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.
That is a beautiful card and thanks for sharing your early memories of being an America!
ReplyDeleteIt is and you are very welcome Cloudia :)
DeleteI didn't know about St. Patrick's Day. Thanks for the info Denise . Have a beautiful week!
ReplyDeleteI 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.
DeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI never wear green for St. Patricks day because I don't think I even own anything green.
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.
DeleteIt is a very special day
ReplyDeleteYes indeed :)
DeleteIt has been a constant source of amazement to me that St. Patrick’s Day is fêted 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.
ReplyDeleteIt would be interesting to find those statistics :)
DeleteThe sentiment on the card says it all. Good friends are hard to find.
ReplyDeleteVery true :)
DeleteHappy St. Patrick's Day! Take care, enjoy your day and have a great week ahead.
ReplyDeleteThank you Eileen and the same to you :)
DeleteMy eyes are green so I'm always Irish...lolol
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Donna
That you are Donna and how lovely to have green eyes :)
DeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteThat’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
Deletehttps://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.
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!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! I hope you made a good start today :)
DeleteInteresting 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.
ReplyDeleteWe have a lot of relatives via marriage on my side of the family :)
DeleteHappy St Patrick's Day to you Denise! I hope you have a great week.
ReplyDeleteThank you Carol and the same to you :)
DeleteHappy St Patrick's Day!
ReplyDeleteThank you Christine :)
DeleteI hope they didn't pinch you!
ReplyDeleteThankfully no :)
DeleteI have to dig out a little green, too. I don't think I have any Irish in me, except on St. Patrick's Day!
ReplyDeleteThere 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 :)
DeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteAnn 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 :)
DeleteAnd to you Linda :)
ReplyDeleteHappy St. Patrick's day to you, Denise!
ReplyDeleteThank you Ellen and to you also :)
DeleteYour 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.
ReplyDeleteThank you Martha Ellen and your grandson is very wise :) You have a lovely evening also.
DeleteLovely 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.
ReplyDeleteAnn is getting a lot of well-deserved compliments :) I enjoyed reading about your school days and St. Patrick’s Day, thanks Margaret! :)
DeleteA 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. ; )
ReplyDelete~Sheri
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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