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-- CindyS, 01:39:15 11/09/09 Mon [22]
Our official tour kicked-off with a visit to the Newgrange Visitors Center. Ok so we didn't get to actually go into the tomb. When someone told us that it would be an hour walk up the road just to get a closer glimpse we were pretty bummed, but Denise our hearty hiker, said "I'm going" so of course I followed. With a definite mission in mind she hiked through farms without a care. I decided to see if anyone was home with a "no tresspass" attitude. I know it's Ireland, not California but you can never be too careful. As we manuvered bovine land mines and hopped over fences (well just one) we came across an ancient stone circle and smaller burial mound. It was quite exciting and ended up being the only stone circle I saw on the trip. Meanwhile...Marilyn smooth talked her way into getting our bus driver, George, to take a side trip so we could get as close as possible. Way to go Mahri!!! We all got some great pics and enjoyed the adventure.

From here we headed through the Mourne Mountains where we proceeded to hell "STOP" when we spied our first set of stone walls. Realize we were quite the photo bugs George was nice enough to point out the highland cattle which of course we stopped to photograph (while on a narrow lane - but what the heck - it wasn't like it was rush hour).

We finally arrived at Ballygally Castle a.k.a. the ghost castle. The grounds were beautiful and we all took a walk on the beach at some time during our stay. CindyB got a lovely something to cuddle up with every night of her trip. Although I think she she still has Colin packed away for safe keeping *g*. Our last night at Bally Cindy read some excerpts from Angels. What a great moment...gathered together on big sofas near the fire drinking Baileys while she read. That moment is imprinted forever I do believe. As for the ghost, well I think most every took a trip up to her room. Not wanting to mess with the unknown I waited until about 20minutes b4 we left. Guess I figured she wouldn't follow me.

As for Mount Stewart well...the grounds were beautiful. I think we were all drawn to the harp topiary with a bed of shamrocks beneath. We did get a tour of the manor and Lady Londonderry does still reside there but I have to say that the place really needs a good face lift. Especially the stairs, which I kept praying wouldn't fallout from under us. As for decor, lets just say it's probably a good thing they wouldn't let us take pictures.

Here are some highlights:

