Saturday, October 10, 2009


Lisdoonvarna, County Clare, Ireland...matchmaker-village of legend. I was travelling the Burren and came upon Lisdoonvarna in the off season, yet these two have no off season. They dance straight through time. T'would be nice to see them again.

Friday, October 9, 2009


It's Friday. Had a session with my dulcimer group this morning at a nursing home. The audience clapped, tapped their feet and smiled a great deal. As I said goodbye to a gentleman in a wheel chair, he took my hand and kissed it. Made my day.
To the right is a photo taken near Doonbeg, southwest County Clare, Ireland in March of this year. The pot of gold is somewhere near Dublin, quite a bit north-east.
Tomorrow I have to go to WalMart for a large light bulb and to the MailBox to send 5 copies of Shannon Song to a book group in Lake Lure. Their club has invited me to meet with them next month. What an honor. And I get to speak about Ireland!
More later...