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Since it is March...  And since St. Patrick's Day is a big holiday, in March...  I suppose I'd better have an-all-wearin'-of-the-Green post, pretty soon.  So, I do one today. 

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I did know that my maternal ancestors came from Ireland and Scotland.  But only recently learned that my maternal grandfather was actually born in Ireland.

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Which would go along with the very old sampler, (made in Churchtown Ireland, so it says) which we have in the family.  Large and intricate and was probably very beautiful, at one time.  But along the way, my Great Aunt Josie decided to wash it.  Eeeeeeek!  You don't wash things like that.  Suppose the colors faded, and that's why it's not very pretty today.  But it's still part of my heritage.

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Our Daughter, who wore her Great, Great Aunt Josie's wedding gown to be married in, will inherit the sampler. 

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Spring continues to elude us, in my neck of the woods.  Roofs and the ground are still snow covered.  Standing water is still frozen, this morning.  But I am not going to complain about this!

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  Not with all the sorrow, which wild weather is bringing to others, in our Dear Country.  -sigh- 

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 Saturday morning, we went out to do errands.  Not all were able to be completed, so we will have to go out on errands, again today.

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On Sat., "Uncle A" worked the Rotary Home Show from mid afternoon till closing (7pm).  So we went to late lunch, downstreet, mid afternoon.  Then I dropped him off at the City Center, where the Home Show is held.  And he got a ride home with daughter and son-in-law.  Who have a booth this year, for their 3rd business.  :-)

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 After dropping him off, I finally got around to making some *goodies* for us.  For "Uncle A." I made a Coffee Cake.  For myself, I used a Gluten/Free cookie mix, and made it into bar-form, instead of cookie-form.  It's so much easier to make, this way.  Cookies take so long...  What with checking for doneness, and having to put trays and trays of them, in the oven.  I like bars!  'Cause I'm lazy!

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One of Saturday's errands, was to go to the library.  Had to make returns and pick up's too.  One fiction book, for each of us.  And a non-fiction one for me.

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I even had to make an over-due payment!!!!  Ekkkkkkkk!  Rarely does that happen to me, any more.  (Yes, it used to be a regular occurrence but I have mended-my-ways.  -grin-)   With being able to check my library site, on line, there is no, no, no excuse for this to happen.  But!  I managed to just keep checking for my Requests.  Forgetting to check on what I had Out.  -sigh-

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It's doubly silly, because you can even renew things, on line.  Oh well, just goes to prove. 

I'm not PERFECT yet!!!  LOLLLLL!

Nor do I want to become PERFECT.

'Cause then I'd BE DONE.

And I don't want to BE DONE, yet!!!

:-)))))

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(Molly Malone's Heels) ~~  The menfolk will slam down their tankards when these enter the room! Glittered T-straps rival Dorothy’s ruby slippers for attention. 4½” heel. Sizes 6-10.

 

Are YOU PERFECT yet???????????????  -giggles-

Are you thus, DONE yet????????

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 (Source of all pictures used in this post)

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"If you're enough lucky to be Irish, you're lucky enough!"  ~Irish Saying

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