Sunday, March 17, 2024

HAPPY SUNDAY EVERYONE AND A VERY HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY - THANK YOU ANN!


Always a happy day when one of Ann's greeting cards pop into the mailbox. There are cut-out features on the card that don't really show on these photos. They make the card even more special. Also, my photos came out a bit darker than the actual card. I need that light-box!

Thank you Ann! The kindness you share knowing that you make each and every card, makes them even that more special. Happy Saint Patrick's Day my friend!


A Happy Saint Patrick's Day to each and every one of you who are celebrating, here in the U.S., in Ireland and to those who are living in other countries.

I remember when I first came here and was working in Washington D.C., I turned up on Saint Patrick's Day at work, and someone asked me where was my green? I answered very innocently, but I'm not Irish. My younger state of mind didn't think I was allowed. The reply from several of my co-workers was that everyone was Irish on Saint Patrick's Day. From that day on I remembered to wear my bit of green. It was my first St. Patrick's Day in America, and I didn't realize what a very big celebration it was here.

To all of you, whether you are celebrating or no, have a wonderful day.








 

41 comments:

  1. That is a beautiful card and thanks for sharing your early memories of being an America!

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  2. I didn't know about St. Patrick's Day. Thanks for the info Denise . Have a beautiful week!

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    1. I didn’t know too much about this day either Katerina, until I came to America. I knew of St. Patrick but not too much of the celebrations and the whys back then. Thank you, you have a beautiful week also.

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  3. I realized when I did my post with this card that I didn't show both versions. I used two different papers on the front because I didn't have enough of the one I started with to do all the cards. So glad you liked it.
    I never wear green for St. Patricks day because I don't think I even own anything green.

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    1. I loved it, thanks again Ann. I forgot to wear anything green today. A have a couple of sweaters but it was too warm to wear them today.

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  4. It has been a constant source of amazement to me that St. Patrick’s Day is fĂȘted so much in other corners of the world. I would guarantee you that many people, if not most, have no idea how St. Patrick gained renown.

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    1. It would be interesting to find those statistics :)

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  5. The sentiment on the card says it all. Good friends are hard to find.

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  6. Happy St. Patrick's Day! Take care, enjoy your day and have a great week ahead.

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  7. My eyes are green so I'm always Irish...lolol
    hugs
    Donna

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    1. That you are Donna and how lovely to have green eyes :)

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  8. I am part Irish and never celebrated it or wore green which is my least favorite color. I only do the blogs because everyone else does.. I am also half Scot, I wonder if they have a holiday. I think it became a big deal here because of the immigrants of Ireland that filled the country back during the potato famine. I was raised in Savannah GA which was at the time of my birth about half Irish and up in the NE there were even more.

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    1. That’s a good question so I looked it up. The first Scottish holiday that came to my mind was Hogmanay. The others you can find at the website below

      https://www.dalriadalodges.com/blog/traditional-scottish-celebrations/

      Our immigrants brought many of their wonderful traditions with them. Thanks for the info about your heritage and where you were raised.

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  9. Barb and I recently found out that we have quite a bit of Irish in our bloodlines. We have a lot of St. Patty's Days to make up for!

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    1. How wonderful! I hope you made a good start today :)

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  10. Interesting that you were told everybody's Irish on St. Pat's day. I was told the same thing but it took me a while to catch on. Have a great day.

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    1. We have a lot of relatives via marriage on my side of the family :)

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  11. Happy St Patrick's Day to you Denise! I hope you have a great week.

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  12. I have to dig out a little green, too. I don't think I have any Irish in me, except on St. Patrick's Day!

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    1. There you go Jeanie, I am not sure if I have any Irish either. My ancestry expert thought so at one point but I do have a little Welsh going on :)

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  13. I love your dogs in hats! My card from Ann is the same inside, but has a different front. I am so glad she is using her talent to make others happy! So will you be having corned beef or some other Irish food today? We are just having a pizza from Aldis. And egg in a hole for breakfast.

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    1. Ann is certainly bringing a lot of joy. I wasn’t very organized with my Irish cuisine, we were out for a good part of the day and had fast food. Egg in the hole sounds good, as does the pizza :)

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  14. Happy St. Patrick's day to you, Denise!

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  15. Your St. Patrick's day greeting card is lovely, Denise. How thoughtful of your friend to make you such lovely cards. I didn't wear green today, unfortunately. Our grandson said I should be careful as I might be pinched, but so far I've been lucky. Have a lovely evening.

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    1. Thank you Martha Ellen and your grandson is very wise :) You have a lovely evening also.

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  16. Lovely card. I forgot about St. Patrick's Day till evening time yesterday that day of St. Patrick's Day. When I went to school many moons ago we always wore a green ribbon on that day. We had nuns back then and some were Irish as were some of the Priests.

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    1. Ann is getting a lot of well-deserved compliments :) I enjoyed reading about your school days and St. Patrick’s Day, thanks Margaret! :)

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  17. A cute story about your co-workers and questioning you about wearing GREEN. I have one green sweater, and I managed to wear that on St. Patrick's Day. Yes, it's a big celebration in the states. I don't celebrate much, but all my kids are part Irish. ; )

    ~Sheri

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    1. Happy you enjoyed it Sheri, thank you. Good for you on wearing your green :) That's lovely about your kids. Coming here for the first time I was excited learning where everyone's ancestry originated, so very interesting.

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