Just a little Hello

[frdrcnjohn]

Hello Tammy

Just wanted to drop by with Smiles , Hugs and Kisses for You
the snow is falling here this morning
Thinking of you and Christmas when this looks this pretty

 

[frdrcnjohn]

Sweet Dreams Angel

I wanted to drop by in the middle of the night to check in on You
Sweet Dreams and Sleep Tight

 

[mtcan]

Hello Sweet Tammy

Just want to drop a line,wish You well.I hope life is being good to You.Smile and know that You are being thought of fondly! {;>)

 

[frdrcnjohn]

Hello Tammy

I wanted to drop off enough Smiles, Hugs and Kisses for the weekend

 

[frdrcnjohn]

Hi Tammy

Just droping by to say hello on this Sunday
Wishing you all the best
I do hope to converse with you again sometime
Smiles , Hugs and Kisses for You

 

[frdrcnjohn]

Hi My Angel

I hope you are having a Wonderfull week
Smiles , Hugs and Kisses for You

 

[tcwild100]

Happy Hump Day, Princess!

 

[frdrcnjohn]

Hi Tammy

Just droping by to say Hi
Sending You
Smiles , Hugs and Kisses
I hope you are doing well

 

[tcwild100]

Sometimes RL just takes precedence

Hope you are well, princess!

 

[frdrcnjohn]

Hi Tammy

Just droping by to say Hi
Hoping all is well with You
Smiles , Hugs and Kissses for You

 

[frdrcnjohn]

Hello Tammy

I wanted to drop by and wish you a Great week
Smiles , Hugs and Kisses for You my Angel

 

[tcwild100]

Ready for a little Green Refreshment, princess?

Hope you're well and happy, doll!

 

[tulsatwisters]

Hello everyone..... I have been away... My Dad has been ill and so I have been in Texas for a while now...
I wanted to stop by and say hi and I hope you are all doing well.... I will be back to chat soon.

On short notice.... this is at least one of me.... A wearin the green... So just put any thoughts of putting a pinch on me out of your minds



St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17, his religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over a thousand years. On St. Patrick's Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast—on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.
The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place not in Ireland but in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17, 1762. Along with their music, the parade helped the soldiers reconnect with their Irish roots, as well as fellow Irishmen serving in the English army.

Over the next 35 years, Irish patriotism among American immigrants flourished, prompting the rise of so-called "Irish Aid" societies like the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick and the Hibernian Society. Each group would hold annual parades featuring bagpipes (which actually first became popular in the Scottish and British armies) and drums.

In 1848, several New York Irish Aid societies decided to unite their parades to form one New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade. Today, that parade is the world 's oldest civilian parade and the largest in the United States, with over 150,000 participants.

Up until the mid-19th century, most Irish immigrants in America were members of the Protestant middle class. When the Great Potato Famine hit Ireland in 1845, close to a million poor and uneducated Irish Catholics began pouring into America to escape starvation. Despised for their religious beliefs and funny accents by the American Protestant majority, the immigrants had trouble finding even menial jobs. When Irish Americans in the country's cities took to the streets on St. Patrick's Day to celebrate their heritage, newspapers portrayed them in cartoons as drunk, violent monkeys.

However, the Irish soon began to realize that their great numbers endowed them with a political power that had yet to be exploited. They started to organize, and their voting block, known as the "green machine," became an important swing vote for political hopefuls. Suddenly, annual St. Patrick's Day parades became a show of strength for Irish Americans, as well as a must-attend event for a slew of political candidates. In 1948, President Truman attended New York City 's St. Patrick's Day parade, a proud moment for the many Irish whose ancestors had to fight stereotypes and racial prejudice to find acceptance in America.

St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity's most widely known figures. But for all his celebrity, his life remains somewhat of a mystery. Many of the stories traditionally associated with St. Patrick, including the famous account of his banishing all the snakes from Ireland, are false, the products of hundreds of years of exaggerated storytelling.

It is known that St. Patrick was born in Britain to wealthy parents near the end of the fourth century. He is believed to have died on March 17, around 460 A.D. Although his father was a Christian deacon, it has been suggested that he probably took on the role because of tax incentives and there is no evidence that Patrick came from a particularly religious family. At the age of sixteen, Patrick was taken prisoner by a group of Irish raiders who were attacking his family's estate. They transported him to Ireland where he spent six years in captivity. (There is some dispute over where this captivity took place. Although many believe he was taken to live in Mount Slemish in County Antrim, it is more likely that he was held in County Mayo near Killala.) During this time, he worked as a shepherd, outdoors and away from people. Lonely and afraid, he turned to his religion for solace, becoming a devout Christian. (It is also believed that Patrick first began to dream of converting the Irish people to Christianity during his captivity.)

