Floral Fun

I'd been thinking for a while of things to do with Mom when she got here and one area of interest we both have is gardening.  Granted, I haven't a green thumb in my body, but I can appreciate someone else's talent in this area so that was going to be my plan of attack today...see some gardens.

Mom actually arrived yesterday and we got a lot in from the time she landed, dropped her bags at my flat, toured the city centre, and finally called it a night back at the studio. In just those few short hours we saw St. Stephen's Green, Grafton Street, Trinity College, Dublin Castle and the Chester Beatty Library, Christ Church Cathedral and St. Patrick's Cathedral.  It was a lot to do but you have to keep moving after a flight like the one Mom had, otherwise you get a bad case of jet lag.  She did really well as we came home to cook dinner and she didn't go to bed until about 9. 

This morning we planned to get up without an alarm clock and go first to get bus tickets for the week.  We woke up around 8:30 and by 11 I think we were finally out the door!  We got our bus to the bus headquarters to get our passes and then we went ahead to the National Botanic Gardens because we were pretty close by.  We spent several hours there.  It's really a beautiful place, and it happens to be free...well worth a visit or two. 

After the gardens and something like 150 pictures between the two of us, we headed by bus back to the city centre and walked through Temple Bar where we had our late lunch/dinner (fish and chips at Farrington's) and then walked back towards St. Stephen's Green via the George's Street Arcade (market).  We took one more bus back to my apartment.  Mom came on here without me as something about living in Dublin makes me want a coke and chocolate bar every day!  I ran to the store to get something to snack on and have just come back.

I've got to say there are many reasons I'm glad my mother is here, but what just happened made me even more happy to have her visiting.  When I was in Paris with the boys I fell trying to catch the Metro and messed up my toe rather badly.  The toenail just decided to call it a day and I (not being a foot person) about had a fit.  It doesn't matter if it's my foot or not.  I can't handle toes.  My mom just did some amazing foot surgery on me and thankfully, I've got chocolate chip cookies left to console me and the trauma I just went through.  Love you Mom.

Ok, so now we will more than likely watch a movie in my hometheater...that is sitting on my bed watching the laptop, and head to bed.  Tomorrow we are taking a day tour to Kilkenny and Glendalough.  Good times ahead.