Welcome to Tuesday 4 begun by Toni Taddeo.It's March and it might be nice to talk a bit about it.
The year is going by quickly.
1. March comes in like a lamb and goes out like a lion. How has it made it's debut in your area?
March 1st was a cold and it rained very heavily at times. I stayed indoors.
2. Is St Patrick's Day something you observe?
I don't observe St. Patrick's Day. Where I live I've only ever seen it as a day for people to wear green and many go to an Irish pub for 'green' bear. No one I know observes a special dinner on that day. In more recent years there has been a St. Patrick's Day parade and there seems to be a bit more happening each year. There is a Ceilidh on March 15th and a concert of the Welsh Choir the next day. There is also a Celtic Festival that weekend. I've looked at the festival program and it seems like a lot of it is focussed on drinking so I don't participate. Besides which the weather is usually not very nice on St. Patrick's Day.
3. Do you observe Easter?
I do observe Easter.
4. What will those holidays see you doing this year?
It's usually a quiet time of reflection and gratitude for Christ's death and resurrection. Church's here like everywhere also focus on this message. It's also time for a holiday meal with one or two loved ones. Long ago, a much larger group of family and friends would gather together for Easter dinner but those days are long gone as are many of the people.
This time of year most of us in the western hemisphere are anticipating the arrival of the Spring season. So I've planted up some seeds in readiness for the garden season. Hopefully they won't sprout up too stringy and straggly.