Festivities and our friend Mooney!

Another brilliant day in Ireland! We woke up to fresh rolls slipped through the cat door which was lovely. We headed to the festival in Mount Shannon with Christine around 12. We spent around a half hour walking through an old maze which was amazing and had some really interesting statues and "megaliths" i believe they were called. We found our way out of the maze and wondered down to Lough Derg which was a huge beautiful lake filled with a bunch of sweet boats. We met back up with Christine to grab a drink while we waited for the rest of the festival tents to be set up. I got a beer called ginger beard which was like ginger ale with a spicy kick and Mimi picked an awesome organic cider. The art in the restaurant was really strange and beautiful at the same time. We spent a while talking and drinking and decided to get some food at the Waldorf tent which was funny because we were talking about their school system on the drive over. The food was all vegan and amazinggg! We all really enjoyed it sitting on a fence watching the festivities. After lunch we walked around the tents. Christine bought a pomegranate tree and Mimi and I got a sweet pair of genie pants from India. Yes, only we would buy pants from India while in Ireland. We had a great time walking around and talking with different people. We met an awesome Buddhist woman from the States who explained how she was able to stay in Ireland, by working for a charity and basically having all the info we currently have in the infamous  BINDER! (hah). We bought lovely desserts from her which were delicious. 
Once we saw all the tents, had a few good laughs at the clown and floppy puppy, we went to have our first traditional pub experience. Mimi and I of course had to get a Guinness! We sat in a cozy corner and admired the local scene. It was hilarious to me that a little girl was drawing in a coloring book next to us while we were drinking our brews.
After the pub we set out to our last gallery which was the Irish woman's art collection. There were some really amazing pieces that really inspired me to do some life drawing/painting so that was rad. Ireland has some incredible artist energy that just exudes out of its moody skies and lush green landscapes.

When we got home I started making some dinner. LASAGNA! We used about 53454 cheeses and 2 different sauce, with some onions, garlic and broccoli. We went out to the garden and picked a couple different kinds of lettuce and some vibrant edible flowers for a salad! Dinner turned out to be awesome, if I do say so myself! (thanks mom! :) ).
Now I will try to describe events most likely too outlandish to understand...So after dinner I got a bit excited and started tapping on the top of my wine glass with a knife-trying to make a toast (not realizing the proper way is on the stem of the glass) after about 10 taps my glass just breaks all over me and the floor...I was shocked for what reason I'm not sure since what I was doing was clearly ridiculous and stupid. So after we get over that little drama I go over to the computer with another glass of wine. Mimi calls over from the kitchen "be careful with that near the computer" so given the last incident I take her advice and put it on the ground next to the couch, instead of next to the keyboard. She was doing the dishes and I happen to look out the window and the sky had been clearing, but now we see our dear lovely friend MOONY! Anyone who knows us, knows how we love her very much. Modest mouse is playing and Mimi comes running over to greet her and do a victory dance for her arrival. So we're jumping up and down and fist pumping and everything. I look over and Mimi just STOMPED the glass of wine of the floor...with only a sock on! Luckily she did not get any glass in her foot, which is a miracle, since it basically shattered. We start immediately cracking up in disbelief that we shattered 2 wine glasses in a matter of minutes. SO ABSURD.

Then we decide we just need to go outside to deal with the full moon madness head on. I took some photos of the moon and the tower which look absolutely beautiful! We need to get a cord to upload the photos from the camera to the computer! We sat on a stone bridge and shared our gratitude and love with the moon for a bit and came in to drink some peppermint tea. Today was wonderful! And back to "work" tomorrow! Namaste!
-Chelsey