New happenings!

Good morning and Happy Sunday, my dear friends! My deepest apologies as it has been quite a while since I have had any spare time to post here - lots of things have been happening the past few weeks. My mother fell and fractured her right elbow, I had a car accident and had to buy another used car, among other things. Anyway, my mom had surgery last week and is now home and recovering with the help of the visiting nurses, the physical therapists, her wonderful next door neighbor of many years, and my good friend Deb who we are fortunate enough to have to help get my mom back and forth to her doctor appointments when I have to work. Hopefully, she will be back to driving soon - she can't wait, of course.

There have been some Fall events going on around here in Reading, PA. The Ridgewood Winery has open houses with wine tasting, food, and bands for good entertainment - very enjoyable ...

A pic taken at one of the winery's events which was taken by one of their employees for their website with my friends Dave and Deb.

This was taken while having dinner at The Station at Reinholds Inn with Chef Craig from Brooklyn, NY - talk about a New York accent! It is no wonder his nickname is "Brooklyn" ...  LOL!!

These pics were taken last weekend while out with Deb her grandson J.J. at the annual fall Pumpkin Fest at The Oley Dairy ...

Feeding the critters ...

A fun kid's Hay Ride ...

Also, we attended the Annual Fall Festival in West Reading, PA. This photo was taken in the lovely garden behind "Curious on the Avenue" ...

Last week was my 18th Wedding anniversary and as we do every single year, we attended the Annual "Celtic Classic" held in Bethlehem, PA ...

The Bagpipe competition which features bands from all over the country ... New York, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, etc. 

Enjoying the events - and they have much to offer every year! ...

Anyhow, I promise to be back later tonight to visit all of your blogs to see what everyone has been up to! Have a great day!

Weekend post (Part 2): Celtic Classic

Another terrific year spent at the Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival in Bethlehem, PA! This annual event is HUGE and simply one of the best around. One of my favorite things to do there, watch and enjoy the Bagpipe Competition ...

These musicians hail from all over the place ... New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Ottawa, Canada to name a few!

Plenty of great food ...

Lots of really awesome music!

Tons of vendors ...

While walking through downtown, I snapped a pic of the Lehigh River. This is how high it looks after all of the rain we have had during the past few weeks ...

Heading back home again and waiting for the shuttle bus to take us back to our car.

Celtic Classic 2015

This weekend is the Annual Celtic Classic Highland Games & Festival held in Bethlehem, PA. Since the festival always lands on the very same week as our anniversary, hubby and I always make every effort to attend. Here are a few picks we took from this year's Celtic Classic event.

We really enjoy watching the bagpipe band competition. Both local and out-of-state bands come to compete and their judges hail from Scotland and Ireland ...

 

 

 

 

There is always plenty of wonderful entertainment, vendors and great food!

 

 

 

We decided to walk around downtown Bethlehem where there are also some cool things happening. Live music, horse and buggy rides, and some awesome shops ...

 

 

 

We stopped into a quaint little mall to grab a bite to eat before heading home for the day ...

 

 

Beautiful weather and a very lovely day ... all in all a great way to spend my last free weekend of vacation before heading back to work on Monday!