Walking in Comfort and Happy St Patrick's Day.

Happy St Partick's Day to Beccy Joules, my grandchildren and all my Irish friends.

Back 2002 when I was staying with Sam she bought me these lovely Merrell walking boots. I can honestly say they are the most comfortable boots I've ever had. I was able to put them on and do a 6 mile hike without any ill effects. Well OK, as you can see, I did need a couple of little rests on the way.
At the end of next month I am going on a holiday where I will be doing quite a lot of walking. I decided I could do with a walking shoe rather than take my boots. On the spur of the moment I went into our local Snow + Rock to see if they had any bargains. I was lucky they had the Q Form Merrell's Sports shoe and they were in the sale because they were last year's model. I have no problem with this, I quite like the colour especially as I saved nearly £20! In any case I'm not a great lover of green which is the colour for this year.
The sales assistant told me to wear them around the house for a while and if I didn't like them to take them back. What could be fairer than that. They are apparently designed especially for the way women walk with cushioning. I don't really understand the technical jargon but I have them on as I type and I think they are going to be very comfortable and perfect for walking. The only snag is that they are not waterproof so fingers crossed we don't get too much rain.

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Fun Monday # 58 + St Patrick's Day

Nikki has set us this task for St Patrick's Day!
she says
'I don't know about you, but my family is great at creating strange words that only we know the meaning. Some were created when the kids were first learning to talk, others came about when our tongues were twisted and the word came out funny. Either way, the words stuck and we still use them in our daily conversations. What created words does your family use?! Please share the story behind the word if you remember. If you don't have a made up word then tell us about the unspoken way you communicate with someone. Do you and your significant other have a look that means "This party is boring, lets split" or do you have a look that your kids know means their butt is in serious trouble? Please share!! And a picture of the look would be very entertaining! OR/AND In honor of St. Paddy's Day, please share your worst green beer story!'

I suddenly realise I am going to be a real disappointment again this week because I can't really think of any special words.........
I do recall when Beccy was a tiny tot she would tell my mum and Gordon (her husband) to wipe your 'peet' every time they came to visit ( so you can see what I spent my time shouting!) and that became a standing joke for many years.
Embee also tell me that Beccy used to say 'tessin' meaning tennis
and 'brekhurst' for breakfast but clearly it wasn't for long because I don't remember it!

As for a look well I could always give the girls a look to make them toe the line in company but have no photos to show this! I think you need to quickly pass me by to get some good stories.........

I don't even have a green beer story but....... How is this for a pint of guinness!!
Ahhh I've suddenly remembered something that just might amuse you. Back in 1963, on my 19th birthday, I organised a party for my friends in the nurses home where we lived. You were not allowed to live out in the big wide world back then ~ at least not until you were in your final year and wait for it ...with permission from your parents Matron (and we accepted this with good grace)! We weren't supposed to have any alcohol but we had some cider and for fun my friends asked me to do a 'sarah gamp' (the drunken old nurse in one of Dickens novels) pose. I though it looked quite realistic and the other photo is just to prove I was not all the worse for wear!! Well you could hardly get drunk on a few bottles of cider between about a dozen girls and not a bloke in sight!
These were on sale when I was in Dublin recently~ I was tempted to send a certain Aussie a present but I didn't want to risk offending him!

You may not have time to look but Beccy sent me this link and there is a nice little video showing St.Patrick's Day celebrations. I have been to the big parade in Dublin a couple of times but not since Ben has been born so that's more than 7 years ago. It was great fun and I remember there were quite a few marching bands over from the US to join in the festivities. One of the highlights was the spectacular firework display but Beccy tells me that this year it is being held in Cashel which is too far away for them to travel.
I hope everyone who enjoyed a weekend of celebrations has a brilliant St Patrick's Day~slàinte!


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