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- Wow, this is fabulous, CindyS! Great pictures and slideshow! Several of us hunted for sea glass on this beach and Ron turned out to be the champion spotter of sea glass, which he kindly gave to me. The beach was mainly small rounded stones, both black or whitish with other caramel colored rocks there too. I'm glad George, the bus driver, stopped long enough for us to jump out to get a picture of the Highland coos, because they were the only ones we saw on the entire trip. He said they're mainly kept as a novelty because they're not much good for meat or milk. (NT) -- FranS, 07:13:38 11/09/09 Mon
  - Woo-hoo it's working. With the 'puter probs I've been having I'm totally shocked. Hi Roomie. How's your slide show coming? I'm off to the gym and then U2 tix on sale at 10am - wish me luck! (NT) -- CindyS, 07:56:33 11/09/09 Mon
    - oh my gosh! I am so glad you posted this....I might have to get myself to Ticketmaster!!! Of course I wasn't planning on being home at 10 am today (I've got an extra day off of work this week and am going to do "me" stuff today sans children)...but this might be worth juggling my schedule around! (NT) -- Lil, 08:24:54 11/09/09 Mon
- Beautiful pictures--nice effects on the slide show! I looked quickly and will take time for a more leisurely perusual this afternoon! I am loving your memories ladies! (NT) -- BetsyG, 08:24:17 11/09/09 Mon
- Don't See Me!! LOL the crazy ladies hangin' out the bus door scared this poor wee thing and he couldn't back out of his hiding place fast enough :-) (NT) -- Mahri, 08:34:48 11/09/09 Mon
  - Such a shy little lady. This shot isn't the greatest as I think we had started moving again. >>> -- E, 08:40:46 11/09/09 Mon
- Fabulous slideshow, CindyS, great photos! (NT) -- E, 08:42:02 11/09/09 Mon
- Oh what a great slideshow Cindy - very cute!! I did NOT go up in the haunted tower and my husband is verra disappointed in me haha, too bad! I remember right before or right after spotting the coos, George was talking about a time when celebrating Catholic Mass was outlawed. He said that people used to celebrate in secret in the Kivs. George did like to ramble so I wasn't really paying attention completely but I did wonder what a Kiv was. A little while later he pointed it out...OH a CAVE haha! Here a few of my shots >>>> -- Mahri, 08:52:32 11/09/09 Mon
- Jaysus...here I am hoggin' the board again today - I apologize. I haven't loaded much on the photobucket site yet so I'm finally going through my pics with a purpose and going a little crazy *g* A few Shammie pics inside >>>> -- Mahri (), 09:06:41 11/09/09 Mon
  - Those are great candids Mahri and DON'T apologize for posting - I love it and that's what it's all about girl! I am so excited looking at these pics again that I want to go back NOW! (NT) -- Tracy (), 09:10:25 11/09/09 Mon
  - No apologies necessary, Mahri, the pics are great, even if I am in some of them! Don't forget to bring a roop when you go to the kiv, not to mention your buuts to keep your feet dry :) (NT) -- Carla, 09:36:33 11/09/09 Mon
  - Those are beautiful pictures, Marilyn! (But technically, I don't think they're candids, 'cause it looks like everyone's posing!) (NT) -- E, 09:38:22 11/09/09 Mon
  - *sniff* Hi Gangstas!! I've got that picture of youse as my wallpaper on my iPhone. Love all of the pictures - keep 'em coming, girl. (NT) -- Noelle, 09:51:17 11/09/09 Mon
  - Fabulous photos, Mahri! Love seeing everyone again! (NT) -- Denise, 10:05:27 11/09/09 Mon
  - Thnx, Mahri! (NT) -- E, 10:11:10 11/09/09 Mon
    - Welcome :-) (NT) -- Mahri, 10:14:12 11/09/09 Mon
- Great slidehow Cindy!!!! I will post some pics when I get home from school. O/T my hours got bumped up at school so am now teaching 5 more hours per week! Yikes, I'm a bit flustered with re-organizing things but hopefully I'll figure it out. (NT) -- Tracy, 09:08:59 11/09/09 Mon
  - You'll figure it out girl - you're the Queen of Organizing aren't ya *g* Hang in there! I don't think you need more work hours though we hardly see ya 'round here as it is ;-) (NT) -- Mahri, 10:16:41 11/09/09 Mon
- I love the slide show! I have no clue how to post pictures here, let alone do a slide show. I'm gonna need help! I haven't set up an account on Photobucket, or I think that's what I need. Help!! (NT) -- Denise, 10:07:03 11/09/09 Mon
  - Hey Denise, it's really not difficult just takes a little practice. Set up a PB account, it's free - from there you can create albums or just start uploading (there is an upload button and you just browse your puter for the picture you want). Once they are uploaded, PB will give you the HTML code, copy that code and paste it here..voila :-) You can email pics to me and I'll post them if you want...obviously I know how do it yea hahaha (NT) -- Mahri, 10:13:49 11/09/09 Mon
- Oh my gosh, those pictures you have of me aren't that bad, CindyS. You made my day girl, usually I want to hide in a corner when someone posts anything with me in it, but those ones with the Colin pillowcase are decent. What a fantastic slideshow, girl- you did a fabulous job. (NT) -- celtgirl, 10:16:17 11/09/09 Mon
Final Voting to Rename the Twilight Board -- PeggyB, 13:38:33 11/08/09 Sun [1]
The poll is up to rename the Twilight Board. The poll will close on WEDNESDAY!

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Craic of the Day, Sunday, November 8, 2009 -- Shindig Sharing -- Carla, 07:22:41 11/08/09 Sun [96]
Dublin, or in Irish, Baile Atha Cliath (which means town of the hurdled ford) was the starting point of the Shamrock Shindig and many of the Shammies spent a couple of days in the city before the bus tour began.

While I love the beauty of the countryside, I will admit to being a city person. I love the energy, the people, the great restaurants, venues and history to be found in truly great cities. I think Dublin is one of those types of cities.

Some of my Dublin highlights included: an historic walking tour of the city centre lead by a young man named Gavin, a student in the Masters in Irish History program at Trinity College. The tour started at Trinity and wound through the oldest parts of the city, including Dublin Castle, Temple Bar and city hall.

Touring Kilmainham Gaol with Ron and Marilyn was an incredibly moving experience. Seeing the tiny, dark cells where thousands of Irish men, women and children were locked up over the years and standing in the courtyard where the leaders of the 1916 Uprising were executed, hearing the history of some of the more famous prisoners and the abuses to which they were subjected was very powerful.

