Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Stay home and stay safe and happy

Lucky Shamrocks

acrylic on birch,

5 x 5 inches

 Barbara Muir © 2012

SOLD ♥

Happy St. Patrick's Day.  A quiet one tonight with just Steven and me and

the cats and the dog.  Ontario has declared a state of emergency because

of the Corona virus, with no public gatherings.  So pubs are closed, the parade

is off.  But we drank a little bit of green champagne with our supper and

sang When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.  We listened to two versions, and by

the end of the second one I was crying.  Why?  Our little family has celebrated

this holiday because it was silly, and festive, and fun since the kids were 

little.  And every year we'd call my mother, who lived in Ottawa and make

her sing the song so we could hear something truly Irish.  On my father's side 
it was 100% Scottish.  But my Mother had French, Italian, Irish and English
roots.  

My mother has been dead for 6 years now, and I miss her every day.

My mother's Irish roots, actually came through the Huguenots, who

fled France for Ireland when Catholicism was imposed on the French.

My mother had Italian, French, Irish and English roots.  

I hope if you're celebrating you're staying safe.  It's good to think of

happy events in the midst of these strange times. 

Steven and I dancing with glow sticks at one of
our former kitchen St. Patrick's Day parties

Have a good day.