Tag: T. Lynne Tolles

Count Down to Easter – Day 2 – Sweets, Games, Egg Dying Copy

Frogs croak, rain soak. Chicks peep, crickets leap. Bees hum, robins come. Birds sing, It’s spring! Lots of fun things today: For a quick way to get to what your wanting to do, click on the word below to take you to your interest – That is if you don’t want to read the whole… Continue reading Count Down to Easter – Day 2 – Sweets, Games, Egg Dying Copy

Count Down to Easter – Day 1 – Sweets, Games, Egg Dying

Good-bye Winter…So Long Snow. It’s Time to watch the flowers grow. Lots of fun things today: For a quick way to get to what your wanting to do, click on the word below to take you to your interest – That is if you don’t want to read the whole post – And don’t forget…… Continue reading Count Down to Easter – Day 1 – Sweets, Games, Egg Dying

Day 8 St. Patty’s Fun – Died – Shamrock*Paper*Scissors – Grasshopper Bark

St. Patty’s Day Fun – Day 7 with treats, trivia and games Did you know…. March 17th is when Patrick died. Saint Patrick is a saint of the Catholic Church, and his holy day is the day of his death, and subsequent entrance to heaven, rather than the day of his physical birth. After spending… Continue reading Day 8 St. Patty’s Fun – Died – Shamrock*Paper*Scissors – Grasshopper Bark

Day 7 St. Patty’s Fun – A Slave – Fobber Me Shupshaw – cookies

St. Patty’s Day Fun – Day 7 with treats, trivia and games Did you know…. St. Patrick was a slave At the age of 16, Patrick had the misfortune of being kidnapped by Irish raiders who took him away and sold him as a slave. He spent several years in Ireland herding sheep and learning… Continue reading Day 7 St. Patty’s Fun – A Slave – Fobber Me Shupshaw – cookies

Day 6 St. Patty’s Fun – No female Leprechauns – Angela’s Ashes – cupcakes

St. Patty’s Day Fun – Day 6 with treats, trivia and games Did you know…. THERE ARE NO FEMALE LEPRECHAUNS Don’t be fooled by any holiday decorations showing lady leprechauns. In traditional Irish folk tales, there are no female leprechauns, only nattily attired little guys. Drinking Games – Angela’s Ashes Stay home and rent the… Continue reading Day 6 St. Patty’s Fun – No female Leprechauns – Angela’s Ashes – cupcakes

Day 5 St. Patty’s Fun – No Beer – Belfast & Furious – Mint truffles

St. Patty’s Day Fun – Day 5 with treats, trivia and games Did you know…. St. Patrick’s was a dry holiday in Ireland until 1970. Aside from the color green, the activity most associated with St. Patrick’s Day is drinking. However, Irish law, from 1903 to 1970, declared St. Patrick’s Day a religious observance for… Continue reading Day 5 St. Patty’s Fun – No Beer – Belfast & Furious – Mint truffles

Day 4 St. Patty’s Fun – Not Irish – Blarney Ball – Shamrock shake

St. Patty’s Day Fun – Day 4 with treats, trivia and games Did you know…. St. Patrick wasn’t Irish, and he wasn’t born in Ireland. Patrick’s parents were Roman citizens living in modern-day England, or more precisely in Scotland or Wales (scholars cannot agree on which). He was born in 385 AD. By that time,… Continue reading Day 4 St. Patty’s Fun – Not Irish – Blarney Ball – Shamrock shake

Day 3 St. Patty’s Day Fun – Blue – Seamus – Pudding

St. Patty’s Day Fun – Day 3 with treats, trivia and games Did you know…. The original color associated with St. Patrick is blue, not green as commonly believed. In several artworks depicting the saint, he is shown wearing blue vestments. King Henry VIII used the Irish harp in gold on a blue flag to… Continue reading Day 3 St. Patty’s Day Fun – Blue – Seamus – Pudding