HAPPY SAINT PATRICKS DAY! HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE FUN DOING YOUR OWN THING TO CELEBRATE!
I'm probably going to wear something green and carry my F Gen whistle everywhere I go and play a tune every hour!
Peace and creativity,
SaraM
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"Tell me did you sail across the sun
Did you make it to the Milky Way to see the lights all faded
And that heaven is overrated." - Train
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I'm taking my sister and nephew to Mary College. They are having a Celtic Concert. I'm sure it will amount to "Danny Boy" the "Irish Washerwoman" and the complete score of "Riverdance" but hey here in the great plains it's about the best you'll find. Afterwards we'll hit McDonalds for a shamrock shake.
Happy St. Pats day to you all!
Mary
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a
listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of
which have the potential to turn a life around. -Leo Buscaglia, author
(1924-1998)
Unfortunately it looks like I'll be shoveling snow all day - woke up to two feet and still coming down! After church I'll do what I always do on Sunday anyway, play Irish tune after Irish tune on my whistles! (Think I'll get out my genealogy book and figure out just how far back my Irish roots are, though.)
Susan
Well, the roots are pretty well buried...Francis Fanning was my however-many-greats-grandfather. He was Mayor of Limerick, County Limerick, in the early 1600s. His son Edmund was born in County Limerick in 1620 but died in Connecticut - the emigrant. But I say anybody who can be moved deeply by Irish music has the roots there somewhere - however deep!
Susan
I did not wear any green to church, but I do have a Waltons D that I can use in a pinch (pun intended), because it has a green fipple. The top just stuck out of my pocket.
It sounds like a lot of you did fun things for Pat's day! Concerts, gigs - wizard! My parents and I went out to lunch - Chili's - it was really good! I don't think I have any Irish in me - British, but not Irish, or at least, I don't think I do.
Peace and creativity,
Sara
Somewhere in Texas, a village is missing its idiot.
You can't hear the truth over your own lawnmower, man!
My mom grew up in Dublin, and at this time of year, I'm always tempted to use her maiden name - Conlon - instead of the Dutch name that my Dad gave me!
Blackbird,
Conlon - that's a really cool name! I'm planning on changing my last name to an Irish name when I turn 18, I don't like the last name I have now, which is Norwegian.
Peace and creativity,
Sara
Somewhere in Texas, a village is missing its idiot.
You can't hear the truth over your own lawnmower, man!
I'm a direct descendant of the Carbury clan in Co. Kildare, but b/c my Dad has some German in him, my last name is German. Kind of irritating, because I really took after the Irish side of the family...
Light spills into the hidden valley,
Illuminating the falls, paths, and
The breathtaking Elvish dwelling
Set back among great trees.
Lilting strains of Elven songs fill my heart;
I am finally home. ~Isilwen Elanessë
LOL a Shamrock shake! Do they still make those things? I'll have to go by and see on my way to the music store. I'm going to buy a new trad CD to celebrate. I'm trying to save money for my upcoming trip to Big Sur, otherwise I'd be down at the pub with the rest of the loons.
