Happy St. Patrick's Day to Everyone!!!! 
Loriann, I'm so sorry about your kitties.
That's such a very hard thing to do. I cried for months after our pup passed away; everytime I looked at the places she would lie or sit or whenever I'd think of a memory of times with her. It does get easier with time, but loving on the pets you have also helps. I know our bunnies gave me a peace that I didn't find anywhere else during that time. I hope you find ways to heal and take comfort in remembering what a wonderful 15 years you gave them--something many, many kitties could only dream of!
Congrats on the loss!
Is there anything you could put away in the freezer or cupboards as an "emergency stash" for times when you're all out of food?
Hi,
Cottage! Happy
St. Pat's to you!
I believe what they say is true: "
Everyone's Irish on St. Patty's Day!"
I'm not Irish either, but my husband is, so I try to count myself as Irish by marriage.
I hope you have a peaceful morning and a wonderful evening! I don't know what recipe you have for soda bread, but I was amazed when I went over to Ireland to find that everwhere we went, the only soda bread you saw/ate was a
brown one...it's DELICIOUS and totally SBD safe (as long as you eat it with good fats rather than yummy Irish butter...
). The recipe I linked to calls for "bread flour" but I think I'd just substitute whole wheat pastry flour (or "white whole wheat flour"--same thing!) for it. I bet it'd be fine. Actually, one reviewer said she made the whole thing with WW flour and it was good, so you could try that too!
Ruth, I hope your avatar is a pic from your very own garden...is it so?
I'm
SO ready for spring in my heart, but not ready at all in reality--we have so much to do to get the garden stuff planned--and as I've mentioned before, I still don't have my Christmas decorations down from the outside of the house!!!
We don't have any lights on--it's not THAT bad--but they are still up there! I feel awful about that...I have to take them down on Tuesday, come **** or high water
(but I pray I don't have to wrest icicles from them...). I think your dinner sounds lovely.
As totally un-Irish as my family is, we still had the whole dinner every
St. Patty's Day. My grandmother made it and I have no idea why, since she was Icelandic and my grandfather was German!
Nonetheless, I'm glad for the legacy--DH is part Irish and so I'm glad to know how to make a great dinner!
Have fun with Rob!
Nessa!
Cat, I truly believe that everything happens for a reason. So glad you weren't involved in that, even if it was just a prank.
Hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy your lovely skirt--it sounds just the thing!
LC-- "I am on track so far today which is kinda of funny as I have only had breakfast. "
Me too, come to think of it!
I think 36 tables is TREE-MENDOUS, girl!
That's great work and you should be proud of it! Will you be in Halifax for a vacation? Some people at my retreat were just talking about being there during a cruise they took last year. They said it's a wonderful place!
Oh,
Fluffy, it sounds like you're getting sick too, sweetie! Is the flu going 'round out there? If so, you might want to try Oscillococcinum if you can get your hands on some. It's a homeopathic thingy that works kind of like a zinc lozenge for colds--reduces the symptoms and duration of the flu. I've used it and was shocked at how well it worked, since I'm usually suspicious of homeopathic things.
In the meantime, get some sleep and let DH do the shopping--or do it tomorrow when you feel better.
I've heard most people who have gotten the flu this year have had a dickens of a time getting rid of it, so do your best to avoid it if you can!
Me:
Well, I'm wearing my
green!
St. Pat's has been very weird for us--last year it was on a Saturday and perfect for partying our hearts out, but I woke up unable to breathe from coughing so hard and we were in the ER for several hours, so we didn't do anything! This year, it falls during Holy Week, so our priest moved the parish celebration to last Friday and I wasn't home. There are tons of local celebrations here (we have a huge Irish population!), but DH and I both work and then we have dog obedience class tonight. If we were younger, we'd probably try to go out after getting back with the pup, but knowing us, I bet we'll just stay home. I don't remember what I planned to make for dinner, but I know it's not Irish...I was gone all weekend and with working all day, there's just not time to do it up right.
I'm off to the gym before tonight's activities. One of the women at my retreat is a yoga instructor, so she led a class yesterday morning before breakfast. It was divine!
I need to get my behind into a yoga class regularly!!! It's not going to happen this week with all the Holy Week services, but I'm putting it on high priority starting next week!
Hope everyone has a magical, lovely
St. Pat's!
Monday's Managing Chat!
Today is the last day of my vacation, I pick up Cindy and the girls from the airport late this afternoon. I'm looking forward to hearing the girls tell me all about their trip! If they're not too worn out, we may bake some Irish Soda Bread this evening. 
