Happy St Patrick's Day

We pianists prefer to call that an unexpected artistic embellishment, Rob.

Here are a few refreshments....It's kind of early, so maybe we'll just put them in the fridge for a little later.

O'boy!

Rob wrote:

I hope Maureen shows up. She's our official ambassador from Ireland.

I hope she comes to the party too!!



Oooh, it's already looking very festive around here! Happy St. Paddy's Day everyone!

I am spending my day making this in my dutch oven for dinner:

Corned Beef and Cabbage:



And watching my favorite "Irish" movie....Far and Away. This is one of those that didn't get good ratings, and I've never understood why. I absolutely LOVE this movie!

What's an Irish party without a little Bailey's Irish cream and bundt cake?

The corned beef and cabbage looks delicious, Amy!

Another really good Irish movie is The Quiet Man, starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. It was filmed in Ireland, and the scenery is beautiful.

happy St. Patrick's Day

Oh my gosh, that actually looks pretty funny, Rob! (John Wayne & Maureen O'Hara's characters are hilarious!).


I always get a bee in my bonnet to watch some Little House episodes on this day too. The one where Nels is smitten with Molly, the Irish Innkeeper, and the one with Amy Hearn. It's just too early for me to come up with the titles.

A few facts about Saint Patrick's Day

O'Robbie wrote:

O'boy!

I don't know if that was for the refreshments, or for the comment, but either way it made me laugh.

Savannah wrote:

Rhonda, that looks delicious.

As you know, the limerick is a form of humorous poetry discovered under a rock in Ireland in 1804. There are thousands of limericks online, and when you filter out the dirty ones, there are still a few dozen.

Said an envious, erudite ermine
"There's one thing I cannot determine.
When a dame wears my coat
she's a person of note,
but when I do, I'm only a vermin."

~~~

There once was a lady named Bright
whose speed was much faster than light.
She set out one day
in a relative way,
and returned on the previous night.

~~~

A tutor who tooted a flute
tried to teach two young tooters to toot.
Said the two to the tutor
"Is it harder to toot, or...
to tutor two tooters to toot?"

I found one :

 "A painter, who lived in Great Britain,
Interrupted two girls with their knittin'
He said, with a sigh,
"That park bench--well I
Just painted it, right where you're sittin.'"

Thanks!

"There was a dear lady of Eden,
Who on apples was quite fond of feedin';
She gave one to Adam,
Who said, "Thank you, Madam,"
And then both skedaddled from Eden."

There once was a duckling named Will
with a cracked beak he wanted to fill.
He purchased some plaster
and when asked "Charge or cash, sir?"
replied, "Just put it on my bill."

Rob!


We can't forget the Fife Limerick!

There once was a deputy named Fife
Who carried a gun and a knife.
The gun was all dusty
And the knife was all rusty
'Cause he never caught a crook in his life.

Of course, our Fife catches plenty of "crooks".

Aww, Rhonda, that baby is cute!

Savannah!

"At 16 I sighed as I hoped
For a bike like a Harley. I groped In my pocket for cash
And bought something less flash; Then I sat on my moped and moped."
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"The bottle of perfume that Willie sent
Was highly displeasing to Millicent;
Her thanks were so cold
They quarreled, I'm told,
Through that silly scent Willie sent Millicent."

There once was a chocolate named Chip,
Who, may it be said, was quite flip.
But one day he mocked
Little Sally O'Flockt,
And now he's a chocolate dip.