done.   I took some soup and flowers over but did not stay as Bart is taking care of her needs and she really needs rest to heal.

THanks for all the prayers

Dia Dhuit

Mary