Dublin wasn't all serious history, though, we spent some time strolling along the main thoroughfares of O'Connell and Grafton streets, people watching, walking through the beautiful park of St. Stephen's Green and listening to some great Irish music at Oliver St. John Gogarty's pub in Temple Bar on Saturday night. We had front row seats, right next to the musicians and the guitar player kept smiling at me, although Ron said he was smiling at him!

There was much more seen and done in Dublin, but I'll leave some thing for the other Shammies to share. There are pictures inside the first reply so they don't take up the whole board.

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- Just a few Dublin pictures. -- Carla, 07:24:06 11/08/09 Sun
  - That 3rd one is part of Dublin Castle isn't it? Ha, that's what mine are labled anyway...maybe I'm wrong *g* Kilmainham, once we finally found it (haha) was very very moving and sad. Especially the simple, single crosses at either end of the Stone cutters yard. >>>>>> -- Mahri, 09:40:32 11/08/09 Sun
  - I agree with Mahri - that cross in the courtyard gave me chills (and that's just from the pic). (NT) -- CindyS, 17:32:00 11/08/09 Sun
    - Did you get to see Kilmainham Cindy? There are actually 2 crosses, one at either end. The one in Carla's picture is where all but one of the men were executed. The last one executed, James Connolly I think...was majorly wounded and had to be brought to the jail in an ambulance and tied to a chair in order to be shot. I remember CindyB telling this story at some point here at S&S - it was moving beyond words to see the site. >>>>>> -- Mahri, 18:47:24 11/08/09 Sun
      - Kilmainham was one of my "must-sees" on my last day in Dublin prior to returning home. To think of the history and misery those walls have seen. (NT) -- PeggyB, 22:40:17 11/08/09 Sun
- After doing the historic Dublin walk with Carla & Ron on Saturday, we were waiting in the courtyard of Trinity College for Tracy, Sheila and Elaine to show up. While we were waiting, I overheard a tour guide telling this story to his group >>>>> -- Mahri (), 09:56:39 11/08/09 Sun
- I arrived in Dublin on Sunday morning and Elaine kindly met me at the airport (I had met her in Seattle for Peggy's birthday) and we caught the hotel shuttle to the Carleton Airport Hotel. We dropped off my luggage and she excorted me to the city center to Trinity College to see the Book of Kells. The city center was a mob scene of football (soccer?) fans dressed in yellow and green or red and white and spilling out into the street. It was like New Year's Eve in NYC! It was the Irish Football Championship and the one of the biggest weekends of the year! We plowed our way through to the College and then Elaine caught another bus back to the airport to meet Linda and Mary. She was a very busy bee that day! >>>>>>>>> -- FranS, 10:12:58 11/08/09 Sun
  - Our first day in Dublin sound similar Fran. I got to the hotel, got told I had to go away for 3 hours and spent those three hours walking around Trinity College, seeing the Book of Kells and then taking the hop-on hop-off bus to get my bearings. I had my camera, but realized that my battery was dead! So no pictures that first day at all. But I made up for it the following day. :-) (NT) -- Lil, 11:17:40 11/08/09 Sun
    - The Book of Kells was fascinating to see. We learned on the tour that the building just to the left of the Book of Kells is the suppository for the college and they receive the first copy of every book that is printed! They have hundreds of thousands of books there and just imagine the space inside and the cataloguing system and the smell of all those new books. It felt overwhelming to be so near so many books! (NT) -- Tracy, 11:21:52 11/08/09 Sun
      - Quick trivia - How does Trinity College Library file it's books?? It's the Irish remember, think different - not by author or title. (NT) -- Mahri, 11:30:29 11/08/09 Sun
        
        I know, I know!!!!!! (NT) -- PeggyB, 13:25:48 11/08/09 Sun
        By binding color! (Just kidding!) (NT) -- E, 16:50:53 11/08/09 Sun
        I know too! Silly thing is I do the same thing at home so the book shelves won't topple over if a large quake hits. (NT) -- CindyS, 17:39:07 11/08/09 Sun
        
        Good hint! (NT) -- PeggyB, 21:31:08 11/08/09 Sun
      - Hey Trace! I think it's the "repository" not the "suppository" for the college!! I can hear you laughing ! There are so many books by now that they have off-site storage buildings for them. I don't know the answer to Marilyn's question. (NT) -- FranS, 11:42:33 11/08/09 Sun
        
