Day 11 of 17 Days of Irish and it’s time to dance! The seeds of Irish Step dancing as we see and know it today were planted over one hundred years ago, just around the turn of the 19th century. Of course, Irish dance has a much longer, deeper history than that – but the…
My little Irish dancer came home from school sick with a fever yesterday, so I never got a chance to post Day 9 of 17 Days of Irish…however, it all works out – since a sick kid at home knocks my schedule into the trash I can sit here, drink a mug of coffee as…
It’s day 8, and for the next couple of 17 Days of Irish I will be taking a look at the various elements that make up an Irish dancer. I have a budding one at home, you see – and am learning the ropes from the ground up. After several years of watching the fun…
It’s day 7 of the 17 Days of All Things Irish. St. Patrick’s Day is still more than a week away, and tonight many are preparing to celebrate Mardi Gras tomorrow and go to all kinds of excess in preparation for the deprivation of Lent. If you’re looking for something extra decadent and wicked, then…
My “meeting” of tomorrow’s Monday Muse – the first and I certainly hope not last – of 2011, occurred on FaceBook. It all came about in a rather crazy way, and it just goes to show you how things can kind of just happen. Flipping through my local newspaper one day last spring, I caught…
Aside from green, the one color that goes with St. Patrick’s Day is, well, all of them. I’m talking rainbows! Why are rainbows such a part of St. Paddy’s Day? Is it because of the legendary pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? Or the fact that the crazy March weather with its…
Welcome to day 5 of 17 days of Irish. Today we get a bit of a history lesson. Many Americans “become” Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, and some (like me) have anywhere from a jigger to a pint of Irish blood in us, yet celebrate like we are the full keg. As Americans, I guess…
It’s day 4 of our countdown to St. Patrick’s Day – otherwise known as 17 Days of Irish. Today, I have a bit of a link round up for you, with lots of fun and colorful printables – all free. From Bird’s Party: a plethora of party printables perfect for Patty’s Day From Living Locurto:…
It’s March! (Oh, thank you Jeevus February is over). And, along with spring and the slow return of green is the time for the wearin’ o’ the green! The time everyone becomes just a bit Irish, even if only for a few hours in a pub drinking green beer (note: I have never consumed a…
Having announced that Monday Muse will make its return debut next week, I went back and looked at some of the MM archives – and realized I have made some great “web friends” via MM – ladies whose work I admire, and whom I often take a little time from my over-scheduled day to visit…
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