Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀

I don’t know about you, but I’m wearing green today. I have glow-in-the-dark green shamrock beads. They’re fun, but I can’t remember where I got them from. I’ve had them for years and always enjoyed wearing them for St. Patrick’s Day to keep anyone from pinching me for not wearing green.
My mother made some loaves of Irish soda bread. It’s the perfect way to feel festive.

I don’t know about you, but I’m wearing green today. I have glow-in-the-dark green shamrock beads. They’re fun, but I can’t remember where I got them from. I’ve had them for years and always enjoyed wearing them for St. Patrick’s Day to keep anyone from pinching me for not wearing green.
My mother made some loaves of Irish soda bread. It’s the perfect way to feel festive.

I’m actually writing this as I take a break to rest my hand from writing postcards. I’m part of an international postcard swap during Camp NaNo and NaNoWriMo and it’s always fun seeing what ones I receive. During the last couple of swaps, I received vintage postages. I enjoy vintage postcards because they give us a little insight into what the world was like during the time periods they’re from. I found this one on the internet. According to the postmark, this particular card was sent on March 18, 1910, which would be a few months before when Murder on the Flying Scotsman is set.

A fascinating tradition in England during the early 1900s when Thea’s story takes place was a presentation of shamrocks to the Irish Guard. It’s a tradition that lives on today and the Duchess of Cambridge is usually the one to present them. I found that the origins of this custom are a bit murky. Some people say Queen Victoria started it as a way to support the Irish Guard during the Boer War, but it was also mentioned that Queen Alexandra began doing that in 1902. 

The legends go that the four-leaf clover brings good luck to anyone who finds them. I’ve managed to find two in my backyard on separate occasions. I laminated them to try to save them. I didn’t feel particularly lucky afterward, but I did think it was pretty neat to find them since I hadn’t been looking for them. Have you ever found a four-leaf clover?