Day Seven

We had a very quiet night, that is until Niamh arrived home that is. 

And as it was slightly before sunrise I was a little surprised when she and Zita were off early this morning.

Niamh rushed off to the wedding restaurant to help get everything ready for the big event.

Apparently the bride is from Germany. 

We did not tell Uncle Dugal. Let sleeping dogs lie was my thought.

Emmet’s friend Florian is from Germany but he moved to Scotland to do his Doctorate. Good choice we thought. 

Mrs. T drove Niamh to the wedding and then took the opportunity to go to the better bring a truck grocery store. 

Because they have very inexpensive cheese. 

And of course we will need lots of cheese for tomorrow’s exercise in glorious excess. 

Dugal is already practicing his small talk. 

With our Miss Poppy gone we have decided that we will have to work extra hard to make everyone feel at home. 

After all we are duty bound to maintain her standards of happy hospitality. 

This morning Festis was reviewing his Twitter account. 

He has been a bit obsessed with the stock market lately. I have been reluctant to inquire about it. 

But today he found Emmet and a friend at their university in Cork. 

They spent yesterday explaining to students why they needed to learn all about all the ancient Irish heroes. 

And go to Emmet’s university. 

So Emmet can teach them. 

I suspect that was why Emmet was so sleepy last evening. 

Zita brought home a lot of work from her office and took over the dining room table. 

So much for her day of rest. 

But it was quiet enough that we had a well deserved sleeping in. 

Then I woke up when Zita went out for a walk her her friend Susan. 

It was a bit too cold so she had to come back in to get a much warmer coat.

This afternoon Dugal and I had a bit of a neighbourhood walk about and checked on the ducks in the far pond.

It was a just because visit. We also needed to get some much required exercise. 

Porridge does not only stick to your ribs. 

Then Craig had watched enough football so he and Zita went for their own get some exercise walk. 

Craig and Zita had an bit of an unsatisfactory dinner. They got diet soup by mistake. 

When they went to watch their detective program we resumed our game of three handed Whist. 

I fell asleep in the middle of last night’s game. Or so the others claim. 

Before their detective program was finished Niamh called.

She needed a drive home as she was now too tired too walk back to here. 

So Zita went and got her before all of the household was fast asleep.