Ballyjamesduff - the town where I grew up.

Ballyjamesduff  - old pic

Notice the Market Place has a facelift

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Recent pictures of Ballyjamesduff

Remodeled Market Place.

Percy French wrote "Come Back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff"

Ballyjamesduff when I was growing up

St. Joseph's Catholic church.

Old Ballyjamesduff. 

The town where I grew up, Ballyjamesduff, was first mentioned in the Registry of Deeds in 1714.

Must be Sunday morning-People getting their newspaper at Murphys
We always went to Mass on Sunday morning and walked to the shop for the paper. St. Clares Convent, seen in the background on the hill, was opened in 1883 by the Poor Clare nuns. Because of dwindling community, the nuns closed the convent in 1992 and moved into a house in Percy French park.

Percy French Arms Hotel, a really nice hotel and is no longer used as a hotel.  

St. Clares Convent on the hill closed in 1992.
Part of the building is the Cavan County Museum. 

Why do I feel like a sloth? I worked until 9:30 Friday night taking tickets for the basketball game. Went back to school on Saturday morning at 8am for a Prezi class. Landed home at 4:30. Poor doggies spent 6 days in the house alone all day. This morning I woke to heavy rain with a promise of sunny and 40 degrees in the afternoon. No such luck. Very windy, gray and dull outside.  I was adventurous and made zucchini burgers for dinner. They are more like onion burgers. I used 1 whole onion instead of 1/3. I have sliced rosemary sweet potatoes baking in the oven right now. Stewed Granny Smith apples with cinnamon and nutmeg for snack later tonight.
To my puppies, I promise Spring is coming and we can get out to walk again. I won't make you run up and down the stairs for exercise anymore.

Best Friends Forever. 

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Wisconsin Dells

String Theory

Our first 2" snowfall and we went for a walk in the forest. Kasey gave up, too many snowballs on his coat. 

Monica and Erich's Wedding June 2, 2012

THANKSGIVING 2012
Kasey and I drove to Cincinnati to be with my daughter Monica and her new husband Erich. The drive was beautiful, Thanksgiving day was beautiful. The day after Thanksgiving was windy and cold. Since Monica worked, Erich entertained me by taking me to the Cincinnati Art Museum and to Findlay Market. I had a really good time. Saturday night we went to see Lincoln.

I signed up for an applique class in October. The classes run once a month. I have done one square of my quilt. Unfortunately the class consists of instruction only. The last sewing class I took we were able to work on our projects during class. In my opinion this is a more productive way to learn. 

Cakes made by my students.