Up with the birds, fed the animals, cut fresh willow, ate Frosties with banana, ready to go at 9:00 am with trailer and displays, to Discover Mullingar Day.
Kevin was needed to help Louis and Sioban with their Lilliput Loaf Co. booth, cooking potato bread while the boys grilled venison burgers next door. I was down the street with the Farm Safari Booth. "Have you been out to the Farm Safari? We're six miles west of Mullingar, on the road to Athlone. Do you know where is Ballinea (pronounced Bal-i-nay)? We're right past, in Churchtown, but there is no sign, so if you get to Loughnavalley you've gone too far." I was almost singing this by the end of the day. "We're not open to the public, so please call ahead for a booking. We do children's birthday parties, adult sundowner barbeques. Whatever the occassion, we would be happy to accommodate you. We can take as few as four as many as fifty. We stop several times for photo opportunities and to pet the animals. You will see all the animals whose photographs are on display . . . . Perhaps your child has visited with his teacher from school. We have a five acre lake and Gregg takes the children down to the water with nets and then they look through microscopes at whatever they collected. It's a wonderful learning experience and just a great day in the countryside."
Lots of fun and entertainment all day and the weather held clear with no rain ‘til the end.
Kevin and Louis
wringing the starch
out of the grated potatoes.
Louis himself.
Kevin and Sioban
preparing onions for the grill.
Renee on a break from her display,
visiting Kevin.
A dear deer child!
Louis and Sioban,
Lilliput Loaf Co.
Kevin, cooking potato bread on the streets of Mullingar, in Ireland. His grandmother would be so proud!
At 7:00 pm, ten hours later we were all heading home. A very long day. Jobs well done all around. We’ll get together for lunch tomorrow and debrief the past two days.
A grand day!
Kevin was needed to help Louis and Sioban with their Lilliput Loaf Co. booth, cooking potato bread while the boys grilled venison burgers next door. I was down the street with the Farm Safari Booth. "Have you been out to the Farm Safari? We're six miles west of Mullingar, on the road to Athlone. Do you know where is Ballinea (pronounced Bal-i-nay)? We're right past, in Churchtown, but there is no sign, so if you get to Loughnavalley you've gone too far." I was almost singing this by the end of the day. "We're not open to the public, so please call ahead for a booking. We do children's birthday parties, adult sundowner barbeques. Whatever the occassion, we would be happy to accommodate you. We can take as few as four as many as fifty. We stop several times for photo opportunities and to pet the animals. You will see all the animals whose photographs are on display . . . . Perhaps your child has visited with his teacher from school. We have a five acre lake and Gregg takes the children down to the water with nets and then they look through microscopes at whatever they collected. It's a wonderful learning experience and just a great day in the countryside."
Lots of fun and entertainment all day and the weather held clear with no rain ‘til the end.
Kevin and Louis
wringing the starch
out of the grated potatoes.
Louis himself.
Kevin and Sioban
preparing onions for the grill.
Renee on a break from her display,
visiting Kevin.
A dear deer child!
Louis and Sioban,
Lilliput Loaf Co.
Kevin, cooking potato bread on the streets of Mullingar, in Ireland. His grandmother would be so proud!
At 7:00 pm, ten hours later we were all heading home. A very long day. Jobs well done all around. We’ll get together for lunch tomorrow and debrief the past two days.
A grand day!
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