        LOL, you know Tracy - suppository/repository, reconciliation/resuscition - it's all the same to her ;-) (NT) -- Mahri, 11:50:14 11/08/09 Sun
        
        resurrection, erection..... (NT) -- Sheila, 15:10:19 11/08/09 Sun
        
        Hahaaaaaa! Repository makes more sense - but with suppository or depository takes on a whole new meaning, doesn't it? I should double check before I hit enter. (NT) -- Tracy (), 17:29:56 11/08/09 Sun
      - That's the first thing we did go see when we went to Dublin with DH, at the time I had just finished reading 'the pillars of the Earth' and how the monks were illustrating books and it was a great visual following the reading of it! That book is fascinating! Thanks for the pictures Ladies! (NT) -- IsabelleKiltup, 11:43:05 11/08/09 Sun
      - The Door of Resusitation (or Reconcilation..whatever *g*) >>>>> -- Mahri, 15:16:32 11/08/09 Sun
        
        Yes I have. Great pic too! (NT) -- Sheila, 15:22:58 11/08/09 Sun
        I haven't. (NT) -- FranS, 17:38:56 11/08/09 Sun
  - I was so amazed/surprised to learn that the Book of Kells was actually on display! That whole exhibit was fascinating to me, as was the Chester Beatty Library (couple of photos inside) >>>>>>>>>>>>> -- PeggyB (), 11:24:33 11/08/09 Sun
    - Can people who aren't logged on to Photobucket see these photos???? (NT) -- PeggyB, 11:37:07 11/08/09 Sun
      - I can see them! (NT) -- Denise, 19:19:09 11/08/09 Sun
      - yep as long as you use the correct imbed code (NT) -- CindyS, 22:33:53 11/08/09 Sun
  - And it was entirely my pleasure, Fran, I really mean that. (NT) -- E, 12:36:19 11/08/09 Sun
- Wonderful pics. I am soo jealous. Thank you for sharing. (NT) -- LadyDuBois, 11:02:19 11/08/09 Sun
- I arrived in Dublin on Friday morning and was quite excited to get the Shindig underway and start meeting the Shammies! I had really comfy pants on so even though I was a bit tired, I was ready to go and tour the city. The first place I visited was Trinity College - so pretty fitting for a teacher. The architecture was beautiful and the historical stories told by the guide Jack were interesting and funny. Dublin was a great city and being there with the Shammies before the tour began was a great way to relax and recover from the plane trip and just have fun with each other. I enjoyed walking around the city streets looking for Irish chocolate bars and a big coffee mug for Mahri, the parks, St. Patrick's Cathedral which of course had the Door of Resuscitation in the Church of the Erection bwahahaaaa! Chilaxing in the pubs at night, listening to Irish pub music, making jokes and having fun! Oh.....Colin Farell what? LOL! Here are some pics>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- Tracy, 11:18:04 11/08/09 Sun
- I spent my first couple days in Dublin, while the other Shammies made their way back from N. Ireland. Day two I got on the hop-on hop-off bus and headed straight for the the Guiness Storehouse. Well I detoured a bit and stopped for a scone at the famous Queen of Tarts coffee shop. Then it was off to Guiness where I spent the morning touring, shopping and enjoying a Guinness at the Gravity Bar. What a difference in taste from here in the U.S.! I then hit many of the other walking spots in the city. I stopped at Dublinia, Christ's Church, Dublin Castle (didn't get inside though) and walked out front of Bono and The Edge's hotel on the Liffey. I think the thing I saw the most were the black tights that were all the rage for the girls around the college. I almost got my own pair, but relialized I had no skirts! :-) (NT) -- Lil, 11:34:15 11/08/09 Sun
  - I'm hoggin' the board with pics here today aren't I? Jeez I'll walk away for awhile after this *g* The Clarence Hotel >>>>>> -- Mahri, 11:46:05 11/08/09 Sun
    - Bobbie and I had a martini at Dunboyne that I think cost 12 euros each- so that's like what- about $18 US for a little vodka with some curled lemon peel? (NT) -- celtgirl, 11:57:06 11/08/09 Sun
      - That's crazy...for that price they could'a at least found ya an olive or two right? *g* (NT) -- Mahri, 15:21:50 11/08/09 Sun
        
