The end of another great weekend.   Something about being away from work.  But this was even more special, it was Irish Fest weekend.    The 30th year for Irishfest in Milwaukee, and we must have made most of them.  We heard some old favorites returning for the anniversary, and found some new bands to listen to.   Wall to wall music, it was a wonderful time as usual.   And of course made better by seeing good friends.   We spent time with Enders, Millers, Shanahan’s, Koss’s and ran into a variety of people we knew.  And I drank more than I should have, and ate more than I should have,  oh well.   I can fast during the week.

We got to Milwaukee late afternoon on Friday,  I was able to leave work early.  And we had some pretty hard rains Friday night.   The bands had to stop during the periods of lightening,  but always continued on.  And by the end of the night the lines at the beer tents had lessened.  So we still were able to take in some favorite bands.   And all day Saturday,  There was a brief shower during the day,  but it ended quickly and turned into a great evening.  And Sunday started as always with mass.   This year Northern Ireland was featured at the fest and a bishop from Northern Ireland said mass.  It is a special way to start the day and we got to share it with a number of friends.   And after a beautiful mass the music stages started back up.   We stayed until around 3 today and then made our way home.

The house was hot and breezes light when we got home.  So Chris and I took a long boat ride.   It was nice and cool on the lake,  you can tell the air is drier.  So now get ready for Monday morning and back to that other life!    Have a great week!