My fervent prayer for today is that Jack and Bobbt Teddy , Joe, my Uncle and My Dad

[saracat]

toasting St. Pat with a dram of Jacks preferred Scotch that my uncle used to have smuggled in to him. RIP all good Irishmen and have a wonderful St.Patricks Day!I am going out to celebrate this my favorite of holidays and I hope everyone will make time to share a bit od Celtic joy today!

Whenever there is happiness
Hope you'll be there too,
Wherever there are friendly smiles
Hope they'll smile on you,
Whenever there is sunshine,
Hope it shine especially for you to make each day
for you as bright as it can be.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Cheers!

:toast:

[Hardrada]

2. Skoal!

[juajen]

3. My precious one-year old grandson was born on St. Paddy's day.

The Irish are us. I hope your day is wonderful, Saracat.

[LisaM]

4. Dear Saracat, an Irish tale:

The old man lived alone, his dear boy being in gaol, and the time came again for planting potatoes. And he wasn't feeling too well and didn't think he'd have it in him to spade the garden this year. So he wrote a sad letter to the boy, saying that there'd be no potatoes this year, unless he could find someone else to do the tilling. And his son wrote back at once: "Holy saints and blessed martyrs! Don't you dare dig in the garden! Where did you think I buried the guns?" Well, he'd scarcely read the letter when a troop of British soldiers appeared. They dug holes, and they dug holes, and they dug holes, and they asked the poor old man where were the guns, and in the end, finding nothing, they left. So he wrote the boy another letter to tell of the visiting soldiers. And his son wrote back: "Well, now, you can plant your potatoes."

[angstlessk]

6. how very creative!

I cried with laughter with this little diddy!

[monmouth]

5. 'Tis a lovely sentiment, and the rest of the day to you...n/t