February and beyond

February 3, 2010


Hi Everybody




Okay everybody, The votes are in and we have decided not to have our February meeting on the 17th as it is Ash Wednesday and several of our members will be attending Ash Wednesday services.

So we have switched to Sunday, February 21 at 1:30PM. The attendees at the St. Bridget meeting said that they would like to learn to make scones. SO. Toni Nevicosi has volunteered her home at N6825 Rocky Lane, Plymouth for a cooking class. I will bring a recipe for Cranberry/Orange, Toni has one for nut scones and Barbara Fishbaugher has one for Raspberry scones that she shared at the Christmas Tea. (Don't worry Barb, if you can't make it let me know, I do have your recipe.)

Toni will also have supplies and instructions for us all to make a St. Patrick's Day card using a scrapbooking method that she will teach us. It will be a fun filled day and I hope many can attend.

I have established a blog that will publish these updates on the internet and hopefully be a resource for us. The address is http://celticwisdom.blogspot.com/. So far it is pretty sparce and I even accidently got one of my personal blog entries on it. So be patient with me.

The schedule for the rest of the year is:

March 17 - Irishman's Walk in Plymouth. Let's meet at the Exchange Bank on the corner of Stafford and Mill at 10AM for our meeting and to carpool up to Eastern and Highland to join the Walk. Then we can all just party however we wish and lunch wherever we wish after the Walk is over.

April 22/23/24 - Celtic Women International Spring Fling. We will not have a local meeting and hope that a lot of us can attend the Spring Fling which is in Lake Geneva again. I know that Kate and I, Debbie and her husband and Janet and her husband are going for sure. Reservations can be made after February 10. Details will be in the CWI newsletter or you will be hearing more from me.

The first week of June we will be cosponsoring, with SCHRC, Mary Pat Kelly speaking about how she researched Galway Bay and how she found her family. Details will follow as soon as Mary Pat lets me know the day she will be able to be here. Either an evening that week or Saturday afternoon. We will, as we do for the Tea, be responsible for snacks. You will LOVE her.

July 17 – I am hoping to book the dancer.

August 8- The Reunion of the Clans at St. Michaels Church in Parnell. You will all get invitations

August 19-22 – Gail McAleese has been able to make arrangements for us to march as a group in the parade on Sunday in years past so probably will this year too. I hope so as I will be able to walk this year. This is the 30th year of IrishFest Milwaukee so will be quite a gala.

September 17 – We have a member that we have not met, Flora O'Hagan. She lives in Campbellsport. She is the current president of St. Piran's Society of Minnesota. Of Cornish descent, she will talk to us about Cornish traditions and the celtic connections.

October 17 – Samhain – the beginning of the dark season begins on November 1. We will again celebrate Samhain with a meal. We want each of us to bring a placemat dedicated to those dear to you who have passed on. You can make it however you want. Fancy or plain. If you want help or ideas, contact me and I will help or refer you to the talented ladies in our group who can.

December 4 – Saturday we will celebrate our annual Christmas Tea. This has been a win- win for us, SCHRC and the Plymouth History Museum. We will designate December 11 as a snow date. Last year was perfect.

Hope this finds you all well. Please feel free to offer suggestions of things you would like to do, places you would like to go or people you would like to meet.


God love you all

Mary Kunert
920-893-5139

P. S. I can use all the help I can get.