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Kathy Ellen;622276 wrote: Hey Pam:-4

Didn't know you were home...hope you had a fabulous holiday and met a few of the darlin spirits roaming around. How did ya like Kerry...that's what Donegal looks like. LOVED your card. Looks exactly what my Aunt Ellen's home looked like. I miss the fun we had there.

Will write this weekend.

Luv, Kathy:-4


:-6 Kerry was wonderful. It's years since I'd been there and I'd forgotten just how GREEN green can be. I started in Tralee and spent a week walking the Dingle peninsula, in the Irish speaking area - and I hadn't forgotten my Irish, and they actually understood me! Just about everyone there speaks English now, but I met many where it was not their first language. It was quite cold, windy and very wet, interspersed with bright warm sunshine.

When they say the south west of Ireland hasn't got a climate, but has weather, they're not kidding. Four seasons every hour. Walking 20plus kilometers a day, you notice these things. Grin. I had wet weather gear of course, but really needed the sort of oilskins you'd take on a salmon boat. Grin. One day in particular was a very long and slow hike across moorland, and the path, such as it was, was stony and in places invisible. I think I fell into every peat bog in the area. About 2k an hour was the best speed I could manage on that. But then I waded through some farmer's field, got baaaed at by a bunch of sheep, and found myself on a road with... a tiny PUB !!!! Irish coffee thawed me out and I dried out by the fire and glowed at the craic.

I had lots of adventures. Found a music shop in Dingle where the owner, a musician himself played me all his favourite local disks, we danced a jig, then he poured whiskey for us both. It was 10am. In a particularly heavy downpour, someone hollered for me to get in a hay truck and carted me to the next village. The food was awesome. Nothing like a good plate of Irish stew when your hands and feet are numb. Little B&B landladies plied me with home made cake and full Irish breakfasts (diet time now!) and told me the village gossip (just like I remember from my music evenings here how some of the women would go in the kitchen and talk about the rest of us.. grin... I was ' the bold one ' because I wore a red skirt!).

The Slea Head road was incredible. All the prehistoric forts and beehive shaped stone dwellings. And the famine huts too. This is where Ryan's Daughter was filmed (and Far and Away) and the locals still speak of it. You can see the Blasket Islands - evacuated in 1953 - full of strange, evocative tales and legends.

Then there were the dolmen rings in Kerry and Co Cork..... smaller than Stonehenge but without the tourist buses, silent and compelling.

But I'm raving on. It's 4am, and this is jetlag speaking. And a thread on friendship not gaddings. :-4

AussiePam;622407 wrote: :-6 Kerry was wonderful. It's years since I'd been there and I'd forgotten just how GREEN green can be. I started in Tralee and spent a week walking the Dingle peninsula, in the Irish speaking area - and I hadn't forgotten my Irish, and they actually understood me! Just about everyone there speaks English now, but I met many where it was not their first language. It was quite cold, windy and very wet, interspersed with bright warm sunshine.

When they say the south west of Ireland hasn't got a climate, but has weather, they're not kidding. Four seasons every hour. Walking 20plus kilometers a day, you notice these things. Grin. I had wet weather gear of course, but really needed the sort of oilskins you'd take on a salmon boat. Grin. One day in particular was a very long and slow hike across moorland, and the path, such as it was, was stony and in places invisible. I think I fell into every peat bog in the area. About 2k an hour was the best speed I could manage on that. But then I waded through some farmer's field, got baaaed at by a bunch of sheep, and found myself on a road with... a tiny PUB !!!! Irish coffee thawed me out and I dried out by the fire and glowed at the craic.

I had lots of adventures. Found a music shop in Dingle where the owner, a musician himself played me all his favourite local disks, we danced a jig, then he poured whiskey for us both. It was 10am. In a particularly heavy downpour, someone hollered for me to get in a hay truck and carted me to the next village. The food was awesome. Nothing like a good plate of Irish stew when your hands and feet are numb. Little B&B landladies plied me with home made cake and full Irish breakfasts (diet time now!) and told me the village gossip (just like I remember from my music evenings here how some of the women would go in the kitchen and talk about the rest of us.. grin... I was ' the bold one ' because I wore a red skirt!).

The Slea Head road was incredible. All the prehistoric forts and beehive shaped stone dwellings. And the famine huts too. This is where Ryan's Daughter was filmed (and Far and Away) and the locals still speak of it. You can see the Blasket Islands - evacuated in 1953 - full of strange, evocative tales and legends.

Then there were the dolmen rings in Kerry and Co Cork..... smaller than Stonehenge but without the tourist buses, silent and compelling.

But I'm raving on. It's 4am, and this is jetlag speaking. And a thread on friendship not gaddings. :-4


Sounds like u had a great time pam!!!:D

Im off to watch telly with a nice bottle of red... see u all tomorrow:-4

OK, I'm jumping in the pool, hope all the water doesn't splash out! Well, the people in here are the greatest, I love in here! They are caring, thoughtful, insightful, romantic, funny, fluffy, smart, conversationalists, that just about covers the entire spectrum! Where else can you get your putter problems fixed, jokes, advice, world wide opinions, & a broken heart mended, all in the same place?

Have a nice Sunday everyone:D :-6 :-4

Thanks kazalala. You have a good Sunday too!! (Mine is almost over... it's late evening in Australia).

kazalala;622793 wrote: Have a nice Sunday everyoneTo everyone on here......Have a lovely day no matter where you are........its peeing down here!!:-5 Good to see you Kaz and hope yer behaving infront of these lovely people.....ye as if you could!!!

