Wednesday morning...

Today is Brian's last day at his conference. He has been pleased with the lectures and has made some contacts that will be helpful in the future as he works on the Wind Generation projects at BPA.

As for me I headed out on my own! The section of the city that we are located in is near the Georgian area of Dublin. It was in its prime when King George was fighting with the colonies for control of them. It is full of old brick buildings with brightly colored doors. Termed appropriately the 'Doors of Dublin'. Today most of them are businesses, but they still retain their character. In the middle of these is a refurbished late 1700's Georgian house that has been turned into a museum...Number 29 as it is called, pictured above. It doesn't look like much from the outside, but inside it is full of architectural details that are very impressive.

It was an amazing look at life during that time. It was a wine merchant's widow and her children who lived moved to this new suburb around 1790. Being from the middle class , this family's house was filled with life as we have it but with a 1790's spin. There was a school room, a kitchen, a cellar, sitting rooms, and other interesting items. Braden, there were even prints of French butterfly specimens on the school room walls! Chamber pots in every room, even the living room! (for the gentlemen to use after dinner when the ladies had retired to their own sitting room-- gross!! I am very thankful for bathrooms.) The guide talked of sedan chairs, embroidery samplers, hot irons, a wine cooler made of mahogany, specifically designed buckets made for carrying plates, a system of warming plates to keep food hot. The tour was full of information that gave light on how a home was run at that time. Amanda, you would have LOVED it!! I bought a guide book of the museum so you can see the house as well.

We're collecting odd phrasings of things... for today:

swipe and pin: debit card
to let: to rent

That is all for now...we love you!