May the road rise up

Well, Saturday’s the day–March 17th. Any big plans?

I, for one, can hardly wait to eat Irish soda bread. It comes but once a year; it’s for the best. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that the recipe {below} is difficult or the bread so-so. Quite the contrary. The recipe is ridiculously easy and the end result so delectable, I could eat the whole loaf, by myself, in one sitting. I’m not even kidding. If I allowed myself to make it at any other time of the year, I’d surely weigh 500 pounds. 

Now that I mention it, in terms of planning, I really haven’t gone beyond the eating of the bread. Hmm. Interesting.

Luckily, as holidays go, this one really doesn’t ask for much . . . 

Some good bagpipe music to get you in the spirit

Top 10 facts about Guinness, so you might be in the know

Irish drinking toasts

Amazingly Easy {and totally tasty} Irish Soda Bread and Corned Beef and Cabbage in the crock pot {so you might cook and frolic}

Throw in an Irish jig or two, and you’ve got it made. So, without further a do . . . 

Wishing you a rainbow
For sunlight after showers—
Miles and miles of Irish smiles
For golden happy hours—
Shamrocks at your doorway
For luck and laughter too,
And a host of friends that never ends
Each day your whole life through!

Happy St. Paddy’s weekend, my friends!