Costumes: Halloween and Hen Party

I had two reasons recently to wear a costume recently; the first for Halloween, and the second for a hillbilly-themed hen party (the name for bachelorette parties in Ireland and the UK).

The hen party happened in two parts, the first at Causey Farm in the Irish countryside where we learned to bake Irish soda bread, milk a cow, go bog jumping, play the Irish drum and do Irish dancing.  Later we cleaned up at the manor house where we stayed the night, had some spa time, ate a great meal and finished the night with the most amazing cheese board I've ever seen and s'mores made in the fireplace. The staff and Irish people were stumped by the s'mores but caught on eventually.

Mechanic and German beer maid

Showing Lauren my beer mug 

At the Bleeding Horse

Cows in the road on the way to Causey Farm

The hen group in the "hay taxi" on our way to the bog jumping

Bread lesson

Pouring the buttermilk

My loaf!

The hen (Carrie) milking a cow

Obstacle course over the bog

The weather was beautiful

Irish drum lesson

Carrie, the hen, with Annette and Lauren

S'mores