Encouraging Hearts and Home: Green Clovers and Rainbows

For years we spent the first few weeks of March decorating with rainbows, green clovers, and golden coins.  We aren't Irish but we enjoy celebrating St. Patrick's Day anyway.  Now that the boys are older and less into celebrating every little thing we only make a special meal for St. Patrick's Day-- corned beef & cabbage with some sort of green dessert but I still enjoy reading all the St. Patrick's Day post ideas that are floating around the internet.  That's how I picked my featured posts today! 



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The Posts with the most views from last week:

March Monthly Goals by That's Life for Ya



Some of my favorites from last week:




Easy Saint Patrick's Day Table by The House on Silverado


St. Patrick's Day Cracker Jack by Heritage Home Ec



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Comments

  1. It's nice to mark special days, even if they are not our holidays. Those macaroons look amazing!

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    1. Don't they? I have never tried making macaroons but they sure are pretty.

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  2. We are not Irish either but you can't help to get swept up in the festivities- love all of the green!

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  3. Aw, I love that you make a special St. Patrick's day meal. My husband is a little bit Irish but we have never celebrated this holiday other than wearing green. I will use any excuse to wear something green!

    Shelbee
    www.shelbeeontheedge.com

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    1. It's the only time of the year we eat corned beef and both my husband and I love it.

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  4. We used to do way over the tip St. Patrick's day celebration and I really miss it...

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    1. I'm finding that I am starting to miss celebrating all those little holidays along the way too; my boys aren't even into Easter baskets anymore!

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  5. Joanne,
    Saint Patrick's Day is a big deal here in NEPA with Scranton's St. Patrick's Day being one of the largest in the country...Both Scranton and Wilkes Barre ( who holds it's parade the day after Scranton so marching units from around the Country can participate in both parades) have not cancelled but postponed their parades until September!!! a vast majority of our area was originally home to a large amount of Irish immigrants who came here fleeing the Potato Famine before the influx of Eastern European Immigrants a century later who settled here to work in the mines....
    I truly appreciate you hosting each week! I understand how much time it takes to do so!! Thank you!!
    Stay safe, healthy and happy!!
    Hugs,
    Debbie


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    1. That must be so fun! I think a few towns around here to have St. Patrick's day parades (probably not this year) but we have never been.

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  6. Hi Joanne! How nice to be able to join you party! Those rainbow macarons look amazing. Thank you for hosting!

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  7. Thanks so much for hosting! I’m linking up with DO YOU KNOW AN OUTSTANDING BLOGGER?

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    1. Great! Thank you so much for joining us, Dee.

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  8. Those macaroons look amazing!! And loving the St. Patrick's Day table setting! We're not Irish either so never did anything to celebrate, but I always thought the St. Patrick's Day activities the kids did in elementary school were so cute! Sure miss those days!! Sooooo long ago!

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    1. I enjoyed doing all sorts of craft projects and things with my boys when they were young. It's amazing how fast that time flies by.

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  9. Those macarons look delicious! Thanks for the party!

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  10. those rainbow macarons look amazing. ... or should I say, GROOVY

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  11. We don't do anything here for St.Patricks day. I think most people have never heard of it.

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    1. I'm actually surprised it's as celebrated here as it is; I have heard that we even celebrate it more in the states than they do in Ireland!

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  12. Dear Joanne, I hope you are having a fabulous week! It's my pleasure to CONGRATULATE you for being our Friend of the Week at Create With Joy! (Week 473) I truly appreciate your friendship and all that you do. Your blog is wonderful and I'm so happy to have the opportunity to celebrate you this week! :-) xoxo

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  13. That snack mix looks so good! Thanks for sharing with us.

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  14. I wish I could make macaroons. But living in Florida and the humidity makes it impossible!

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  15. I love the macaroons! How cute! Thank you for hosting! I hope you have a wonderful week!

    Hugs,

    Tee @ Teediddlydee

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