        How close are they to Italy? And yet, not a dang olive to be found. (NT) -- celtgirl, 18:07:41 11/08/09 Sun
  - Well, you know, you could have gotten a pair of tights out of one of those little machines in the public restrooms! Among other things.......... (NT) -- FranS, 11:50:31 11/08/09 Sun
    - Oh yes, I remember that Fran!!! hahaha! (NT) -- Lil, 12:07:53 11/08/09 Sun
  - Here are some of my pics inside>>> -- Lil, 12:01:38 11/08/09 Sun
    - And some more because it gave me a SPAM message trying to post them>>> -- Lil, 12:04:58 11/08/09 Sun
      - and the last of them....>>> -- Lil, 12:07:00 11/08/09 Sun
        
        Those are great photos, Nalana! I will have to 'borrow' your photo of sweet Molly Malone as I couldn't get a good one - lots of people standing around her muddying up the shot. (NT) -- E, 12:18:18 11/08/09 Sun
        
        'feckin tourists probably *g* (NT) -- Sheila, 15:23:46 11/08/09 Sun
        
        Yep, I'm sure that was it! (NT) -- E, 16:52:11 11/08/09 Sun
        
        Thanks, E! I stood there for quite a while waiting for the crowd to move along...I've put it up on the photobucket site if you want to borrow it from there. :-) (NT) -- Lil, 15:45:28 11/08/09 Sun
- I'm really glad I got the chance to see Dublin. Unlike Carla, I'm not much of a city girl anymore (all those people and buses and noises get to me after awhile), but it was definitely worth seeing, especially since I probably won't go there again. It's a great city, though, and easy to navigate when you have Tracy as tour guide! I honestly don't think I could have managed by myself, frankly ~ would have certainly gotten lost more than once. Placed a few photos inside. >>> -- E, 12:34:55 11/08/09 Sun
  - Aha! You memorialized Denise's first ever Guiness! That was a fun pub night. (NT) -- PeggyB, 13:00:50 11/08/09 Sun
    - I really TRIED to like Guinness, but was not successful! (NT) -- Denise, 13:48:15 11/08/09 Sun
  - DH & I attended Evensong services at St. Patrick's while visiting Dublin. DD attended Trinity College for a quarter so naturally, DH & I had to visit. I, too, was surprised that St. Patrick's was Anglican. (NT) -- GinnyJ, 19:51:15 11/08/09 Sun
    - We talked about going to services there on Sunday...but overslept until our friends at the firestation next door woke us up. (NT) -- PeggyB, 22:42:03 11/08/09 Sun
- CindyS, Denise, and I shared our Dublin experience >>>>>>>>> -- PeggyB, 12:59:19 11/08/09 Sun
- Well even though I was not there, I've been enjoying the photos and stories so far. (NT) -- Morgan, 15:13:44 11/08/09 Sun
- It was an extremely long way for me and having had a revolting experience with holes in tiled floor doubling as toilets at Dubai (the describing of this amused many), my flight was delayed by an hour at Manchester, so when the Aer Lingus flight finally touched down I was just about the first to leap out of my seat ready for disembarking. One lady muttered, just loud enough for me to hear, something about having only been an 30 minute flight and Ireland being there whether you are first off the plane or last, but she had not been on flights as long as me! Marilyn, bless her heart*G*, was waiting for me as dragged my sea container of baggage through the airport and we caught a taxi to O'Neills. Have to run just now, but will come about after kids are at school and my morning out to post some pics... (NT) -- Sheila, 15:21:17 11/08/09 Sun
  - Well if you had a 'sea container', we all did :-) You were draggin' girl, but ya looked great!! (NT) -- Mahri, 16:12:09 11/08/09 Sun
  - I remember lugging that heavy bag with all the CIE stuff in it. Was I ever glad to divvy that stuff and empty out that suitcase! (NT) -- E, 17:02:41 11/08/09 Sun
- A couple candids from the Pub Crawl in Temple Bar (okay we only crawled to one Pub haha, but it was a good one) >>>>> -- Mahri, 15:59:13 11/08/09 Sun
  - What an excellent evening. I'm actually glad we stayed put rather than doing the "crawl"....we had great seats and a grand time!!! (NT) -- PeggyB, 16:22:07 11/08/09 Sun
  - Fabulous picture of you guys crawling!! (NT) -- Noelle, 16:29:01 11/08/09 Sun
  - Y'all look great! (NT) -- FranS, 17:51:21 11/08/09 Sun
  - OMG my mouth is actually shut for once (NT) -- CindyS, 22:39:27 11/08/09 Sun
- A Dublin tour I didn't learn about until too late is offered by Sinn Fein, I think I'll make this a must-do if I get back to Dublin CLICK HERE for info (I tried to post this earlier, but was having 'puter problems, apologies if this ends up as a repeat post. (NT) -- PeggyB (), 16:20:32 11/08/09 Sun
  - Thanks for this link Peggy, wish we'd found this before the trip. If we ever get back there, I'd like to take this tour as well :-) (NT) -- Mahri, 18:49:18 11/08/09 Sun
    - That last day Tracy and I were in Dublin, I took the step on/off bus tour, and noticed the Sinn Fein Bookstore and the tour sign as we drove by, much too late in the afternoon to do anything about it. (NT) -- PeggyB, 21:33:13 11/08/09 Sun
- My last post for the day....I swear ;-) We had a group dinner on Sunday night before the official tour of NI started. I did not get very many pics at dinner - maybe someone else did :-\ >>>>> -- Mahri (), 16:31:58 11/08/09 Sun
  - Love the pictures, Mahri, keep posting if you want. Not everybody has access to the photobucket site. :-/ (NT) -- Noelle...outta the loop, 16:36:48 11/08/09 Sun
    - Oh dear, if others can't see the photos then this week's Craic will be a huge dud for them. Can't we share the link with everybody, or deactivate the password or something? (NT) -- E, 16:58:42 11/08/09 Sun
      - I can see the pics that are posted on the pub, E. I was just saying I can't see ALL of the pics that have been uploaded to the photobucket site so post as many on here so I can see. (NT) -- Noelle, 17:16:31 11/08/09 Sun
        
