I had the joy of washing our outside walls yesterday morning and as I was scrubbing away, I was approached by a little old nun who kept telling me that I was a good man, keeping things clean like that. She went into our bookstore for a little bit and when she came back out she came up to me and said, “Would you scrub my soul clean?” Not knowing what to say I said, “With soap and water? That’s not the trick.” And she replies “Oh I know, but wouldn’t it be easy if that were the way?” Then she tottered off. It was a very interesting experience.
Then today, we went to Mass with Aine at Poor Clare's Convent on Nun's Island and there was one nun who couldn't stop grinning throughout the whole Mass. It was great.
In other news, we're going on a history of Galway tour tomorrow, we have one more week until spring break and I'm planning a 37 mile bicycle trip to a castle on the other side of Galway Bay. Should be sweet.
Here are some pictures I've been neglecting to put up:
Claddagh Church & Cafe
Swans on the Long Walk
3 comments:
hehe! i wish you had gotten a picture of the nun; she sounds like a neat lady. that story makes me smile. :)
lol what a crazy old woman :) You know how I enjoy my old people stories. 37 miles... you're crazy. I hope you get to wear that hot dog costume - looks like fun!
Sweet slide-shows. How?
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