Jeff, you guessed right. We’ll be sheltering in place today. Most restaurants and bars around here are closed (except for Take-Out and Delivery). But I will be playing Celtic music today to lift our spirits.
Deb, we’re thinking about salads, baked potatoes, turkey burgers, broccoli and cauliflower soup for dinner today. Ice cream for dessert. Not very a Irish meal, but I might have to dance a jig around the kitchen to celebrate.
May your shillelagh never be kinked, may the only Corona you get today be green, may the Kelley leprechaun share his pot o’ gold with you, may your shamrocks be not sham, may the de’il not look in your direction, and may your lass bestow you with a kiss!
BTW: In college I was served the first geen beer in three separate bars on one St. Patrick’s Day. Is that a record?
Happy St Patrick’s day to you from me too, George !
Has anyone else here Irish roots?
I remember being in NYC once around St Patrick’s day – it was an accident, flights and hotels were so cheap in March and since it was just after my birthday I couldn’t resist.
Though it was still cold there were really a lot of people on the streets of Manhattan – I enjoyed it very much (and also went to the bookstores in Greenwich village and the Forbidden Planet of course).
Fond memories!
PS:
One thing Irish I can’t stand however. (In)famous dark brown Guinness beer – for me beer must be light and strong. We often have beer with 7% alc.
Wolf, “Kelley” is a fairly Irish name. Supposedly, “Kelley” is more Irish than “Kelly.” At least, that’s what I’ve been told. Like you, I’m not a fan of Guinness beer (or any beer, really). I”m a sweet red wine kind of guy.
Guinness is not for me either, except…straight from the tap in Ireland it was a totally different beverage. Yum.
Wolf. we once had a Broadway show on St. Patrick’s Day so were in the city (which we usually avoid on days like that) and saw plenty of drunken behavior, some from members of the NYPD (Irish or otherwise). There was an older woman who seemed to have no idea where she was – possibly she just wandered off – and made her way into the subway. We saw a couple of cops and tried to get their help, but one just made a silly face, which he plastered to the door of the subway car, then walked away.
Deb
I was born in England (the East End, prior to regentrification, to be precise) and, although three of my great-grandfathers were actually born in Ireland, we rarely spoke of our Irish ancestry. We also have Scots and East European Jewish ancestry—which we did discuss. A few years ago, my brother did an ancestry dna thing and, sure ‘nuff, the percentages were right on target: about 75% Irish, with some English, Scots, and East European thrown in. Where the 1% Spanish comes in is anyone’s guess.
We wanted to have Corned beef, but of course the markets were sold out of it, just like everything else. I guess I’ll be losing weight, since there seems to be no food available. No, I’m not exaggerating.
Not being Irish, I don’t celebrate it! but my Irish friend Beth gets a card from me every year!
Bob, but I suspect you might like some green beer today!
I guess this will not be a festive one for the Kelleys, or any of us for that matter.
Jeff, you guessed right. We’ll be sheltering in place today. Most restaurants and bars around here are closed (except for Take-Out and Delivery). But I will be playing Celtic music today to lift our spirits.
We had corned beef and cabbage for dinner on Sunday night. That’s probably as festive as we’re going to get.
Deb, we’re thinking about salads, baked potatoes, turkey burgers, broccoli and cauliflower soup for dinner today. Ice cream for dessert. Not very a Irish meal, but I might have to dance a jig around the kitchen to celebrate.
May your shillelagh never be kinked, may the only Corona you get today be green, may the Kelley leprechaun share his pot o’ gold with you, may your shamrocks be not sham, may the de’il not look in your direction, and may your lass bestow you with a kiss!
BTW: In college I was served the first geen beer in three separate bars on one St. Patrick’s Day. Is that a record?
Jerry, I think you own the Green Beer record! Thanks for the kind St. Patrick’s Day thoughts and wishes! The same right back at you and your family!
I’m making corned beef for a lovely red-head. It doesn’t get more Irish than that.
Dan, you know how to win the hearts of lovely red-heads!
Happy St Patrick’s day to you from me too, George !
Has anyone else here Irish roots?
I remember being in NYC once around St Patrick’s day – it was an accident, flights and hotels were so cheap in March and since it was just after my birthday I couldn’t resist.
Though it was still cold there were really a lot of people on the streets of Manhattan – I enjoyed it very much (and also went to the bookstores in Greenwich village and the Forbidden Planet of course).
Fond memories!
PS:
One thing Irish I can’t stand however. (In)famous dark brown Guinness beer – for me beer must be light and strong. We often have beer with 7% alc.
Wolf, “Kelley” is a fairly Irish name. Supposedly, “Kelley” is more Irish than “Kelly.” At least, that’s what I’ve been told. Like you, I’m not a fan of Guinness beer (or any beer, really). I”m a sweet red wine kind of guy.
Guinness is not for me either, except…straight from the tap in Ireland it was a totally different beverage. Yum.
Wolf. we once had a Broadway show on St. Patrick’s Day so were in the city (which we usually avoid on days like that) and saw plenty of drunken behavior, some from members of the NYPD (Irish or otherwise). There was an older woman who seemed to have no idea where she was – possibly she just wandered off – and made her way into the subway. We saw a couple of cops and tried to get their help, but one just made a silly face, which he plastered to the door of the subway car, then walked away.
I was born in England (the East End, prior to regentrification, to be precise) and, although three of my great-grandfathers were actually born in Ireland, we rarely spoke of our Irish ancestry. We also have Scots and East European Jewish ancestry—which we did discuss. A few years ago, my brother did an ancestry dna thing and, sure ‘nuff, the percentages were right on target: about 75% Irish, with some English, Scots, and East European thrown in. Where the 1% Spanish comes in is anyone’s guess.
Deb, the 1% Spanish came from the Spanish Armada!
Like Jimmy Perez in the Shetland mysteries.
Lots of Irish roots if Scot-Irish counts. My Irish family came from County Derry to the US in 1860s.
Patti, Scot-Irish counts! If you’re Irish, it doesn’t matter where you go—-you’ll find family!
We wanted to have Corned beef, but of course the markets were sold out of it, just like everything else. I guess I’ll be losing weight, since there seems to be no food available. No, I’m not exaggerating.
Rick, smaller grocery stores may have the foods you’re looking for. The big stores like Costco, Sam’s Club, and BJ’s Warehouse seem to be running low.