President Obama and Mrs. Obama arrived in Ireland, and will be here for one day. It is exciting that another important dignitary has come to visit our Emerald Isle. They will be visiting Moneygall and College Green in Dublin. In Dublin, Thousands are expected to attend a concert in his honor and hear a speech given by the President. I wish that I could have gone to Dublin to hear him speak, but as he is giving his speech in the late afternoon, I would have had to stay there overnight, and I didn't want to do that. Anyways, we are having a storm here in Ireland , and lots of high winds. Mrs. Obama's hair was really going amiss when she disembarked from the car upon their arrival in Dublin ,and she was trying to keep it in order, which was not an easy task. President and Mrs.Obama visited with President McAleese first at the Presidential mansion. They then set off in their helicopter to Moneygall.
President and Mrs. Obama just arrived in Moneygall ,which is a wee village from which Obama's ancestors came from .
It is located in County Offaly. The village is so excited!.It is still rather windy, and raining a bit. The weather did not stop hundreds of people from coming. People are lining the streets to welcome the President and Ms.Obama in Moneygall, so with this visit, it is quite a different feeling than when the Queen came. You can see many Irish and American flags, and the village looks wonderfully decorated. The President and Ms. Obama are shaking hands with so many people, cameras are flashing, and you can feel the excitement,. The sun has now come
out as if to welcome this wonderful event. The President and Ms. Obama went into the local pub, and they had a Guiness. He was chit chatting and joking with the locals. How fun was that!
On the home front, I have been having fun again with my Janome 350E embroidery machine. I made a large doily using Vilene, and I was pleased how lovely it turned out. It is going on a table that we have in the living room. It is a lovely two tone look, and anyways, I love making lace items.
Joe and I are not heading out today. The winds are too high here in Donegal County. I am just going to continue to watch some coverage of Obama's visit . Enjoy your day!
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Such an exciting time you are having there! We got some rain last night and it is cloudy today. Yesterday was my birthday and we went to see the new Pirates Of The Caribbean movie. Johnny Depp you know! The southern states here have been torn up with lots of tornadoes this year. Missouri just got hit with one last night. 89 dead so far. Hope it ends soon. Hundreds of homes destroyed and thousands homeless in several states. I'm grateful we haven't had to experience it.
It has been an exciting time for you in Ireland with both the Queen and now President Obama.
It is much nicer to sit in your warm home watching tele then walking out in the cold wind.
I just heard he is leaving quickly because of the Volcano. I hope it doesn't head your way.
Debbie
Well, glad to read that Ireland has such important visit, hope that you have enyojed the day. Have a nice evening. Loredana
Sounds like fun! So glad Obama had such a wonderful reception :o)
oh how wonderful, such an exciting time for everyone there.
The storm sounds exciting in a freakish way, but I hope there is no damage anywhere following the storm.
Your doily looks wonderful - you certainly sound like you are having abit of fun with this toy! Enjoy..
How exciting for Ireland to have the US President and Michelle visit!! I did see on the news last evening when they got off the plane that it was just a dash windy, playing havoc with her hair!!!! I think these visits have been a bit of uplift for the spirit of Ireland especially after all the economic woes that have have occured recently! How cool that he went to the pub!!!! No visit to Ireland would be complete without afterall!!!
You have certainly had some important people visiting you lately. With all that good luck, you need to be entering some giveaways.
With all the bad weather everyone has been having, I hope you escape with only high winds.
I hadn't seen any of the coverage of their visit and I'm so glad to get details from you. It sounds like their visit has been very well received. How fun for you to see the American and Irish flags flying together all around!
It's so funny - we were visiting Ireland when George W. Bush came to visit, and no one we talked to seemed to want him there. I'm sure glad that Obama got a better reception! I loved his line about looking for the missing apostrophe in his name!!
Wow Micki another very important visit for your dear Emerald Isle...especially from America!!! Good idea to stay in from those winds...Dzintra
All kind of excitement going on your way!
I thought your doily was really pretty!
The Caribbean movie. Johnny Depp you know! The southern states here have been torn up with lots of tornadoes this year. Missouri just got hit with one last night. 89 dead so far. Hope it ends soon.
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