Issue #13…
Be Blessed!
First, let me share this with you..
One of our fellow travelers, Kay Welch, sent this link to an Irish Blessings.. It’s beautiful:
http://www.e-water.net/irishblessing_en.html
And by the way, Kay will be listed as “Margaret” on any Passport forms you see. Many of us have long forgone our given names and when our tour guide calls out our name to assign hotel room keys, there will no doubt be some chuckling. Some of us have literally never used those names since our baptism.
Meet Us at the Club!
Our meeting is fast approaching.. at the Jacksonville Country Club, April 6th, 4 p.m.
The Club is located just off the main road leaving Jacksonville and heading east. The sign pointing toward the place is very small and located on the south side of the road. You dip under the viaduct headed east out of Jacksonville and turn right just as you pass Martin’s Town and Country.
We’ll be………….
--getting to know each other (After 37 years of teachers’ meetings I have valiantly resisted the urge to use name tags, but I may have to relent on this. Several of you have suggested this and you’re probably right.)
--discussing the optional excursions
--trying valiantly to answer your questions
---taking educated guesses as to our stateside travel arrangements
---talking a bit about what to take with us on the trip
---eating Nancy Bradbury’s shamrock cookies
Some of you have responded, but if everyone could drop me a line/email/call as to whether you’ll be dining with us, it’d tickled the folks at the country club.. and yes, everyone’s invited..spouses, parents, kids…whoever’s hanging around the house that day. ken@bradbury.cc
Departure Times, Hotels, etc.
Okay, this is a less than satisfying answer to a couple of your questions, but, as I mentioned in several other mailings, it’s what I expected. (From Kathy Bernard, our tour operator.)
Hi Ken,
Two weeks prior for flight information; hotels bout the same time. You'll receive a large
Fedex from us 7-10 days prior to departure,
With 2 copies for each traveler of hotel list,
Flight bulletin and day-by-day itinerary.
All info will also be published to your website
For viewing about 10-14 days prior to departure.
Talk to you soon,
Kathy
News of the Group
One of our crew, Erich Nobis, recently appeared onstage with the granddaughter of another traveler (Jaymee Toler’s grandmother is Sharon) in Bystanders, a play presented at the Franklin Methodist Church.
Erich and Hannah Stephens are both gearing up for their school’s production of Doo-Wop, a new play by KB to be presented at Triopia in April. Hannah will not only be appearing onstage but also serving as the show’s choreographer.
Speaking of which…we’ll have two choreographers on board as Rhonda Vinyard, Pittsfield’s belle of dance, joins us.
Nick Stephens has officially been accepted to the engineering program in Rolla.
An Irish member of our group, Bonnie Flynn, recently heard Richard Simmons speak at Prairie Heart’s 10th anniversary of their new building. Bonnie was quite impressed with the flamboyant exerciser’s personality and genuineness. She sent along the link to his website containing some Irish advice: http://www.richardsimmons.com
Bob and Janet Chipman returned safe and gratified after visiting son Tim in Latvia where he’s teaching this year. I know that some of you have had the treat of reading Tim’s extremely literate and interesting blog.
This also from our traveling friend Kay Welsh:
My cousin, Billie, went all thru school & good friends with Tammy Winters & Rhonda Vinyard a was about 2 yrs behind them. Billie is also an elementary teacher in the Danville area.
A Mini-Gathering…
Although it wasn’t exactly planned, we had several members of our British-bound group at the Franklin Methodist Church on March 1st. Erich Nobis was appearing in the play, I was pretending to direct, Sharon Toler was in charge of the marvelous lasagna fest that night, and in the audience were Maxine Crawford, Rhonda Downs, Janet Long, Kay Welsh, plus Keith & Nancy Bradbury. Heck, we had enough to make our first plane load.
Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn't find a parking place. Looking up to heaven he said, "Lord take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of me life and give up me Irish Whiskey!"
Miraculously, a parking place appeared.
Paddy looked up again and said, "Never mind, I found one."
From Another of our group:
At the start of every Mass, the priest would make the sign of the cross, followed as usual by the entrance song and the blessing, after which the congregation responded, "And also with you."
One Sunday, after making the sign of the cross, our priest appeared to be having difficulty with the sound system during the singing of the entrance hymn. At the conclusion of the song, the priest said, "There seems to be something wrong with the mike."
The congregation automatically responded, "And also with you!"
Some Interesting Browsing
I have a friend named Justine Jones who lives in London. Actually, I’ve never met her, but I edited her recent book on Improvisational Theatre. When she learned we’d be coming over the waves this summer she sent this web link that she considers to be the best source for London theatre:
http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk
She and her husband are on the committee who choose the annual Olivier Awards, the counterpart of our Tony Awards for Broadway. As a result they see about 75 shows a year. What a job!
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