Today I went to Sweny& #39;s, the little Pharmacy that was immortalized in James Joyce& #39;s Ulysses (where Leopold Bloom stoppes by to buy a bar of lemon soap) and I was invited to stay for a reading of Finnegan& #39;s Wake. So much fun!

We read a few pages of Chapter 8, the Anna Livia chapter (apparently very famous). We all took turns reading a few sentences, guided by a moderator. I loved the discussions. So many Irish cultural references I& #39;d not have gotten without speaking to locals.

I& #39;m pretty serious about my interestshttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😁" title="Grinning face with smiling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Grinning face with smiling eyes"> I may reread Ulysses when I get back home.

The lovely ladies at the reading were teaching me Irish sayings and expressions. There was one I liked, "roughly made." They said people use that to make excuses for things they might not do well because they are in a hurry.