Rowan Tree and Red Thread

We spent the weekend down the country with the in-laws, ensconced in the
sleepy valley of the Argideen river. Sleepy that is apart from the angry
hornet sounds of rally cars racing along the valley, taking part in the West
Cork Annual Rally. Rowan turns out to be a bit of a petrol-head and insisted
on being brought down the lane to observe the passing rally cars as they
rounded the bend by the bridge. Perhaps she was keen on the chip van that
accompanied the general crowd of viewers.

Later in the day we went into Clonakilty to watch the parade. We were
misinformed about the starting time, but that only meant we had to go to an
ice cream parlour. We HAD to you, honest.

Rowan enjoyed the parade, which was typically small town; a collection of
local sports teams and clubs along with representatives of the Red Cross,
the police, the fire brigade, the Coast Guard and two lifeboat services.
Oscar slept through the whole business unfortunately as he was a lot more
wakeful last night.

So a more traditional Paddy's day than most I've had, but family fun for the
four of us.