
Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
My grandmother was from Cootehill I Ireland. We visited the town when we went on our trip. Took a taxi on a very rainy day and saw my grandmothers childhood home. We confirmed it with a genealogist prior to traveling there. My mother was so thrilled. We spent a great deal of time in Cork on tour and loved it. I heard all my life about Cork so I was excited to visit that part of Ireland. The Irish folks were so kind. Ireland will always have a very special place in my heart for I shared a very special journey with my dear mother that I will never forget.
I took some classes when I was in Cork. Loved it!
Where is she from?
Dinner
Corn Beef and Cabbage, potatoes, carrots and turnip, dinner roll all from a local restaurant (take out)
I made fresh baked haddock, potatoes, carrots.
Dessert
Irish Cream Cheesecake from Costco's
Before the pandemic my family used to celebrate SPD with lunch and an Irish concert. Miss it, but had a good day, mom is pure Irish she danced to the Irish music today and worn her green suit and her shamrock earrings. I love celebrating with her.
We took my mother to Ireland for her 87TH birthday 2010. She always wanted to travel there. Could not get her out of the pub at MN one night. We were on tour and bus leaves very early in the morning. I went to bed and brother stayed up with her. She just loved the Irish jigs and music.
When Irish Eyes are Smiling....
I have Scottish roots too.
Sadly my 4% Irish DNA was reclassified last year.. but hello lower Scotland! I will be researching that now.
Lucky you! I haven’t ever been to Ireland.
So happy Saint Patrick's day to you, your family and all the Irish people... And to those who left a piece of their heart there.
Of course, our parades are canceled but some people are doing Irish house floats like we did at Mardi Gras time with our house floats.
We love our parades in New Orleans!
Spring is around the corner. Our weather is warming up, not that we have a very cold or long winter like up north.
It’s kind of a funky day here. Supposed to be nice over the weekend.
Overall, we get a fair amount of rainfall in Louisiana.
I have just one thing to express to you. YOU, GO GIRL!
You should be so proud of your accomplishments!
That Korean spa sounds awesome.
Four more weeks then done with this term. It's cooking along. Looks like I'll retain a spot on the Chancellor's List. Didn't know that was a thing, a step above Dean's List, I guess. Makes me feel smart. lol
The zolpidem sleep aids are helping me stay more level through the stress, since I get better sleep. It's always easier to tackle big work tasks with a fresh and rested brain.
That sounds like a nice place for a girl’s getaway!
I don’t like a sauna. I like a steam room.
My daughter has a pinched nerve in her neck and her doctor told her to get a massage therapist that specializes in treatment for athletes.
I will tell you where I was on vacation. It was Hot Springs, Arkansas, when the bath houses were in vogue to visit. I think they all closed years later.
The way it was done though was, you soaked in the hot spring baths, the attendant gave you a shot of it to drink. Supposedly, the hot spring water had healing benefits to bathe in and drinking it too. Didn’t taste great but I did it.
Then you go into a steam box that was locked from the outside. I almost fainted and couldn’t get out until she unlocked it. I panicked a bit when she walked off. If she had returned a moment later I would have fainted.
Then a needle shower, which I loved and my husband hated. I should say there was a man’s side and a woman’s side. Men and women weren’t together! Hahaha 🤣
After the needle shower, a soothing massage where I fell asleep afterwards. They allowed a person to sleep until they woke up. My husband didn’t know what took me so long to meet him. He did not fall asleep.
This was way back in the 80’s.
OUCH! So sorry that you have a headache due to a door slamming on you.
Hope you feel better soon.
Don’t you get a massage occasionally. Gosh, it’s been years since I last got a massage.
I was on vacation and it was pre kids! Yes, that many year ago!!!
I have been wanting to get a massage.
I don’t even know what to look for because there are all of these different types of massages now.
I’ve had both shots. Tomorrow is two weeks so is it safe to do things like get a massage now?
Your mom is a trooper! Isn’t it awful that the elderly are so vulnerable to COVID-19?
I am glad that your mom didn’t have issues with the vaccine.
Plus being so isolated during this time. It’s so sad. Hopefully, it will end fairly soon.
So sorry about your migraine headache. I’ve never experienced a migraine.
I get the sinus headaches which I am sure are nothing compared to a migraine.