St Patrick’s Day Recipes–with thanks to an Irish Aunt.
Far and away the most popular posting on this blog is Auntie Dot’s Wheaten Bread Recipe, leading the Crone to presume that either her Aunt has a fanbase of millions, or that there is an unassuaged...
View ArticleTen Years To Remember
The papers and tv channels are full of retrospectives of the first 10 years of the century–the noughties. Those who care for the official record can check out the decade in three minutes here but the...
View ArticleThe definitive list of everything that’s great about Northern Ireland
The Crone has been accused of hating on her homeland because of her recent bitter words about the province that gave the world Iris Robinson, the Titanic and DeLorean cars. In fact, she is very proud...
View ArticlePotato recipes for St Patrick’s Day
St Patrick’s day is nearly upon us and, following the success of last year’s recipes, the Crone feels obliged to share with you some more Irish ideas for keeping body and soul together. As before,...
View ArticleDoris takes a dim view
Doris’s latest letter below refers to information the Crone shared about a particularly new age spa she visited in Scottsdale last week. You can read the Crone’s letter here, catch up on the whole...
View ArticleSt Patrick’s Day in Key West
Celebrating all that is green, white and gold in the southernmost corner of the sunshine state Tagged: green, holidays, Ireland, Irish American, Key West, St Patrick's Day, vacations, white and gold
View ArticleSailing into the Sunset
We’d got the hang of the boating life by the time we joined the Western Union sunset sail at 6:30pm. Godiva had even swapped her sarong for cropped pants. On the dock and up and down Duval Street,...
View ArticleThe Full Irish Breakfast–Itchy Ankle Style
The world has been swimming in front of my eyes since St Patrick’s day. There are those who will blame my Black Velvet cocktails (Guinness, Pro Secco, and just a suspicion of Gin) but I attribute my...
View ArticleCelebrating St. Patrick: A Cook’s Guide
<a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/1529746/?claim=subwa7h59fw”>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> St. Patrick’s Day will fall on a Monday this year, one month from now. It remains to...
View Article“Mammy will have to spank your bottom”
“I love your accent” said Scott as he poured me a mimosa in a pint glass. “Thanks, ” I said wryly “All the gay men do.” Tom, Mike and I were having a breakfast drink at Annies in Washington DC and I...
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