My eldest son and I spent a couple of hours at the local St Patrick's day celebrations. Although the weather wasn't as nice as yesterday, we managed to have a good time. There was a live Irish band on when we got there and I listened intently whilst eating a pla
te of Irish stew. There was a lot to see and do, both inside and out and of course there was plenty of Guinness on offer. The highlight (for me) was the Irish dancers; I love Irish dancing and am always impressed by the ability the dancers have to keep the top half of their bodies still. I managed to get this picture of them (before my batteries went); you can see why SoftSpikes came about! I have known girls who do Irish dancing and it would take hours upon hours to get their hair right. As far as I am aware, points can be lost in competitions for not enough curl. I actually suspect that a few of the girls I saw today might have been wearing wigs; who could blame them, the thought of putting those curls in would give me a headache!
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Irish stew and Irish dancing? In my town St. Patrick's Day festivities involve green beer and leprechauns almost exclusively. Your holiday sounds much more exciting.
In Chicago, where I used to live, they color the river green! Hi to you too, Mel!
Hi Niki, thanks for dropping by! I think lots of the pubs over here were offering green Guinness; but I'm no fan of it in it's usual colour!
Hi Brenda! I saw some pictures on the net of the green river; that's amazing that they do that. They had a much bigger festival in London on Sunday but as it was Mother's Day I had other things to do! I'm not sure that they do anything as exciting as turning the Thames green...
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