Happy St. Patricks Day

"(Finally) Lucky Me" Online Essay

Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. I remember the moment I realized I had been "insane" for the better part of my life. It was the morning after a visit with my friend of two decades, a remarkable human being who lives his vision without a wisp of fear. Another August in small-town Central New York; humid and boring, suffocatingly so on both counts. I had just turned 38 and was in the middle of my second divorce, a single-parent yet again. I was doing just what I did the last time I was separated; dating guys who lowered my worth, trying to find a career path while figuring out where I went wrong, fumbling. read more >

Irish Sayings

Our favorite? "God is good, but never dance in a small boat." We've gathered some of excellent Irish Sayings for all purposes today. read more >

threads of luck
 i don’t believe in luck. it just isn’t in me to believe that this life is coincidental or random. the moments we discover -- it seems that sometimes they’ve been waiting there forever for us to stumble upon
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Green With Envy

You'll feel a little bit Irish (no matter what you're drinking) when you're using these glasses. read more >

Lucky You Writing Challenge

We asked the skirt! nation to submit stories about Luck. They wrote in with stories of serendipity, the wings of fortune, good luck and bad luck, big breaks, karma, a run of luck, a fluke, a windfall, bad fortune and lady luck. read more >

St. Patrick's Day Apples

If you're a St. Patrick's Day sweet tooth, get yourself a 6-pack of Savannah's Candy Kitchen. read more>

The Definitive Irish Cookbook

We found THE Irish skirt! girl. Darina Allen is an Irish chef, TV personality and founder of Ballymaloe Cookery School inShanagarry, County Cork, Ireland. (Isn't that just fun to say?) A graduate of the Dublin Institute of Technology,  she is the author of several books on the topic of Irish cuisine. read more >

St. Patty's Day Tea Party

It seems Tea Parties are all the rage these days. (We mean the non-political kind.) Celebrate your Irish heritage bystopping by Savannah's own Byrd Cookie Company, who carries these Celtic Grande Teacup & Saucer sets. read more >

Irish Food for St. Patty's

Why is it that we only want Irish food near St. Patty's Day? Celtic chefs have a long history of tasty staples. Here are 2 of our faves: Grilled Corned Beef and Fontina Sandwiches and Braised Pork Shoulder with Potato-Fennel Puree. 

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