        Yes, I'd love to be able to peruse all of those pics too. Just sayin'... :) (NT) -- Lanette, 17:19:38 11/08/09 Sun
        Oh, oops, sorry. (NT) -- E, 17:20:02 11/08/09 Sun
    - Isn't there a password so other Shammies can get in to Photobucket? I'm pretty sure there is one that CindyS mentioned in her first post to the Shindiggers. (NT) -- FranS, 17:59:04 11/08/09 Sun
  - Oh my bee-you-tiful jacket! This was where Cindy bought me the vodka gimlet, and the publican hadn't made one before. It was a dandy! (NT) -- E, 16:55:29 11/08/09 Sun
    - What's in a Vodka Gimlet? Reminds of a drink Maggie Smith would drink - a refined sort of person. (NT) -- Noelle, 17:36:42 11/08/09 Sun
      - Vodka, soda water and lime juice- they were very good. (NT) -- celtgirl, 18:04:42 11/08/09 Sun
        
        No soda water, just Rose's lime juice and vodka. The soda water was a nice touch in Ireland, made for a lovely, tall drink, but typically they're served in rocks glasses. (NT) -- E, 18:26:41 11/08/09 Sun
        
        (Oops again, it's supposed to be an Old Fashioned glass, not rocks glass.) (NT) -- E, 18:29:26 11/08/09 Sun
        
        Either way - soda water or not they both sound refreshing. I like my Vodka dirty. On a hot day that Vodka Gimlet sounds delish. (NT) -- Noelle, 18:50:15 11/08/09 Sun
        