AussiePam;622796 wrote: Thanks kazalala. You have a good Sunday too!! (Mine is almost over... it's late evening in Australia).


yer welcome pam, and just call me Kaz:D

Carolly;622797 wrote: To everyone on here......Have a lovely day no matter where you are........its peeing down here!!:-5 Good to see you Kaz and hope yer behaving infront of these lovely people.....ye as if you could!!!


Hi Mrs Bucket:wah: :wah:

kazalala;622800 wrote: Hi Mrs Bucket:wah: :wah: deal with you later Mrs!!!!!

I would like to think of all of you as my friends , the support you have been giving me and Pat over the past few days has given us a lot of strength. thank you from the bottom of my heart

Uncle Fester;622899 wrote: I would like to think of all of you as my friends , the support you have been giving me and Pat over the past few days has given us a lot of strength. thank you from the bottom of my heart




when you are going through terrible times a hug and a kind word can really make a lot of difference ,uncle am i right :-6 :-6

me loves it here:)

jimbo;622953 wrote: when you are going through terrible times a hug and a kind word can really make a lot of difference ,uncle am i right :-6 :-6
Too right mate, this place has been a great help

almostfamous;623048 wrote: I love it here as well. Being a country girl from Tennessee, I never thought I'd have the opportunity to meet other people in other countries. I've always wanted to travel and taste other cultures. FG has compensated for the fact that money doesn't flow as freely as my dreams do. I hope one day I'll get to meet some of those that have forever laid an impression on my heart :-4
Ere I was nearly famous once..........still I am in me own little way :wah:

Carolly;623086 wrote: Ere I was nearly famous once..........still I am in me own little way :wah:


I was nearly famous once too - then I decided not streak across the basebal field - so now I am still a fully clothed nobody :-1

ThePheasant;623096 wrote: I was nearly famous once too - then I decided not streak across the basebal field - so now I am still a fully clothed nobody :-1


:wah: Join the club, only places i've streaked, cameras have been no where in sight:sneaky:

SuzyB;623100 wrote: :wah: Join the club, only places i've streaked, cameras have been no where in sight:sneaky:


:yh_rotfl Same here ..... no actually there was that time ....... phew! we deleted them ...... I think

ThePheasant;623104 wrote: :yh_rotfl Same here ..... no actually there was that time ....... phew! we deleted them ...... I think


Actually I thought I recognized your piccy on a 'special' site :sneaky: :wah:

Morning u lot!!!:guitarist Wow!! never knew i was in the company of so many (nearly) famous people:wah: :wah:

:guitarist ,, lets rock

hello :driving:

littlemissgiggle;623421 wrote: hello :driving:


hi lilmiss

old billy brown was....

SuzyB;623107 wrote: Actually I thought I recognized your piccy on a 'special' site :sneaky: :wah:


:wah: Oh yeah and those :wah:

hello

SlipStream;624169 wrote: old billy brown was....


billy brown was what?

HIxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Been to work today instead of yesterday cos of bank holiday. Wasnt much to do so it was pretty boring really:( Gonna play on her for a while now, hope you all had a good day:-6 :-4

kazalala;624456 wrote: HIxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Been to work today instead of yesterday cos of bank holiday. Wasnt much to do so it was pretty boring really:( Gonna play on her for a while now, hope you all had a good day:-6 :-4


gday Kaz, I am still at work doing the paper shuffle blessed quiet here mind you so it's all good

minks;624491 wrote: gday Kaz, I am still at work doing the paper shuffle blessed quiet here mind you so it's all good


Sometimes makes the day longer tho when its quiet:wah: nice to see you minks:-6

kazalala;624494 wrote: Sometimes makes the day longer tho when its quiet:wah: nice to see you minks:-6


ah yes when everybody is away I am less inclined to work as hard doh!

Thanks Kaz, nice to see you as well, I hope you had a good day. And are having a good evening.

kazalala;624454 wrote: billy brown was what?


was just tryin 2 kick off one of ( Mikas songs

SlipStream;624781 wrote: was just tryin 2 kick off one of ( Mikas songs


Aahhhhhh... i did think of billy brown by Mika when i saw it

now i have had to put mika on:rolleyes: :wah:

snd do ya like him?

SlipStream;624819 wrote: snd do ya like him?


Yea!! i Love him!!:D some of his songs are so jolly you just cant help singing along,, and you even have to have a little bop in yer chair:wah: great to listen to in the car too.

kazalala;624821 wrote: Yea!! i Love him!!:D some of his songs are so jolly you just cant help singing along,, and you even have to have a little bop in yer chair:wah: great to listen to in the car too.


Agreed!!!

Think it's tops

almostfamous;625124 wrote: I looooove Mika :-4 Grace Kelly and Relax are my faves


yea hes great int he:D

* dives in2 pool *

has this pool been cleaned lately?:-3 :wah:

kazalala;630142 wrote: has this pool been cleaned lately?:-3 :wah:


think we need 2 get it a lil dirty b4 that:D

SlipStream;630147 wrote: think we need 2 get it a lil dirty b4 that:D


:eek: :yh_rotfl

kazalala;630160 wrote: :yh_rotfl


ment the water :wah:

SlipStream;630248 wrote: ment the water :wah:


Oohhhhhhhh:yh_sweat :rolleyes: :wah:

kazalala;630345 wrote: Oohhhhhhhh:yh_sweat :rolleyes: :wah:


goodnight all?

just wonna say a BIG GudNight 2 anyone who thinks of slippy as a pal