Lovely Shamrock Fairy

I adore fairies.  This one is especially wonderful.  This one is from Germany and is actually celebrating the New Year!  However, I thought it also perfect for St. Patrick's Day.

Have a sweet week!

A Dainty Irish Maiden -Postcard Friendship Friday #496

I love the wearing of the Green.  I'm a quarter Irish and love all the traditions of Ireland.  The Irish are fierce, loyal and rather wonderful.  This postcard is particularly lovely.

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Dancing on the Green -Postcard Friendship Friday #494

I have always loved Irish Dancer.  When I was a tiny child I would dance a little jig without even knowing what it was--it was by instinct.  Later I realized it was actually an Irish dance.  Somehow my feet knew exactly what to do.

I suppose it is the Irish in me!

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A Bunch of Shamrock for Luck! -Postcard Friendship Friday #447

Isn't this little one sweet with her "bunch of shamrocks."  I know "gay" means something else these days, but back when this card was made it simply meant joy or happiness.

I am still very ill.  This is a bad flu.  I didn't get this up in time, either.  I apologize for that, sweet Friends.

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Let Erin Remember -Postcard Friendship Friday #446

Hello sweet Friends.  I have been very ill with the flu, so this didn't posted on time.  Thank you for your patience.

I adore the gown this delicate Irish maiden is wearing.  Being Irish myself, green is one of my favorite colors, and I have tons of  white clover in my lawn.  Shamrocks are indeed lovely.

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Best Wishes on St. Patrick's Day -Postcard Friendship Friday #399

I have always loved St. Patrick's Day.  We would always wear green to school on that day because one of the traditions kids LOVED,  was the idea that people could pinch the person who forgot to wear green.

Some say this tradition started as a reminder to wear green to honor the Emerald Isle. 

However, it is said the tradition actually started in the United States. In the early 1700's St. Patrick's Day revelers believed that wearing green caused a person to become invisible to leprechauns and fairy creatures.  These fairy tale beings supposedly pinched anyone they could see--which were the folks NOT wearing green. 

Some mischievous individuals began pinching those who didn't wear green to remind them that if they weren't wearing the color green, they would be pinched by leprechauns.  Kind of silly really, but cute.  LOL

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Harps and Shamrocks -Postcard Friendship Friday #351

This wonderful card was in my precious Grammie Jenny's collection. It was printed in the USA on very thin fragile paper. The harp was embossed, then painted a shiny gold. This lovely bouquet of shamrock and green carnation seemed to be the perfect card for today!

An Irish Blessing

May those that love us, love us.

And those that don't love us, may God turn their hearts.

But, if He can't turn their hearts, may He turn their ankles

so we will know them by their limping.

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Irish Storyteller -Postcard Friendship Friday #261

My Father loved the Irish and was proud of his own Irish heritage.  He was a natural born storyteller, as is my precious Mumsie.  I remember warm feelings from the days when my siblings and I were small and we would gather around to listen to Daddy spin a tail.  Those are endearing, precious memories which spread comfort through the soul.

Coming from a family of storytellers, I married one.  To his last day, my Beloved lived and breathed drama and storytelling.  I adored his stories.  I didn't realize how much I've missed them until a few weeks ago, when after a rehearsal, a group of us sat around for a little over three hours, laughing and telling stories.  I haven't laughed that hard for a very long time.

We must never forget the importance of stories.  Tell a story today--you never know how precious that story time will be to someone later on.

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Pipe of Peace -Postcard Friendship Friday #159

I adore this postcard.  Despite the brick and bat held out of sight as these two shake hands, these  mischievous fellows seem to respect and like one another--I imagine if they were to end up in a "knock down drag out" they'd eventually end up at a local pub nursing black eyes, bumps & bruises--AND sharing a tasty brew.

I sought everywhere to discover the history and significance to an Irish pipe of peace.  All I could find were bagpipes, which are typically referred to as Pipes O' Peace!  If anyone out there knows the significance, or stories and legends surrounding Celtic pipes, or clay Irish pipes of peace, I would love to hear from you!

