[NFB-Blind-Crafters] Craft stuff I saw in Ireland

[Jolene Nemeth]

it sounds like an awesome trip

On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 10:13 AM henry osborne jr via NFB-Blind-Crafters <
nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Good Morning Tracy, thank you for the description of your food menu. I am
> going to look up whether or not the Irish are or aren’t famous for the
> Irish Stew, or, if they did or didn’t invent Corned Beef and Cabbage which
> as many if not all of you members know is our usual Saint Patrick’s Day
> dinners.
>
> Tracy, did you get to see or hear any traditional Irish music or the Step
> Dancing while there?
>
> I know a Gentleman named John Whelan, who is an Irish Accordionist who has
> recorded many albums.
>
>
>
> *From:* NFB-Blind-Crafters <nfb-blind-crafters-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On
> Behalf Of *Tracy Carcione via NFB-Blind-Crafters
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 5, 2024 8:40 AM
> *To:* 'List for Blind Crafters and Artists' <nfb-blind-crafters at nfbnet.org
> >
> *Cc:* carcione at access.net
> *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Blind-Crafters] Craft stuff I saw in Ireland
>
>
>
> Hi Ericka.
>
> It was cloudy every day, with temperatures between 45-60.  Not the big
> swings we get in Jersey.  The sun might have come out a couple times, but
> not much.  But it only rained a lot one day, which was nice.
>
>
>
> The most amazing thing I felt was a stone inside the passage tomb at New
> Grange.  It has interlinking spirals carved 5000 years ago.  They are
> faint, but I could feel them.  It was so cool!  They don’t let most people
> touch them, but the guide said I could.
>
> I also sneaked a feel of some embroidery on a bedspread in a castle that
> was inhabited until only recently.  It was beautiful, leaves and vines.
>
>
>
> Food.  Irish food is very good.  Ireland is rich agricultural land.  They
> have a lot of dairy cows, as well as fish and veg.
>
> My favorite Irish meal is soup with brown bread and a pint of Guinness.
> The soup is either fish chowder or the veg soup of the day.  They purée the
> veg in the soup, so it is very smooth.  They don’t do that with the fish
> chowder.  Both are delicious.
>
> Brown bread is a quick bread, made with whole-grain flour, baking soda,
> and buttermilk.  It’s thick, tasty, and filling.
>
> And Guinness in Ireland is tastier than it is here.  Not sure why, but it
> is.
>
> Tracy
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