Saturday, September 7, 2013
Woke to rain and worked around the house. Shampooed, did laundry, then braved the
drizzle to see if I could park close to Joe’s Café and go online. It worked—as you may know! Had coffee
in Joe’s after the blog-work, then the camera insisted I capture a bit of the
neighboring ambience.
First, Joe’s; then Failte Lahinch, where one can get ‘fine’
souvenirs; then Mr. Duffy’s Traditional Sweet Shop, where I met Ellen and
Jade. Just had to buy a small
sack—well, two small sacks—of goodies.
(pics)
Came home, watched horse racing from Leopardstown, Dublin.
The absolutely gorgeous filly, The Fugue,
won! They say it was a very important race. She’s owned by Lady Lloyd-Weber
(Andrew’s wife); then, I read my book, cooked my lamb chops and hunkered down.
Talked with Winnie and planned to meet on Monday. A storm blew in which was
wonderful for sleeping.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
My phone doesn’t text properly. Talked with customer service, who couldn’t help; so will
have to find an O2 place. Probably in Ennis. It’s sunny at the moment. Also, I
will check out the Community Church in Ennistymon for meeting times.
The drive to Ennis at lunchtime found O2 closed (bummer),
but the town was busy with shoppers and people gathering to watch the
All-Ireland Hurling championship between Clare and Cork at Croke Park in
Dublin. They’d see it in various places around town. Took a few photos (see
pics), had a muffin and coffee at BB’s and hurried back so as not to miss the
match on t.v. and the 80,000 screaming folks who ended up looking a bit
bewildered. At the last second (literally) Clare tied the score, making it a
‘draw’ (25-25) and necessitating a re-match to come in 2 weeks. The
commentators spoke of the courage, the character and the class of both teams. I
agree. Hurling is in the blood
here, as is shown by small group of boys everywhere who walk together carrying
their sticks. The game is fun to watch and seems to require an amazing amount
of ability and stamina.
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Woke to rain and worked around the house. Shampooed, did laundry, then braved the
drizzle to see if I could park close to Joe’s Café and go online. It worked—as you may know! Had coffee
in Joe’s after the blog-work, then the camera insisted I capture a bit of the
neighboring ambience.
First, Joe’s; then Failte Lahinch, where one can get ‘fine’
souvenirs; then Mr. Duffy’s Traditional Sweet Shop, where I met Ellen and
Jade. Just had to buy a small
sack—well, two small sacks—of goodies.
(pics)
Came home, watched horse racing from Leopardstown, Dublin.
The absolutely gorgeous filly, The Fugue,
won! They say it was a very important race. She’s owned by Lady Lloyd-Weber
(Andrew’s wife); then, I read my book, cooked my lamb chops and hunkered down.
Talked with Winnie and planned to meet on Monday. A storm blew in which was
wonderful for sleeping.
Sunday, September 8, 2013
My phone doesn’t text properly. Talked with customer service, who couldn’t help; so will
have to find an O2 place. Probably in Ennis. It’s sunny at the moment. Also, I
will check out the Community Church in Ennistymon for meeting times.
The drive to Ennis at lunchtime found O2 closed (bummer),
but the town was busy with shoppers and people gathering to watch the
All-Ireland Hurling championship between Clare and Cork at Croke Park in
Dublin. They’d see it in various places around town. Took a few photos Hurling is in the blood
here, as is shown by small group of boys everywhere who walk together carrying
their sticks. The game is fun to watch and seems to require an amazing amount
of ability and stamina.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Monday, September 9, 2013
I am enjoying reading your posts, and seeing your pics. Things look like home to me...Thanks for the note and tell Winnie hello from the North. I think we are North of Six Mile Bridge up here...The flowers look lovely soon the gray skies will give way, and the sunshine will break through. I saw some lovely art by Irish, Scottish, and Cornish artists, very folksy, very tender, but not coy, that I posted on FB.Still shuffling furniture around here...want to get my bedroom painted before winter. So have you had a bap in Ennistymon yet? I still use my teapot from Ennistymon all the time for sweet, orange tea, (fresh orange slices, loose tea, cinnamon, brown sugar or honey) on a cool evening. I found it at the ironmonger in Ennistymon, and has pride of place on my new shelf in the dining room. Is Winnie staying part of the time at LaHinch? Will you get to do any traveling together? We paid five Euros for that library card....as I recall. A lovely keepsake. I know that you'd love to stay there forever. Found some old pics of Hal today. At forty eight, he looked so young, and he was, too. :^) Ta, for now, McKai
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