mg, same here. Stayed home to avoid people asking me when St. Patrick's day is. No celebration today, just hung the tricolor, and a bit of Bailey's this evening. There will be a great ceili and pseudo-parade on the weekend, so we'll just celebrate then.

However, the day was its own reward. Brilliant sun, everything suddenly has gone green with spring. And a few shamrocks survived. Silent toasts and remembrances of laughing pink-cheeked storytelling relatives now gone, and Dad's always having green carnations for us girls. With all the recent gloom and worry, we are given another year, another spring, another flower, another song.