Welcome to Eriskay's World

So, I'm just getting around to it now - sue me! 

The year 2008 brought about many changes in all our lives.  Some of us, who had issues saw some resolved but others not.  We have to work at the latter.  One of you changed your job, finished writing your book and saw it published this year.  Proud we are of you, Cynthia Mae Andersen!  You also recently re-newed an old friendship of thirty years ago.   That's quite an achievement for just one year.  If you think it isn't, try going through police reports, etc. and try to make sense of them, while you quit a job that you were unhappy in.  That was a gigantic step to take, especially at this time.  You found another job where you are happy and your boss is  an A-Number-One professional.  He is also Scots-Irish.  That's all I know about the man but what's been said is enough.  "Wha's like us? Damn few an' they're aw deid!!"

I had surgery last year.  I'm having surgery done this year. I hope I don't make this a habit. (Jeez, some people will do anything to get two weeks off with pay).   Hey, shit happens!   My niece, Linda could tell you about that.  Ever since she, her husband, Brian and sons, Ryan and Fraser landed in Canada, they've had their share of hospitals.  Everything is going fine now, but if you ask Linda, I'm sure that she'll say that she's keeping her fingers crossed.   They are a very close-knit family and I'm proud of them.

Ryan and Fraser?  I love them to bits!  I'm waiting on Ryan's graduation picture.  

My sons-in-law took a leap.  One left one hospital, where he had worked for years and is now in the business end of it at another hospital.  The other bought into a Real Estate franchise and his wife, my daughter, Bridget graduated with her Masters Degree from Scranton University.  I'm extremely proud of the four of them!!!!  

Then, in September of last year my niece, Bridget Ann McDermid and her husband, Chick visited me for ten days.

We all had a helluva roaring time!!  This was the first time my daughters had met their cousin.  They love her , but who couldn't?????  What you see is what you get and I love her for that alone.  No pretensions.

My daugher, Audrey can't stop laughing when she thinks about something Bridget Ann said to her.  She was telling her that she only had a ten minute walk to work every day but she ordered a taxi to take her.  When Audrey asked her why, she said " It gies me time tae hiv anither wee cup of coffee and a fag."  A fag is a cigarette in Britain.  It was just "Brilliant" having BA and Chick here.  Brilliant is a favorite word of BA's.  Ask her how the weather is in Scotland at this time of the year and she'll say "Och, auntie Margaret, it's Baltic!!"  When she calls me on the phone, the first thing she'll say is  "Well, naebdae died this week.  I've already checked out the Lennox Herald."  She means no one that we know of.  Audrey had taken us all into NY City three days in a row and BA and Chick just couldn't get over it.  This was their first time in the USA.  We went to see Grease on Broadway.  

St. Patrick's Cathedral, Statue of Liberty and the Bronx.  Why the Bronx?  Well you might think it's because of Yankee stadiums the old and new.  You would be wrong.  You see, Audrey had asked Chick where HE would like to go, and he said, "I'd love to go to the Bronx and have a pint of beer."  Uuhhh????  That's right.  When we asked him why, he said, "I've seen it in the movies and I'd just like to experience it."   Whatever!!!  To tell you the truth a pint was all he had and he was as happy as a wee pig amongst shite.

No Kidding!  Audrey made his day!  Then we went to the Village.  It was raining and we all walked around but we were covered.  Bridget Ann didn't want to get anything to put over her until her auntie (moi) insisted.  Well, Bridget ran into a CVS with Bridget Ann.  Bridge takes a size 2-4.  Hers was a poncho style in white, I believe.  She looked so cute.   Bridget Ann, unfortunately had to get a much bigger one.  She wore it in NYC but as soon as she got back to my apartmeht, she left it here for me.  Well, it does fit!  In all fairness to BA, she is a mother of three adults, two of them are married and have children. So, she was a Grandmother at 38 or 39years of age.

Of course, I told her that she was a wee grannie when she was only three.  Bridget Ann is my late sister, Isobel's daughter and she is the oldest.  She has two brothers David McKay and Gerald McKay.  David is very handy around the house.  Just like his father, Billy.