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[Alaskan]

i can claim a direct line back to County Cork Ireland. My mother's maiden name was Donnella Charlotte Sylvan Fitzpatrick. Her dad (my grandpa) was named Kelly, of course.
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An Irish lady with a big list of names!

All of my Irish ancestors have first and last only. And NO variety... they only had maybe 6 girl names and 6 boy names to choose from.... (I should go back and look....)

 

[orrpeople]

My meat birds arrived today. Only 2 DOA. And one very feather-footed mystery chick. Very interesting. You'd think they'd try to find another heavy breed... Although maybe it's a Brahma?? (I think it's probably a Cochin.)

 

[room onthebroom]

My husbands paternal grandmother was a Murphy. That makes me Irish by marriage.

 

[kwhites634]

My husbands paternal grandmother was a Murphy. That makes me Irish by marriage.

Lot of my people from Scotland, Ireland, some England

 

[kwhites634]

My husbands paternal grandmother was a Murphy. That makes me Irish by marriage.

Lot of my people from Scotland, Ireland, some England

 

[Alaskan]

My meat birds arrived today. Only 2 DOA. And one very feather-footed mystery chick. Very interesting. You'd think they'd try to find another heavy breed... Although maybe it's a Brahma?? (I think it's probably a Cochin.)

The rest of the meat birds... just random heavy layers? Or Cornish x?

 

[room onthebroom]

Lot of my people from Scotland, Ireland, some England

Lot of my people from Scotland, Ireland, some England

That’s so nice, you gotta say it twice!

Have you ever had a chance to travel back there? I’ve never been father than Hawaii on one side & New York on the other, but I’d love to jump the pond at some point.

 

[Alaskan]

That’s so nice, you gotta say it twice!

Have you ever had a chance to travel back there? I’ve never been father than Hawaii on one side & New York on the other, but I’d love to jump the pond at some point.

New York?

You have.... touched New York City???

Did it hurt?

 

[room onthebroom]

New York?

You have.... touched New York City???

Did it hurt?

I have. The people there were not super friendly to me. The friend I was visiting said my So Cal accent gives off a tone that makes me sound snarky. Who knew? Funny because I thought they sounded aggressive.

There’s a freshly rehomed New Yorker at our farmers market who sells hummus. He’s really aggressive sounding to me too & he also looks at me like I’m being snarky. It can be a little awkward.

Me: Do you have black bean hummus in a jar.

Him: Does it look like I have black bean hummus in a jar?

Me: I don’t know, that’s why I asked.

Him: Of course I have it, it’s back here in a cooler.

DH: Hahaha! You’re funny!

Me: That was funny? I thought he was gonna kill me.

DH has a close friend from New Jersey. The first time I met him he walked into my house with the most serious expression I ever saw, gave me a head nod & kept walking. If you’re in my house I’m probably going to be hugging you, but head nods are ok too I guess. When we had kids he became their godfather. He’s the only person we know who would be willing to physically damage anyone who hurt our kids. His only stipulation was that we use a Marlon Brando voice when we say the name Godfather.

Aren't cultural differences fun?!

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Pond. Umbrellas over my lily pad all day.