To be very political: did you know St. Patrick was kidnapped from England, or possibly Wales, as a young man, and forcibly taken to Ireland as a slave? Eventually he reunited with his family. Meanwhile, he did a lot of good things. Forcible immigrants get the job done. And Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Which green jacket to wear in his honor? Decisions, decisions..
Finally come down in favor of the daffodil look. Dress like a daffodil for St. Patrick.
Lovely green soup for lunch, too. So there's that. Even if I don't do the corned beef and cabbage route.
I'm wearing a green stripey sweater today, but put it on by accident before I realised it was St Patrick's Day. Happy day anyway.
ReplyDeleteYour unconscious at work!
DeleteYou wear the green for me, I will eat the corned beef and cabbage for you. Deal?
ReplyDeleteDeal!
DeleteI've never understood how corned beef, far beyond the means of the Irish I knew in youth, became a thing. Beef not a staple in Ireland as far as my acquaintances went. Cabbage, yes.
Try Irish Stew.
DeleteI'm wearing a green shirt but not by design. it just happened to be the one I grabbed out of the dresser this morning.
ReplyDeleteIt's the Power of Patrick at work.
DeleteI don't have a single green thing to wear. Green makes me look sallow, so I avoid it.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'll wear green do you don't have to.
DeleteI love all of your green sweaters but I especially like the daffodil look! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
ReplyDeleteThank you! All from the thriftie.
DeleteI love how you embrace life!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteLovely.
ReplyDeleteAnd Patrick went back later and shared the Gospel with the Irish. I wasn't raised with much church history and this was a surprising one to me when I read a biography of St. Patrick to my children. I made a loaf of Irish Soda Bread yesterday. I must find my old recipe as this one that I pulled off the internet was a little dry. Didn't stop us from eating it, though. ;^) The daffodill look suits you!
ReplyDeleteYes, his story is a bit of a surprise to people who assumed he was an Irish bishop or something. He had an eventful life.
DeleteIf you find your original soda bread recipe, please blog it. I'd like to try it.
Oh my goodness... you made me think I may have posted it to my blog in the past. And sure enough - I DID! Last year. Here it is:
Deletehttps://fieldlilies.blogspot.com/2020/03/irish-soda-bread.html
Now I need to get me some buttermilk and make it again. I didn't have buttermilk yesterday so I mixed some whole milk with plain Greek yogurt. That might have been why it was dryer too, now that I think of it.
I'm so glad I found my recipe again. Thank you, Liz! :)
Thank you. I make buttermilk by souring whole milk with lemon juice. I must try your recipe.
DeleteDone, thank you Becki. Copied, on my usual postit, added to my big binder of good recipes. I'm making it this week.
DeleteI decided to pass on buying buttermilk when I read in my post that I had made that beautiful loaf with milk that I had added lemon juice to. I will say, I do remember that it took longer than I thought it would to bake that loaf. I cut it, and ended up baking it a little longer to get it completely done. I'm looking forward to making it again. I hope it turns out well for you if you try the recipe.
DeleteHappy Saint Patrick's Day!
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