St. Patrick's Day

                                                                                  (Photo by Gerry Smith)

We are all Irish today! It's March seventeen and even the Chicago River is running green. Some cities paint green stripes down the middle of the street. And then there are the parades - with all the counties of Ireland represented by their societies - the fife and drums bands - and the pipers in their kilts. I recall them parading up Fifth Avenue in New York and up Broad Street in Philadelphia. But the most famous of all is reported to be in Savannah, Georgia. Now the search is on to try to find Irish soda bread in a northeast Florida town. But there are enough Irish pubs to keep the Guinness pouring, the fiddles playing and conversation and conviviality long into the evening. Hopefully, you all receive a dispensation from the Lenten fast as I claim as a senior. Erin go bragh! (Ireland Forever!)
tjs
PS - I found some soda bread.
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