A year plus of lessons have really paid off for Maria! She was in the lead dance at the St. Dominic's Fish Fry on Friday the 20th, and she showed off her skills nicely. It must have been hard for that little chow-hound to smell all those delicious aromas and still keep her mind on the dancing. Edward and I arrived at St. Dom's early, a wise decision as the long lines later proved. The fish fry was very generous and quite delicious, and we were joined shortly by the Famiglia Mastrangelo along with Jane and Kerry and Chris Rose and her husband and son Jake. It was a very pleasant evening out after a long week of "school" at the Clinic, and a sweet way to enjoy our Irish heritage, although we left pretty quick after the dancing, since this medical "school" is an exhausting process. I have accidentally wandered through all kinds of neighborhoods I haven't been through before, and that has been very revealing, although sad to see Cleveland so down in the dumps.
On Saturday, we did a short West Side Market tour, and Edward fell for the place hook, line and sinker. We both admired all the counters of meat, shared a pepperoni roll and finished with a bratwurst each. How Evelyn Cavalli would have loved a shopping experience like that; she always liked to visit grocery stores when she traveled! We took a driving tour of Ohio City afterwards, and I realized I had never seen St. Ignatius. Stopped to look at a grand old Public Library and drove around on Fulton and Lorain, just wandering. I guess I just left Cleveland so early that there is still much to discover.
We laid low most of Sunday, venturing out in late afternoon to walk around the Wade Oval pond, but as it has gotten much colder, long walks are mine alone, so I followed that with a power stroll down to the East 9th street pier where I watched the ice floes (I guess they're floes, albeit mighty small) shift and crack and sink and bob. You could tell the weather had shifted, a cold breeze from the north, and rain in the middle of the night. The weather says a return to sun tomorrow, hope it's true. We are so grateful that the weather has been so balmy, one less struggle, especially when we heard that Santa Fe Ski Area got 21" of snow over the weekend, glad for our trees being there and glad for us being here!!!!
Oh, it takes me so long to log in with dial-up that I tend not to comment, but I had to jump in on this one. I'm so glad you've gotten the camera going. Maria looks great and it's wonderful that she has graduated to a pretty dress instead of the skirt and girl-scout-like sash. I've only seen her in class, not in a performance. You go girl! I finally got to the West Side Market--was it last year or the year before. Had always heard about it, but never ventured to the West Side. Ellen and the kids and I and Jane and Mary all went after a stop at the ASPCA to pat the dogs and cats. I didn't know what to buy, but we ate at the market cafe. It was good and cheap but very crowded and noisy. Lots of tile. The market popped up on a Food TV show the other night--The Best Thing I Ever Ate. Michael Symon was touting the beef jerky at one of the stands, Chuczaj or something like that. Can't remember the exact spelling. Anyway, I'd love to go back again. And to think that Thomas used to go there all the time when he was at Ignatius. East side-west side divide. I think there used to be a market downtown that got done in when the Jake went in. Never went to that one either. But then, I'd never been to the Bohemian Hall until Hana's bat mitzvah. You're right. Cleveland has lots of cool places to explore and I'm glad you're doing it.
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