        It's my usual summertime drink, aside from beer. Years ago, when I was on a winter bowling league (does anyone do that anymore?) I used to drink Black Russians - so I had a summer drink and a winter one. People used to say the BRs smelled likes shoe polish, but I loved 'em, and they helped give me a decent bowling average! (NT) -- E, 19:06:57 11/08/09 Sun
- Thanks to you all for sharing your photos. I love them all!!! :) (NT) -- Lanette, 17:20:26 11/08/09 Sun
- OT!!!: This afternoon I watched "The Boy in Striped Pajamas" - Good Lord - I wasn't ready for that movie. (NT) -- Noelle, 17:32:58 11/08/09 Sun
  - It slipped up on me too. (NT) -- FranS, 18:00:44 11/08/09 Sun
  - I was shocked as well, Noelle. But what a powerful film. (NT) -- Sallie, 18:48:38 11/08/09 Sun
  - Wasn't it fantastic? Did you bawl your eyes out at the end? The ending IS shocking, but I still think the film was brilliant. (NT) -- Leigh, 22:27:34 11/08/09 Sun
    - It was really very good but I was so worked up I almost turned it off. I just couldn't take it. I kept looking at the father and I knew I knew him I just couldn't think where from. Well I'm slow on the take - it's Remus Lupin from Harry Potter!! Duh!! (NT) -- Noelle, 00:02:07 11/09/09 Mon
- oops (NT) -- Sheila (), 21:08:41 11/08/09 Sun
- Okay I am back. The other Shammies have well and truly covered almost everything I saw and reminded me of things I had forgotten. On the Sunday off we went as a wee group following Marilyn's letterbox clue, which well truly sucked Ron in! Carla and I on the other hand enjoyed a quiet and leisurely stroll around the gardens of Dublin Castle, (some photos inside) until I saw Carla lovingly stroking a bronze plaque in a garden wall. The plaque was for the Special Olympics World Games, in company of MANY plaques with all the names of the competitors and this No tourists were hurt in the obtaining of this picture, seriously -- Sheila, 21:18:47 11/08/09 Sun
  - You mean there's more than one of him? :-0 LOL! (NT) -- Leigh, 23:09:36 11/08/09 Sun
  - *snerk* 'no tourists were hurt' - so you say ;-) F*ckin' Tourists :-) (NT) -- Mahri, 07:19:50 11/09/09 Mon
Book Discussion Alert!! -- Lil, 21:54:47 11/07/09 Sat [1]
Hi Shammies! Just wanted to remind everyone that the Crow Lake book discussion has begun. Please pop over to get the discussion started! Thanks!

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Craic of the Day, Saturday, November 8th, 2009 -- Travel -- Carla, 20:04:31 11/06/09 Fri [58]
South Chesterman Beach, Tofino, BC

Tomorrow's craic will begin our week of Shindig Sharing, so I thought I'd ask today what your favourite trip or holiday has been? Was it a once-in-a-lifetime adventure or perhaps a regular retreat you take every year? Or, if you feel you haven't been on a fantabulous trip yet, where do you desire to go?

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Sorry to make a post outisde the craig but I was afraid it would get lost below .... -- IsabelleKiltup, 14:35:49 11/06/09 Fri [34]
OMG ! Cindy and Sallie, I've just finished North & South, I'm just about to die! Die and go to Heaven with Mr Thornton. He had me right at the first scene, by the train scene, I was crawling on the walls! 'g' Heck ladies, I'm not even asking permission, move your bums, I'm moving in on the bench! 'vbg'

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- Ah, the train scene.....long sigh. :) (NT) -- celtgirl, 14:44:25 11/06/09 Fri
- Enough is enough....I've just added it to my hold list at the library. (NT) -- PeggyB (), 14:52:29 11/06/09 Fri
  - I think I'm going to have to do the same, Peggy. I just hope my library has it! (NT) -- Leigh, 16:55:45 11/06/09 Fri
    - YES!!!! They have it! I've got a copy on hold for me. Hope I can get it soon! (NT) -- Leigh, 17:03:42 11/06/09 Fri
- I've gone ahead and started a Xmas list for Glenn. This is my first entry :-) It's going to be difficult waiting..but I really should. Ahh well aniticipation eh... (NT) -- Mahri, 16:07:05 11/06/09 Fri
  - If the wait proves too difficult, you can always watch it here, Marilyn. :-) (NT) -- Sallie, 17:24:11 11/06/09 Fri
    - You will watch it again for my sake? What a friend ;-) (NT) -- Mahri, 17:42:30 11/06/09 Fri
- Incredible, isn't he? I don't know how this series slipped past my radar when it came out in 2004. But I'm so glad to have found it now. Welcome to the RA bench, Isabelle. :-) (NT) -- Sallie, 16:11:47 11/06/09 Fri
  - aaaah I'm just looking at his picture and reliving the movie! I'm in love! 'sigh' (NT) -- IsabelleKiltup, 18:58:21 11/06/09 Fri
- Well shit, I have heard enough...how am I going to find this. Who else is in it please? (NT) -- Sheila, 16:26:42 11/06/09 Fri
  - Sheila - my library had a copy - I've put it on hold for me. Here's a link to the IMDB page about it: NORTH & SOUTH Hope you can get your hands on a copy. (NT) -- Leigh, 17:03:08 11/06/09 Fri
    - PS: If you can't find it, let me know. I can try to burn a copy for you...although we both know how successful that's been for me in the past! :-/ I'll give it a go anyway if your'e desperate. (NT) -- Leigh, 17:06:06 11/06/09 Fri
    - I thought you were all talking about North & South as in the Civil War mini-series with Patrick Swayze and others. (NT) -- Tracy, 17:07:35 11/06/09 Fri
      - That's what I thought at first too Tracy :-) (NT) -- Mahri, 17:18:10 11/06/09 Fri
      - It's base on the book "North and South" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell published in 1855. It's the North and South of England. (NT) -- Noelle, 17:21:58 11/06/09 Fri
      - Tracy, this is the only reason I hadn't watch it before! I receive the catalog from BBC America, I've seen this title for the past 4 years and always thought that it was the 'N&S' that you mentioned above, didn't even bother until Miss Cindy above put a picture of Richard Armitage and got all my attention 'g' (NT) -- IsabelleKiltup, 18:10:50 11/06/09 Fri
        
