17 March 2007
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
And it just so happened that this green holiday coincided this year with our very last “free” Saturday! I will likely pay for it rather dearly in lost sleep later in the week, but Kyle and I spent the entire wonderful day together, much of it listening to live music!
We started the day with a trip to the East Wind Games booth, to inspect and measure and determine how much work is in store for us next weekend. Then it was up Hwy 287 and into Fort Worth for some Irish music and Irish beer.
We don’t regularly shop at Central Market—it’s not very convenient for us, and it’s a huge grocery store. Two strikes. But, they do have a lovely little outdoor patio area that they use for things like live music celebrations! The Trinity River Whalers went on at 2 p.m. today, followed by a number of other acts, all of whom kept our attention and entertained us well. We left shortly after five and made our way to the location of the St. Patty’s Day party we’d chosen to attend. Lightcatcher Winery was hosting an evening of music with . . . The Trinity River Whalers! Two of the four members of the band we have called friends for years—Micheal and Randy were members of the Blarney Brothers. We haven’t gotten to see the Whalers perform very often, but every time we do, we enjoy it. Tonight (and this afternoon) was no exception. They have a high energy style, and a high quality sound.
And the Lightcatcher Winery is a neat little place! We enjoyed a bottle of their “Happy Dog” red and a killer plate of cheeses, crackers, sausage, olives, craisins and the like. The atmosphere was comfortable and friendly, the place spacious, yet intimate, and the slight crisp in the air made the evening perfect for a party.
This might not be the best photo I took today, technically. But, I absolutely love the “design” of it. Pictured here, through the wine glass is Marj Troyer, one of the Trinity River Whalers foursome.
Slainte!
~MB
