Happy St. Patrick’s Day! We have -6 degrees F. here. Any signs of spring where you live? How about our friends in Australia, South America, and New Zealand? Any signs of autumn? Here’s what my morning looks like on this full moon day:
Many Blessings!
Sue
Neil and I learned that the magnificent city of Budapest, often called the “Queen of the Danube,” was at one time two cities, separated by the Danube River. Buda lies on the west hilly side of the river, and Pest is on the east, which is the flatter side of the river. In 1873 the…
I have a weakness for great big historical sagas, so this month when everybody else is looking for beach reads, I decided to give away one of my favorite sagas — Edward Rutherfurd’s amazing chronicle of New York City, entitled (what else?) NEW YORK, a Novel. From the back cover: “Edward Rutherfurd celebrates America’s greatest…
Our featured book this month is one of the most beautiful I’ve ever seen! Written and illustrated by my long-time friend Dinny Falkenburg, GARDEN: A LOVE STORY, is filled with her drawings and beautiful and wise words. Dinny is known throughout the world for her expertise in training horses and dogs, and now also as…
Wild Word Friday! TERMAGANT is a new word to me. I was perusing the dictionary trying to find a reasonable spelling for a word I was using in my current work-in-progress. I’m a terrible speller, and sometimes even Spell Check can’t decipher what I’m trying to write. Then it’s back to the old days and…
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I’m glad I had it right, Jackie. Meat and 2 veg. That’s a good way to say it!
O that dinner sounds VERY Irish Sue. That is exactly what my parents-in-law eat once a week. Also known here as: meat and 2 veg. 🙂
Probably American Irish isn’t very Irish at all as far as dinners go, Jackie! Corned beef and cabbage, onions, potatoes, carrots.
I love hearing about your visit to the zoo. What a great gift idea, and you are making such beautiful memories!! I love the idea of the memorial cross, too. I know the Pope is called of God, but I still think that has to be one of the most difficult ‘jobs’ (don’t know if that’s the right term) in the world!
I would love to know what’s on the menu for the Irish supper Sue.
We had great craic at the zoo, it was very busy , people dressed in green and generally very happy. The children loved it, last year we received a great gift from my mother-in-law : an annual pass to Dublin zoo, it is only 15 minutes away and we go there often, the zoo is located in Phoenix park a fantastic 700 acre park with beautiful nature, wild deer and stately homes, in the middle of the park is a gigantic cross known as the papal cross . The pope came to Ireland in 1973 or 1979 I forgot which date exactly and the people of Ireland came together and build the cross. Very impressive I must say.
I hope you had a great time, Jackie! In Pickford we have too much snow and cold for a parade, but lots of folks are wearing green, and Neil’s cousin is doing his annual “step dance,” which is what folks around here call Irish dancing. Our daughter will be home to visit this weekend and we are planning an Irish supper. All so much fun!
Happy st. Patrick’s day Sue and Neil! anything “green” going on in Pickford?
We are heading for the zoo, storytelling, leprechaun hunts, arts and crafts for the children, should be fun!