Field Notes- Sunday, March 12th. We haven't Sprung Ahead as YET, Sunshine, 40 degrees.

 Irish Soda Bread.  Our grocery store carries quite a few of the King Arthur Specialty Flours.  I'll see if they have the Irish Style Flour. And I'll need raisins.  Soaked in Brandy.

We visited Ireland once.  Husband and I were visiting friends  (Americans) who lived and worked there. McDonald's was moving into Ireland.  I was propositioned for "bottom bondage" in an Irish Cemetery. Our friends said....only Joanne would be propositioned for bottom bondage in a cemetery.  I had to ask what bottom bondage was........of the guy asking......I cannot believe myself sometimes...he was more embarrassed than I was...until I found out what he was asking....still interested in asking.........

sigh. As Tricia said later..."can't even take her to a cemetery".

I guess this might be the reason they kept me ......so they'd have stories to tell about me in Future Times.

I did buy a very cute tea set- little cottages that were the teapot, sugar, cream etc. Somewhere up in the Attic. With the Swedish cut crystal champagne flutes. I waited to see if anything embarrassing  happened in Sweden (before continuing to type).  Nothing that I remember.  

I did get propositioned often in Europe.....there must have been some vibe I was giving off.  Never in America (but American women were imagined to be very "free", I guess?). Men sent over glasses of wine in restaurants.  The women I was having lunch with would say "do you know him?" and I would say.  No.  (my best pal said I should have shocked them by saying- "not yet")

I no longer have that effect on men. But then I hardly go anywhere these days and I dress like a "Bag Lady" according to my friend Patricia.  I guess I could put more effort into my appearance??????

Wow, this post went off the rails........Joanne.