"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
>>
>> I've only got a droplet of Irish blood (my maternal grandmother was 1/16
>> Irish, as far as any of our family can tell), but I'm observing St.
>> Patrick's Day anyway. (I'm not sure "celebrating" is quite the accurate
>> term.)
>
>
> My great great grandfather was an Irish Catholic priest who became
> disgusted with the Church and its influence, left the priesthood, left the
> Church and left Ireland, came to Canada and married a Presbyterian whose
> father was also an ex Catholic who left the church in disgust.
>
> My wife is dressed in green today. She wants to have cabbage for dinner,
> but it will be with grilled pork chops, not corned beef.
>
>

My grandmother was Irish, i put an Irish stew in the crockpot and headed
out for a combo gym/spa day. Stopped for Tim Horton Tea Biscuits on the way
home and that was the sum total of our irish dinner. lol

Debbie