Our annual St. Patty's Day party was held on a gorgeous day down at the pool. Facing us is Al, all decked out, next to his wife, Marilyn and Jim with a festive bowtie. In the background (facing us on the left) is Margaret and her son, David, who is from Ireland. He brought some Irish gifts, including a shirt similar to the one he has one, to raffle off. Next to David are Bob and Bev.
At this table are Al, Marilyn, Jim, Lianne, Linda, Don, Ross and Maureen.
Here we have (facing us on the left) Mac, Margaret, David, Bob, Bev, Dave and Joann.
Brother and sister are enjoying and Irish celebration.
Lumpy, Wendy and Betty thinking about jumping into the pool later that evening
Lumpy and Wendy
Tom and Betty
Margaret. I do like that Irish shirt David brought you from Ireland.
The social hour
another view
Greg into the Irish spirit of the day
Kay, all decked in her Irish gear right from head to toe!
Kay is letting us know that it is serving time. Let's get some of that delious corned beef, potatoes, carrots and cabbage.
The servers are ready.
Pat is reading the winner of the raffle. She also organized this event, among many more that she has planned for us. Each and every one is a great time for one and all.
Drawing the winning tickets is Fritz, who is a one man band and plays most requests.
Marilyn and Al
Maureen was the lucky winner of a true Irish shirt, directly from Ireland, and a book of Northern Ireland - David brought them with him for the party.
The people from Dryden, ON were big winners of the raffles. Maureen, Jim, Lianne, Linda and Don must have had the luck of the Irish on their side. Poor Wendy, not a winner at all. She looks very sad about the situation.
Dave and Joann were also winners; Dave is holding his lucky leprechaun.
Mac didn't win a thing but is very thankful to be wearing the shirt that David brought for him for Ireland. Mac is also sporting his new haircut that Wendy gave him the day before so he would look his very best for the big day.
Tom and Patsy are consoling Keith. Poor Keith is the only one of the Dryden house who didn't win a thing. In the background is Glenice telling her daughter and son-in-law that Keith is being a baby.
Look at Al and Wendy do the twist!!!
Dave and Joann are trying to outdo everyone. Look how low Dave can go; Joann is having a bit of a difficult time keeping up with Dave.
Here we are with the YMCA group
This lady comes to St Patty's day every year and just dances around the pool by herself.
Al is a gentlemen; he asked the lady to dance.
A picture that touches the heart. Margaret dancing with her son, who lives in Ireland, and has not been here since 2006. He surprised her with his visit and how appropriate that it should be St. Patty's Day - the luck of the Irish!!!
Traveling Route 66 to Oatman, a deserted mining town where the donkeys roam the street. They were left there when the mines closed.
Any UFO sightings? This is where the UFO enthusists have their annual meetings - a deserted place on Route 66.
Virginia is feeding a donkey while her baby is also getting some nourishment.
Those donkeys sure do love those carrots. Virgina thinks the donkeys like her but they are really after the carrots she has in her bag.
One of the locals stopped to have his picture taken with Virginia.
Here we see Virgina with the sheriff. She won't have to worry with him beside her.
One of the restaurants that we frequent - note all the money on the walls. People write their name, city and state or country on a dollar bill and staple it to the wall, beam, ceiling od any other place.
a shootout - robbers have just robbed the bank and are trying to flee
Virginia is not too happy. This donkey couldn't wait for his carrots; he grabbed the bag. They are all over the ground!
Look at this donkey!!!
This donkey is following Virginia into a store
What to visit Oatman? Just follow Route 66 to Jackass Junction and take a left.
