Thursday – More Wind and More Rain

Oh, the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we’ve no place to go
Let it rain, let it pour, let it blow

We’ll be lucky to see the sun again this trip. Egad. But we soldier on and make the best of it. 

Too windy and wet to walk. But we did get into town (via le Grand Bleu) to pick up some needed groceries. And we finally saw Gráinne at her shop, the Coach House. She and Marion, her mother, our co-landlords, left us a HUGE fruitcake for Christmas. It must weigh ten pounds. 

Then we stopped for lunch at the James Long Pub. We have eaten there before at the outside tables. That was out of the question, so we sat inside. Elaine sipped on a pint of Smithwick’s while I had a Killarney Golden Ale. (I don’t drink Guinness with food – Guinness is enough food in and of itself.) Elaine had a ham and cheese on toasted sourdough with tomato and onion with fries while I enjoyed a great Irish lamb stew with mashed potato.

Then it was a quiet afternoon at home. Dinner was leftover chorizo and penne. We ate a bit earlier than usual because tonight is one of the three concerts we will be attending while in Ireland. This one is a Christmas Concert by the Dingle New Music Choir & Orchestra in Saint Mary’s Church. Here is the group’s official photo from their web site.

The concert was grand. Bach, Chopin, Saint-Saëns, Mozart, and some traditional Christmas music. Camera were discouraged but I got a shot in before the concert started and one during the curtain call. There is also a brief recording I did during the curtain call.

Dick Mack’s pub across the street from the church looked inviting after the concert, but we demurred. Home to bed.