Saturday 9: Molly Malone

It's Friday evening here, but I'm jumping in to get my Saturday 9 post done since this is a working weekend for me. The nice weather hung on until after I got home today. Now it's pretty windy and the temps are dropping. I think we are expecting snow flurries in the morning. Yay. Not. 

Molly Malone  
Unfamiliar with this week's song? Hear it here.

1) Are you of Irish descent?  A wee bit. Me dear old great-grandfather was from Belfast and me great-grandmother was from County Cork. My husband is Irish, too.
 

2) Legend has it that the heroine of this week's Irish ballad was a real lass. 17th century birth and burial records confirm that a woman with that name lived in Dublin. Can you think of another song about a real historic figure?  "Sweet Caroline" is supposedly about Caroline Kennedy.

3) Molly sold fish from a cart that she wheeled through the streets. What's the last seafood you ate?  We just had fried fish tonight. Lent and all that, you know. Friday night fish fries are HUGE fundraisers for churches and fire departments here in southwestern PA.

4) The lyrics tell us that, after her death, her ghost continues to wander the streets of Dublin with her wheel barrow. Do you believe in ghosts?  Nope.

5) This week's featured band, The Dubliners, are obviously from Dublin. They were introduced to American audiences on The Ed Sullivan Show. Today, Stephen Colbert tapes his show in The Ed Sullivan Theater. Who hosted the last talk show you watched?  Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest....though I am reluctant to admit it. It just came on while I was home yesterday and I was too lazy to find the remote and change it.

6) Corned beef and cabbage is a traditional St. Patrick's Day dish. Is it a favorite of yours?  YES!!  I love the stuff and if my mom isn't going to make it, I will be picking it up tomorrow evening to put in the crock pot on Sunday.

7) According to Irish legend, leprechauns earned the gold in the pot they guard by repairing shoes. Crazy Sam can't remember the last time she got a pair of shoes repaired. When the heels wear away, she discards the shoes and buys new ones. What about you? Do you get your shoes fixed (either by leprechauns or just by ordinary repairmen)?  I don't think I've ever had any pair of shoes repaired. Maybe if I was the type to buy $500 designer shoes I'd do that.
 

8) Do you look good in green, the signature color of St. Patrick's Day?  I think I look pretty good in it. What say you?

9) Random question: Did you more recently sneeze or cough?  Uh......cough. I think. The air in the nursing home is so dry right now that my throat gets dry and irritated all the time since my job involves constant talking.

In real life...

Pete, the resident I've been asking folks to pray for, passed away this morning. I'm glad he's free of the prison of dementia, but I'm going to miss him. He was a favorite...as was his wife who visited daily. Life on the unit isn't going to be the same without them.

Found out tonight my new glasses are in. I could have gotten them tonight after work, but they didn't call my cell phone, just the house phone. Tomorrow they close before I get off work. Monday's my day off, so Monday it is! I can't wait. I'm so tired of the world looking burry.

Also, my knee is acting up. I have fallen on it several times over the years due to icy parking lots at the bus garage when I worked there, but have never had pain like this before...mostly just some discomfort from time to time. Today it starting hurting so much I'm limping when I walk and every step was beyond just discomfort. I had to go to Walmart after work anyway so, I got more Salonpas patches, a support band for my knee, and a strap-on ice pack.

That's all for today. Have a wonderful weekend and...