After more than six years as a prisoner, Patrick escaped. According to his writing, a voice-which he believed to be God's-spoke to him in a dream, telling him it was time to leave Ireland.

To do so, Patrick walked nearly 200 miles from County Mayo, where it is believed he was held, to the Irish coast. After escaping to Britain, Patrick reported that he experienced a second revelation-an angel in a dream tells him to return to Ireland as a missionary. Soon after, Patrick began religious training, a course of study that lasted more than fifteen years. After his ordination as a priest, he was sent to Ireland with a dual mission-to minister to Christians already living in Ireland and to begin to convert the Irish. (Interestingly, this mission contradicts the widely held notion that Patrick introduced Christianity to Ireland.)

Familiar with the Irish language and culture, Patrick chose to incorporate traditional ritual into his lessons of Christianity instead of attempting to eradicate native Irish beliefs. For instance, he used bonfires to celebrate Easter since the Irish were used to honoring their gods with fire. He also superimposed a sun, a powerful Irish symbol, onto the Christian cross to create what is now called a Celtic cross, so that veneration of the symbol would seem more natural to the Irish. (Although there were a small number of Christians on the island when Patrick arrived, most Irish practiced a nature-based pagan religion.

 

[tcwild100]

Thanks for letting us know princess, and thanks for the story and the wonderful pic.

Hope your dad gets better (mine didn't )

 

[frdrcnjohn]

Hi Tammy

It makes my heart flutter knowing that you are allright
All my best for your family
Smiles , Hugs and Kisses for You

 

[mtcan]

You and Yours are in my prayers.

I will remember Your Father as well as You and Your family in my prayers.Be well sweet Tammy.

 

[frdrcnjohn]

Happy St. Patricks Day

A Wish of only the best for you and your father
Smiles , Hugs and Kisses for You My Angel

 

[frdrcnjohn]

Hello my Angel

Droping by to wish you a Great week
Smiles ,Hugs and Kisses

 

[Chantilyvamp]

Hope your dad gets better soon *hugs*

 

[david6720]

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[tcwild100]

Peeking in to wish a Happy Hump Day to the Beautiful Princess

 

[youngleo]

I saw you for the first time in that green outfit. Very nice ,I like

 

[tulsatwisters]

Hello everyone, I hope you all are healthy and well.... My Dad is a lot better....... so, I will be back in Tulsa by this weekend................ so once I catch up at home............. we should be able to chat and post ourselves to death . Until then, I hope this post will hold ya all.


On the fist day of April in 1700, English pranksters begin popularizing the annual tradition of April Fools' Day by playing practical jokes on each other.

Although the day, also called All Fools' Day, has been celebrated for several centuries by different cultures, its exact origins remain a mystery. Some historians speculate that April Fools' Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563. People who were slow to get the news or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to January 1 and continued to celebrate it during the last week of March through April 1 became the butt of jokes and hoaxes. These included having paper fish placed on their backs and being referred to as "poisson d'avril" (April fish), said to symbolize a young, easily caught fish and a gullible person.

Historians have also linked April Fools' Day to ancient festivals such as Hilaria, which was celebrated in Rome at the end of March and involved people dressing up in disguises. There's also speculation that April Fools' Day was tied to the vernal equinox, or first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when Mother Nature fooled people with changing, unpredictable weather.

April Fools' Day spread throughout Britain during the 18th century. In Scotland, the tradition became a two-day event, starting with "hunting the gowk," in which people were sent on phony errands (gowk is a word for cuckoo bird, a symbol for fool) and followed by Tailie Day, which involved pranks played on people's derrieres, such as pinning fake tails or "kick me" signs on them.

In modern times, people have gone to great lengths to create elaborate April Fools' Day hoaxes. Newspapers, radio and TV stations and Web sites have participated in the April 1 tradition of reporting outrageous fictional claims that have fooled their audiences. In 1957, the BBC reported that Swiss farmers were experiencing a record spaghetti crop and showed footage of people harvesting noodles from trees; numerous viewers were fooled. In 1985, Sports Illustrated tricked many of its readers when it ran a made-up article about a rookie pitcher named Sidd Finch who could throw a fastball over 168 miles per hour. In 1996, Taco Bell, the fast-food restaurant chain, duped people when it announced it had agreed to purchase Philadelphia's Liberty Bell and intended to rename it the Taco Liberty Bell. In 1998, after Burger King advertised a "Left-Handed Whopper," scores of clueless customers requested the fake sandwich.







I hope everyone has a safe and very nice week.... and a big Thanks to everyone for their kind thoughts and words.
Love Tam

 

[frdrcnjohn]

Hi Tammy

I am glad your father is doing good
Droping in before bed , one more night shift
Smiles ,Hugs and Kisses for You

 

[tcwild100]

Great news about your dad, Princess. Thanks for the story!