Winter Garden Magazine January 2019 | Page 47

went into a panic. If that huge hulking, hairy creature was Finn’s baby, then Finn himself must be massive, he thought. He made his excuses and beat a hasty retreat back home to Scotland. Fearing that Finn would come after him, he tore down the causeway behind him. If I had to sum up our trip to Ireland in just one phrase, I would borrow one that I learned from a fellow guest at the flat. Two beautiful Irish girls arrived the second night we were there. They stormed in with bags of sequins, beads, masks, tutus...and every type of liquor known to man. Their intention was to celebrate Halloween, pagan style, around a bonfire in the woods. The next morning, when I came down for coffee I found them far worse for wear. They sat, slumped on the couch, tutus drooping, mascara smeared, and glitter everywhere. As they mournfully sipped Bailey’s and Cream, I nipped a little for my coffee. Don’t judge, I was in Ireland. I cocked one eyebrow as I proffered the bottle to the saddest looking of the two. She rolled her eyes at me and said, “Don’t ask, just pour”. Tracy is a US History teacher for an International School in Paris, where she lives with her son. She is originally from Winter Garden and is a graduate of West Orange HS. When not teaching, she can be found rocketing through Normandy behind the wheel of a big diesel truck packed with American tourists, writing Young Adult Fiction, or picnicking by the Seine. Choose expert OB-GYN care in your neighborhood . Call (321) 841-3724 to schedule an appointment. Or visit OrlandoHealth.com/WestOrlando to browse our other physicians in West Orlando. José Llinas Messeguer,MD OB-GYN Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital Ocoee Speaks Spanish Katherine Bautista, DO OB-GYN Orlando Health ER and Medical Pavilion – Horizon West, Winter Garden Shereen Oloufa, MD OB-GYN JANUARY 2019 Orlando Health Physician Associates 1134 Kelton Ave., Ocoee Speaks Arabic | WINTER GARDEN MAGAZINE |   47