Shades of Green

Wishing you a rainbow,

and sunlight after showers.

Miles and miles of Irish smiles,

and happy golden hours.

Shamrocks at your doorway,

and luck and laughter, too...

And a host of friends that never ends-
each day your whole life through!

We started our green day with these green Spinach-Quinoa muffins which I meant to post the link to the recipe for before today...but I didn't. Sorry. They're really yummy, though and we eat them all the time...it was just extra appropriate today. Frazier and I made a couple of batches awhile back and froze them. He eats one almost every day and I get one out of the freezer for breakfast now and then too!

And now to the best part about our Shamrock Day:

It's been awhile since we had a party, and I decided St. Patrick's day was as good a holiday as any to throw another one! So, Frazier and I invited over a bunch of friends and had a St. Patty's Day Picnic! We asked everyone to bring their own sandwiches, and we supplied drinks, desserts, fruit, veggies, dips and chips...all in shades of green! I made shamrock sugar cookies with green dough and icing......and a homemade green velvet cake with light green cream cheese frosting!Since green (more specifically, chartreuse ) is my favorite color, there is no shortage of green stuff around here and it turns out green food and drink is extremely easy to come by: green salsa, guacamole, snap pea crisps, honeydew, kiwis, green grapes, granny smith apples, broccoli, cucumber, celery, green goddess dressing, green juice boxes, green lemonade, Perrier, Sierra Mist, and even Dr. Peppers in the vintage green cans! I had so much fun coming up with the whole green "menu"!Frazier helping himself to a green rice krispie treat...or two.

We're certainly "lucky" to have so many good friends- the company couldn't have been better and the weather was perfect too! We had such a good time...I think we were both sad to see everyone go! I know I was sad when it was over...but the best part of having great friends is knowing they'll always be back!

Frazier played so hard all morning long that he was all tuckered out by the time our last guest left; he went straight to bed for a long nap!

And just in case you wondered...colored bubbles? Remarkably. Bad. Idea. Even Frazier agreed. My sentiments exactly, little buddy.

Just wanted to let you know it was a magnificent mess, lest you buy some yourself and find out the hard way. That "washable" on the label? Doesn't apply to your patio or certain tennis shoes. Take my advice and don't go there.

Hope your St. Patrick's Day was happy, too!

May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow,

And the good Lord be with you wherever you go.