The Irish are a passionate people and their humor and fiery temperament are legendary.  Since I am of Irish descent on Dad's side, this postcard tickled my funny bone.  I hope it makes you smile, too.  I liked what Master Harold's Auntee wrote on the back, "Dear Harold, These two seem to be good friends, smoking their pipe of peace." 

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Legend of St. Patrick and the Pig -Postcard Friendship Friday #158

I have always wondered why pigs are so often included in St. Patrick's Day cards, along with shamrocks Leprechauns and pipes.  I finally discovered the legend!  Here's the story:

St. Patrick was born along the west coast of Roman Britain where his parents raised the boy as a Christian. Sadly, when Patrick was a teenager, a group of Irish raiders attacked his family's estate while his parents were out of town.  So 16-year old Patrick, along with many of his family's servants, was taken hostage and forced to live in Ireland as a slave. 

The land of Ireland was wild, harsh and rugged.  Life there was extremely difficult.  St. Patrick was sold and  legend has it that his master was a kind man.  St. Patrick served him faithfully for six years.

However, when he was in his early 20's, St. Patrick experienced a profound spiritual transformation. After a prolonged fast he fell into a deep sleep.  In a dream, he heard a voice saying, “Thou doest well to fast; thou shalt soon return to thy native land.”

From then on, St. Patrick began planning his escape.  The day came when he traveled safely across the country to the east coast town of Wicklow, where trading vessels were about to set sail. He approached one and was taken aboard as a crewman.

After sailing for three days, the ship landed along the shore of an unnamed country. Scholars believe the boat landed along the southwest coast of Gaul, perhaps at what is now known as Bordeaux.  After making their way on foot through a “desert” for nearly a month, the group ran out of food. 

The leader, who knew of St. Patrick's devout belief in God addressed him, saying, "What have you to say for yourself, Christian? You boast your God is all-powerful. So why can’t you pray for us, you know how badly hunger threatens us; its beginning to look as if we may not survive to see another living soul."

With great confidence St. Patrick replied, "Turn trustingly to the Lord who is my God and put your faith in him with all your heart, because nothing is impossible to him. On this same day, he will send us food sufficient for our journey, because for him there is abundance everywhere."

As the story goes, those words no sooner left St. Patrick's mouth, when a huge herd of wild pigs miraculously appeared, blocking their way.  Wasting no time, the crew dispatched enough of the animals to last for days.

According to legend, the group finished their journey through Gaul, then headed into Italy.  From there, St. Patrick traveled alone to his home, where he was joyfully received.

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The Green Shamrock -Postcard Friendship Friday #157

This wee lovely Irish girl is obviously selling shamrock nosegays and a handful of Irish pipes!  What a sweet costume she wears, with that wonderful underskirt of shamrock beneath her vibrant green.  She is exactly as I envision an Irish girl from days of old.

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Happy St. Patrick's Day - Postcard Friendship Friday #107

Ever forgotten to wear green on St. Patrick's Day?  When I was in school, if one forgot to wear green that day, one would receive a hearty pinching from just about everyone.  I was spared, of course, because of my green eyes.  (phew)

The tradition of wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day started in Ireland, where party goers believed  leprechauns and other fairy creatures would be given power to pinch anyone they could see.  A person wearing green was said to become invisible to these fairytale critters.

Oddly enough, pinching a person not wearing green on St. Patrick's day isn't an Irish tradition.  Rather, it started in America in the early 1700's.

The tradition reportedly started as a reminder that leprechauns and other fairy folk could sneak up and pinch anyone who wasn't wearing green on St. Patrick's Day.  The catch was, if someone pinched a person wearing green -- then that person had the right to pinch back.   Heh.

I'm SO glad I have green eyes.

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Springtime Shamrock - Postcard Friendship Friday #106

I love the green of Shamrocks which seem to herald the arrival of Spring and sunshine!  This is a reproduction of a vintage postcard.  I bought a pack of the ones I loved best, back in the early 1980's.  I lived with my precious Grammie at that time.  She loved cards as much as I, so I would often surprise her with them.  Going through her things, Sissy found this postcard I'd given to her around that time.

Grammie is gone now, so this is a lovely reminder of our great friendship.

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