More News From Dunfanaghy

Here we are again....Micki is dictating, and I am typing away. So if there are any typos, it is my fault. Now, here is Micki:

Hello all! I want to thank you for the wonderful emails I have been getting. My hand is healing, but I still have to rest it a bit more. I have been reading a wonderful series called the Shenandoah Series written by Emilie Richards. These are books that include quilting in them, and they even have quilts you can do based on the books. I just finished Wedding Ring, which was very enjoyable, and I already started the next book in the series. I have read tons of quilting magazines, taken long walks with Joe each day,and have been reading blogs too so I could keep up on all that was happening with you all. It's wonderful to see all the wonderful creations.

Then, something interesting happened. A local artist, who lives near us, stopped Joe who was walking back home from the shop and asked him about my art work.Yes, word got around that I paint....Remember, this is a small village. LOL

I landed up taking my art journal to his home.... I went with Joe of course. You should have seen his home...a real artist's house. He told me that he will be opening another art gallery in our village. That will make the third gallery in our village. He asked me to show my Native American work, and he wanted me to give a talk on my experiences teaching on the Navajo Reservation. I am going to do a larger pastel painting of an Indian when my hand is better to take to the event in addition to my journal work, so that will be fun.

I will be happy to get back to my sewing , journaling and painting too. I have missed it all!

Joe and I will be going to Tory Island in June, and then we are planning to do some traveling around our Donegal County , and then begin seeing Ireland. If you remember, we were thinking of doing it, but we were only in the planning stage. My legs have not been great after the fall, but we decided that we really need to just do it....Now is the time! I guess it has to do a bit with the fact that someone I knew well died at age 63...It made me think that Joe and I both really need to just go ahead with our travelling plans, but also spend it together doing what we always wanted to do. I had a bad year last year with the shingles and fall as you all know, and now this sprain, so it got me thinking that we need to make the most of each and every day.Anyways, I also saw this really neat show on tv about three men who went by boat around Ireland. One of them is the famous comedien named Dara O' Brian. They took a great trip around Ireland, and boy did it show off how pretty Ireland is. There are clips of the show that I am including, if you want to take a gander.I think it is coming on dvd, and if it does, it is a good way to get a tour of Ireland. Anyways, here is the link: http://www.ovguide.com/tv_episode/three-men-go-to-ireland-season-1-episode-2-1950791 You will have to click on the two pics at the bottom of the page called 3 Men in a Boat and Ireland by Canal and River. You will see some really pretty scenes of Ireland in these clips. I guess that the show also inspired us to start our travelling.

Finally, I got one more OWOH prize that was finally sent two months later. Here it is, and I wanted to thank Shaz from Simply Shaz for sending it. I also got a leprechaun on a shamrock from a friend. How sweet is that! Thanks to both of you!

Well, I have done enough chit chat for this post...Joe's getting tired of typing. LOL