I don’t think Jerry and The Berry enjoyed too many St. Paddy’s Day libations yesterday, but it’s no fun putting away the green and revelry. So today’s blog falls on a bit of a holiday hangover. Always one to get in on the fun, Jerry dressed accordingly yesterday (reportedly down to his skivvies, though you’d have to follow us on Twitter to find proof of that!). And, as we like to say in Newfoundland, we had a time!
Happy St. Paddy’s!
There are many ways to say Happy St. Patrick’s Day but a picture is worth a 1000 words. In Paddy’s Day lingo all we can say is O’Clifford, O’George – what a great and quintessential Irish photo.
Allison has certainly captured the spirit of the Irish in this great pic. Clifford could be a leprechaun, an Irish poet, an Irish thinker, writer or anything Irish. Thankfully, he’s also all-Newfoundland, and all of the above – a true artist and true friend, with a touch of magic, too.
Allison and her partner Colleen of Artfully Yours Photography are our preferred wedding photographers at The Doctor’s House, and we’re sure you can see why. So expect to see more of their great work as we move into wedding season!
This Blog’s for Donal
Here’s Julie, from Newfoundland, and Donal, an honest-to-goodness Irishmen, who stayed at our cottages a few weeks ago (we Newfoundlanders are quite proud of our Irish roots, and it was great to have a ‘native’ stay with us!). Donal couldn’t believe I blog everyday – but yes, Donal, I do, and I have so much to write about that I can’t keep up with it, which is why your post is so belated!
It’s always fun to take young couples out on the boat and help them have a good time. Julie and Donal were great – our guests are constantly reminding us how lucky we are to have this new ‘job’ (‘job’ in quotes because I don’t know if it’s fair to call something you love this much ‘work’!).
Paddy’s Day Pleasures: 2 Ways
We celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in two distinct ways – not sure which one we enjoyed most. The first was in Whiteway:
On Thursday night, Laurelyn, her daughter, Rebecca, and I celebrated an early St. Patrick’s Day with a Scoff & Scuff at the local rec centre, $5 for all-you-can-eat Jigg’s Dinner (I had two plate-fulls) and $3 a drink (lets just say I had more than one).
We had a few dances, listened to some great live music by local talent, Five Atlantic, and mingled with our new neighbours. And we were home by 9 – with enough time to finish the night off with a movie. A very sane way to spend the evening, indeed – with no hangovers the next morning.
The second Paddy’s Day celebration was in St. John’s this morning:
Here we are enjoying brunch and dancing at Bridie Molloy’s in downtown St. John’s. I hope your celebrations were equally fun and varied! Which of these two appeals most to you? I’d have a hard time choosing!