Tag: St. Patrick’s Day

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It’s Beginning to Look a Bit Like Christmas at The Doctor’s House!

Newfoundland in MarchIt was a green AND white St. Patrick’s Day yesterday, thanks to Sheila’s Brush.  A visit to our appropriately named Shamrock and Bridie seemed like a fitting way to spend the holiday (especially since we’d already got our Irish dancing in over the weekend).

Maybe we’re past the point of wanting to snow, but how beautiful and peaceful it looks when freshly fallen. Since we’re lucky enough to work from home, the storm didn’t keep us from working – it just encouraged a little extra cozying up when necessary!

The view here from the kitchen is unbelievable, and the beauty is that it won’t last.  We are expecting one more storm this weekend and that should it.  Sheila will have used all her paint, and Spring will descent upon the Wonderful World of Whiteway and The Doctor’s House in all her glory – bring it on!Newfoundland ponies

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Tuesdays with Murphy: St Paddy’s Hangover

celebrating st. patricks day in newfoundlandI 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!

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Happy St. Paddy’s!

Rural Newfoundlander Clifford GeorgeThere 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!

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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!