BlogPostWednesday19Aug09
Tuesday, 6:30. Up early this morning to get off to Cork on the bus and spend the day there. Last night we had a delightful dinner of pasta, very moist chicken breasts on greens, garlic bread dinner prepared by Alana, followed by a dessert sampler of tart, cake, and three or four kinds of ice cream including a “smoothie” kind that Joan (another guest) brought. Alana and Margie have a lovely home in a gated community just across the harbor between the inner harbor and the Celtic Sea. Jim and I had a great time learning more about our new friends and the country. Each has a fascinating story to tell.
Among the trivia, bought a new mouse at a local shop yesterday – the wireless one died – lovely young woman walked with me about 25 feet from the internet café to her computer shop, opened it up, and helped me. I’m still having trouble understanding the lovely speech of the people but they are so gracious and patient with me I feel very welcome and no embarrassment – just fun listening and learning.
Tuesday, 14:00. (This posting by Jim) We’re back! We rode the bus to Cork, did a walking tour of a well known English Market in the back alleys, off a main drag and not far from the city bus terminal. Lots of interesting things to see including butcher shops, cheese shops, olive shops, wool yarn shops, and on and on. We had planned to travel further afield but it has been a wet, foggy, dreary day weatherwise and so we decided to abandon our more ambitious plans and return to the market in Kinsale for cheeses, tarts, etc. and the Fishy Fish down below our apartment for cod and chips. Now it is nap time and then maybe, just maybe, we will have the energy for a pub and a little music. This is my last night in Kinsale. We have had a wonderful time together.
Here’s Jaquie’sy take on the Cork trip. What a FUN time with Jim learning how to navigate the bus station and find our way around Cork. I’ll wait for a sunny day – or at least a somewhat less rainy day – for my next trip. My big find in Cork was the yarn shop – Faye can appreciate that! -- where I bought 2 big skeins of yarn spun in County Cork and a pattern and needles and am now started on a summery pale yellow sweater! NOW I feel like a typical Irish lass! Surely they ALL knit. Well, if not the lasses, perhaps the grandmothers.
Tuesday, 6:30. Up early this morning to get off to Cork on the bus and spend the day there. Last night we had a delightful dinner of pasta, very moist chicken breasts on greens, garlic bread dinner prepared by Alana, followed by a dessert sampler of tart, cake, and three or four kinds of ice cream including a “smoothie” kind that Joan (another guest) brought. Alana and Margie have a lovely home in a gated community just across the harbor between the inner harbor and the Celtic Sea. Jim and I had a great time learning more about our new friends and the country. Each has a fascinating story to tell.
Among the trivia, bought a new mouse at a local shop yesterday – the wireless one died – lovely young woman walked with me about 25 feet from the internet café to her computer shop, opened it up, and helped me. I’m still having trouble understanding the lovely speech of the people but they are so gracious and patient with me I feel very welcome and no embarrassment – just fun listening and learning.
Tuesday, 14:00. (This posting by Jim) We’re back! We rode the bus to Cork, did a walking tour of a well known English Market in the back alleys, off a main drag and not far from the city bus terminal. Lots of interesting things to see including butcher shops, cheese shops, olive shops, wool yarn shops, and on and on. We had planned to travel further afield but it has been a wet, foggy, dreary day weatherwise and so we decided to abandon our more ambitious plans and return to the market in Kinsale for cheeses, tarts, etc. and the Fishy Fish down below our apartment for cod and chips. Now it is nap time and then maybe, just maybe, we will have the energy for a pub and a little music. This is my last night in Kinsale. We have had a wonderful time together.
Here’s Jaquie’sy take on the Cork trip. What a FUN time with Jim learning how to navigate the bus station and find our way around Cork. I’ll wait for a sunny day – or at least a somewhat less rainy day – for my next trip. My big find in Cork was the yarn shop – Faye can appreciate that! -- where I bought 2 big skeins of yarn spun in County Cork and a pattern and needles and am now started on a summery pale yellow sweater! NOW I feel like a typical Irish lass! Surely they ALL knit. Well, if not the lasses, perhaps the grandmothers.
No comments:
Post a Comment