I've just recently celebrated my birthday. Big Day! We went out to eat at an Irish Pub type place. It's called O'Sheys and it did resemble some of the pubs that we visited when traveling in Ireland. First of all it is on a couple of levels,one level for the bar, itself with a few boothes and tables, then to the left a small ramp that led to the tiny stage and another few tables, back up the incline and past the bar a few steps down and a few more tables plus a juke box. The food was typical pub type food. sandwiches, soups, salads etc. I had a really good trout sandwich and a cup of Potato Chowder. Delish! The guys among us ordered the brew testing order. They each recieved five small glasses containing five different beers. Zowie!! We moved on afterwards to Graeters for ice cream cones. Too bad the ice cream store doesn't have an ice cream sampling order, think about it, five small ice cream cones,maybe a vanilla, pistacio, pralene, peppermint and chocolate! What a deal that would be!
When I was very young I used to think that my birthday would fall on Thanksgiving some year. Especially when FDR moved Thanksgiving back one week so that the Christmas shopping season could be extended, there-by aiding the economy but still it never fell on my birthday. This year, it came close!
Thanksgiving was yesterday and thirty four of us convened for dinner at Karen's and Paul's. It was a great day. We had a deep fried turkey and traditional oven baked turkey and a few baked turkey breasts. All of the side dishes that accompany turkey and I provided the obligatory scalloped oysters. We had a variety of pies for dessert. A good time was had by all.
We had Carrie and her friend Gabe from Seattle, Washington, Pat, Kristy and Alex from Raleigh, NC, Lee and Stephanie, Pearce and Robert from Lexington, Courtney, Al, Ellen, Sam and Madeline from Owensboro, Paul's nephew,Chad and his wife Annette, from Chicago
Today all the Dolwick clan went to the races and met Brian out there and did the backside tour and had a grand day and then Pat and Kristy picked me up to go to the Bonnycastle Club for a night of Bingo. Shannon, Lenny, Daniel and Nicholas, are here on leave from Japan, Rick,Jeanine,John and Jack from Denver,CO and Michele,Joe,Julie, and Jeff from right here in town came to the Bonnycastle and we played bingo, ate, drank and be merried! What a fabulous thing it is to have such a beautiful family!
Doc enjoyed his visits from Carrie and Pat et al. Pat brought him a stocking (Ohio State Christmas stocking) filled with Hersey Bars (his favorite for the time being.)
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