"Basket with One Egg"

A Basket with One Egg, by Mary Stebbins Taitt.

"Eggs for Easter"

Eggs for Easter, by Mary Stebbins Taitt.

March 17th at Ted's Firehouse Pub

The Orangeman's Lament

I'd like to be part of St. Paddy's Day action

But my own Irish blood makes a very small fraction.
And that bit of blood may be viewed as a blotch,
For my great-great grandpa was an Orangeman (Scotch).
And did I say Scotch? Well, I never drink,
Which wipes out all claims to be Irish, I think.
Still, I'll wear my green jeans with my green sweater over,
Play my cassettes of the Chieftains and Rovers,
Eat some corned beef on a slice of green bread,
Stop saying "Wow," say "Begorra" instead.
There are folks who may say that me shamrock's a sham
But for one day a year, it 'tis Irish I am.

ERIN GO BRAUGH
Erin go braugh!
Never go braless
Unless you're an Erin whose figure is flawless!

(Material composed by Gail Slaughter)

(Illustration work by Michael Serafin)
(Special thanks to Mary Stebbins Taitt)

Early Warning Easter

Have you seen how early

Easter

is this year?

Easter is the first Sunday after the first full moon
following the Spring Equinox. The date is obtained
from the Lunar Calendar Hebrew people use to
mark the Feast of The Passover.

With our present day Gregorian
calendar, the date moves around.

(Easter can occur as early as March 22,

but that is pretty rare.) This year Easter is March 23rd, 2008...

the earliest Easter any of us will ever see!

Next time Easter will be this early--- 2228.

The last time--- 1913.

Only the most elderly of our population

(you'd have to be 95)

---have ever seen it this early.

and the bottom line is:

.....no one alive today will

ever see an earlier Easter!

(A big hug and thanks to Gail Slaughter)

Happy Valentine's Day!

Mary sent me this today. I thought I'd share it with you.

Hope you have a happy day! (Click image to view larger).