Tag Archives: gaeldom
The Weekend
Notes on Scottish Highlanders
Scottish Ramble — Saturday
Mia took Tom up to the Respite camp on Friday night. This time Respite was at Camp Friendship, near St. Cloud, and about a three hour round trip drive. We had an opportunity at a much closer site, but we thought Camp Friendship would be more interesting for Tom.
Saturday we went to Ramble, getting there a little before the official opening at 10 AM. Continue reading
Scottish Events — a different view
Of special interest to colgaffneyis and friends. Continue reading
Plague and Conflict
I finished reading Maria Kelly’s History of the Black Death in Ireland on the bus this morning. One of the author’s main points is that the plague’s effects were not uniform across the population. Continue reading
The Weekend
Saturday got off to a relaxed start, as always when Tom is away. We watched The Woodwright’s Shop in the morning. Continue reading
Irish Language fundraiser
Sunday afternoon I went to a fundraiser for Gaeltacht Minnesota, the local Irish language organization. Continue reading
Slow week, except for computers
Post holiday, and post party…. not a lot of accomplishments, except for my job and coping with family responsibilities. And a little computer work….
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