My green crew after parading and feasting all day
Scene: St. Patrick’s Day Parade, March 16…..Sea of green, green people, green decorations, warm delicious Irish food.
Just a few hours later
Scene: St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, mere days before Spring….Sea of white, white trees, white bushes.
Hmmm….major special effects. 🙂 Have a wonderful green or white or whatever color day you’re having! Slainte, Lisa
There was a time in my life when I romanticized living in the past…walking around with crinolined skirts all day, riding by horse and wagon to town, dancing in ballrooms. You get the idea. But the past few days showed me the wonders of our modern day and all its conveniences. Like many others, we lost power due to the March snowstorm that hit the east coast. No showers, no working toilets, no warm stoves and no computers. And I realized how much I love those things and appreciate the marvels of technological advancements. That first shower last night after the power roared back to life….I now feel moved to compose a tribute. 🙂
“Ode to Hot Water”
Sluggish, stiff and lank, the people waited
Stepping into steamy streams of warmth, they rejoiced
Muscles relaxed, scents of soaps and shampoos surfaced
Standing longer than they should, the water surrounded and comforted
For a time, the people did not take for granted
If you are blessed with hot water and warmth today, rejoice! Slainte, Lisa
Warning: The following post is a shameless plug for Thomas’ English Muffins. If you have a keen dislike of a nooks and crannies-filled delectable morsel of a muffin, topped with butter and orange marmalade, you may want to discontinue reading immediately.
Yes, it’s that kind of morning….things a little out of the normal, schedules slightly askew, and finally things are settled down. And I am sitting down with said delectable 100 percent whole wheat English muffin as we speak. In fact, I am hardly able to write this post as it is calling to me even now….”Take another bite, take another bite.” You know how those English muffins can be. Persistent and so cute that they’re hard to resist. And I’m not going to resist a moment longer. Enjoy your simple pleasures today…they can sometimes be the best. Slainte, Lisa
Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain. – Charlie Chaplin
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. -William Shakespeare
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. – Victor Hugo
A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything. – Irish Proverb
I don’t know about you, but I could use some good laughter right about now…go ahead, you know you want to. 🙂 Slainte, Lisa
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True confession time: when my son was small, we were a Barney, yes the big purple dinosaur, kind of household for a time. As the amazingly agile and light-footed dinosaur would sing and dance his way through thirty minutes of Barney-world scenarios, things seemed lighter, happier, not so serious.
As an admitted music junkie and an amazingly avid dance fan (for someone who can’t dance 🙂 ), I think Barney’s on to something. I feel the same way when I watch The Muppet Movie and see everyone singing and dancing through the town, “Life’s a Happy Song.” Before I know it, I’m singing along and bopping my head like nobody’s business. I watch “Riverdance” and “Lord of the Dance” and related hard-shoe fantasticness and any sense of doom and gloom I might have felt prior lifts right away.
So to begin your weekend off right, and to put a spring in your step and a song in your heart….here’s your jumpstart. Slainte, Lisa
P.S. If you start singing Barney or Kermit songs today, hold your head high and sing loud! 😉
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