Day 16

Day 16 was a Friday. Bern and I went walking along inlet and then later picked up her children and went to downtown Cork. The children had practice for their violin recital. We dropped them off at the Cork City Hall. It is a beautiful building and lovely auditorium. There were children everywhere ages 3-12. I was quite fond of the 3 year olds. They were in their school uniforms and carrying cute little violins. It was a little crazy, but those kids all seemed to be really well behaved.

Bern and I shopped in Cork. I needed to get some things for the kiddos. I also wanted to get a Irish wool sweater. I see TV shows from Ireland and see these beautiful ladies with long blond flowing hair and ivory skin wearing those sweaters. I, am not one of those ladies. I was sadden to know that the sweater that I dreamed of looked horrid on me. Anyway, I liked Cork and loved all the little shops in the central area. 

Bern and I picked up a little lunch, got her adorable children, and went to the School of Music. I had never seen such a building. I guess because although I am a huge fan of music, I had never seen a building dedicated to music. Her son is taking a class on music theory. 

We hung out there for awhile and then returned back to her home. Her hubby Vin made pizza for dinner. He makes Pizza for dinner on Friday nights. It was really good ! I slept well at her house. Her guest room had it's own bathroom and felt I was staying at a hotel. I liked her home and her neighborhood. Kids actually play out in the street. They run around ! My kids would have loved that ! Kids don't play outside around here. My favorite memories of growing up in San Ramon were riding bikes, roller skating, and putting on shows. Going to the creek and searching for crawdads. That doesn't happen here....you never see kids outside playing...its sad :(