        I did enjoy the mini-series and the book years ago. I will look into this one too. I just ordered 5 books and one of them was Wolf Hall!! (NT) -- Tracy, 18:15:30 11/06/09 Fri
        
        I enjoyed that mini series too and I've just added Wolf Hall to my list - stop copying me *g* (NT) -- Mahri, 18:18:49 11/06/09 Fri
        
        Stop copying me *g* (NT) -- Mahri, 19:51:54 11/06/09 Fri
        
        LOL (NT) -- Mahri, 07:20:04 11/07/09 Sat
    - Video library or book library Leigh? (NT) -- Sheila, 18:42:38 11/06/09 Fri
      - The book library, Sheila. I can access their catalogue online and place a hold using my membership card. (NT) -- Leigh, 20:35:24 11/06/09 Fri
        
        Our local doesn't have it, will try looking around. (NT) -- Sheila, 20:50:12 11/06/09 Fri
        
        Sheila - does your local library allow you to access other libraries' catalogues? Mine lets me request something and if my local library doesn't have it, they'll get it from another library in the Council group. (NT) -- Leigh, 23:33:29 11/06/09 Fri
- I recently joined Netflix so I could see these films y'all talk about ! This one is on the list. (NT) -- FranS, 16:34:03 11/06/09 Fri
- I just went to Netflix to add this, and you can watch it now, its on instant play. If any of you dont have Netflix...... you need it! :-) (NT) -- M&M, 17:06:58 11/06/09 Fri
  - I wish we HAD freakin' Netflix here, Michelle! :-/ (NT) -- Leigh, 17:13:59 11/06/09 Fri
    - Its great, we just love it! (NT) -- M&M, 18:38:25 11/06/09 Fri
- I've just added "Wives and Daughters" to my queue - another BBC adaptation of a Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell book. (NT) -- Noelle, 17:32:24 11/06/09 Fri
  - Oooh, will keep that one in mind, Noelle. don't forget to let us know what you thought of it. (NT) -- Leigh, 17:33:05 11/06/09 Fri
  - 'Wives and Daughters' is very good too, I have both of these in my own collection and have read the books as well, which are good reads. (NT) -- celtgirl, 17:51:16 11/06/09 Fri
- Okay, I've got this on my "instant" queue on Netflix....I'm going to have to figure out how to get my computer to show on my big screen so I can watch it. *g* (NT) -- Lil, 18:47:47 11/06/09 Fri
- Wow! He looks good even in a speedo! >>> HERE (NT) -- IsabelleKiltup, 19:17:05 11/06/09 Fri
Craic of the Day, Friday, November 6th, 2009 -- Music -- Carla, 19:54:21 11/05/09 Thu [50]
What's playing on your MP3, radio, stereo, CD-player or turntable these days? Anything new, or new to you, and exciting? Any old faves you're rediscovering? Do your musical preferences change with the season? Your mood? Your activity?

I've just been playing whatever pops up on the iTunes lately, but have been enjoying music by "Metric" "The Airborne Toxic Event" "Stars" and "The Killers" in particular.

Here's a link to Take me to the riot" by The Stars

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