HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY EVERYONE! MUSICA Good Morning! I’m thrilled to say there are twenty-seven hundred entries for our Spring Fling Giveaway, wow! That’s almost shocking! But don’t worry, you still have a much better chance of 
winning this than you do the lottery! Isn’t that comforting? I woke up this morning to another hundred and fifty new comments ~ so I don’t think we’re done! I thought I would give it one more day so everyone has a chance to enter and announce the winner TOMORROW, with a new post to show you how I’ve been decorating for spring. (Remember this is Smallville, don’t get your hopes up too high on the decorations!)
Wishing you the Luck of the Irish and a big pot o’ gold at the end of the rainbow. Don’t forget to wear something Green so you don’t get pinched!
One of our Blog Girlfriends (Lorene) mentioned something interesting in her comment that I thought you all should know: She said the reason they carve an “X” in the top of Irish Soda Bread is to let the fairies out.♥ Be sure to do that, Girlfriends! Let the fairies fly!♥
In the meantime I’ll be in my same old spot . . .
So, until tomorrow . . . an Irish Blessing and a wee bi’ o’ the sampling’ for ye . . . w’ love from Paddy McSue. ♥
I would lo E to win the GIVEAWAY, but really feel blessed to see the pic of you painting v as a young girl. It is fabulous and made my day***♡♡♡
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I love starting my day-any old day-with greetings from you, Susan!
I love your artwork today although the there’s never a day when I don’t love it! I hope you realize just how much you do for all of us girlfriends…from sharing your trips to your musica!
Top O’ The Day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!! And, thank you so much for the opportunity! I’ve never won anything in your contests, but I just think it’s so great that you do it! 🙂 Good luck to all!
Love Susan Branch.
Top ‘o the morning to ya!
Happy St. Paddy’s Day!! They say he drove the snakes out of Ireland. My St. Paddy’s Day wish is that he would do the same for Washington, D.C..—and Texas (at least my portion of it)!
LOL!
That would be wonderful! I would love to have seen my LAST rattlesnake!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all!
May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life’s passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
IT’S A GREAT DAY FOR THE IRISH…May you be in Heaven a half hour before the devil knows you’re dead:-)))
Toni fromSylvania OH
A toast to Paddy McSue with Irish Coffee!
Happy St Patty’s Day from Iowa!
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for the drawing! My Dad used to tell me we had a”smidgen” of Scotch- Irish in us! Does that count? I don’t wear much green but I must have something green to wear today!
Spring has finally sprung in Southeast Texas! Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day Everyone! Always a special day for those of us named Patricia
My dad is John Patrick!
A Very Happy St Patrick’s day to you ! Your blog is happiness !
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Susan! Hope you and Joe have a fantastic day! XO
a good morning to you all and the blessing of the Fae to you all. Happy St. Patrick’s day everyone, may the blessings of St Patrick hold you and the luck of the Irish enfold you this day. making preps for our Irish dinner here at home and then a visit to our local Irish pub for some Irish coffee and maybe a dram or 2 of Bailey’s Irish Crème and some Celtic music and dancing. there is a pot of shamrocks on the front porch in a sunny spot and the smell of Irish soda bread in the oven, does life get any better??? Happy St. Patrick’s day everyone. hugs…. 🙂
I too love the painting. The colors are just yummy!!!!! Why wasn’t I lucky enough to be blessed with those eye lashes?
Pat Bates
Hoping the luck of the Irish is with me for this drawing! Wish I could show you my Irish troll doll earrings I’m wearing.
Happy St. Patricks’s Day……may the sun shine soft upon your face !
Happy St. Patrick’s Day on a sunny, springlike day
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you Susan and all the girlfriends. It nice to finally see green lawn!!
Stephanie
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, if I hadn’t seen your post on Facebook I would have missed it, didn’t realise what day it was!!
See if you don’t come to us, we will come find you! 🙂
Hello; I just finished reading Mrs. Daffodil by Gladys Taber…was so sorry to come to the end of it…but at least I have Stillmeadow Road waiting on my night stand! Have a lovely, three exclamation points, day!!!
A Very Blessed St. Paddy’s Day To Ya Now Lassie 🙂
Happy St. Patrick’s Day Susan, from the green land of Washington State. I so love your blog! Mary Alice
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all.
Top o’ the day to ye!!!!! Had a lovely book discussion/luncheon today…….book was “The Mockingbird Next Door….Life with Harper Lee” by Marja Mills……..LOTS of great discussion about author and her writing on “Nelle” (Harper’s first name). Lunch of corned beef and cabbage………… Hoping that you and Joe will have a super St. Paddy’s Day too!
Has her “new” one come out yet?
I think July?
Happy St Patricks Day, Susan and all the Girlfriends! I hope you have a green day. Enjoy!
Happy St Patricks Day!
always a wonderful time of year–such fun those Leprechauns!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you, sweet Sue! We’re having stew and green Jello, Irish soda bread and green jelly beans.
Ah spring!!! The grass is beginning to green up here in Kansas. Daffodils have begun to bloom—the awakening of the earth!! I know, with all of the snow you have had, you will be waiting a bit longer than this for the magic to appear.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!! All of us celebrate the Irish, whether or not we have any Irish blood in us.
Thinking of St. Patrick, and his work as a missionary!!!
I have been at the dentist today and learned her house had burned down and all was lost. Pray. The hygenist wished me a Happy St. Paddy’s day. I asked if she was Irish. She answered no, but everyone is Irish on this day and to wear green for luck.
Which means (I’m guessing) if you are going thru some “ungreenish stuff” in your life and need a little luck, to look for the rainbow, bake some Irish Soda Bread with an X for the fae and try to find a blarney stone to kiss. All will be good soon.
Your dentist’s house burnt down, how awful!!!
Top o the afternoon to ya! May the fairies dance on your shamrocks today.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to the O’Branch/O’Hall clans! Here’s my favorite St. Patrick’s Day joke, told to me by my son about 15 years ago: (actually it’s the only one I can remember!!)
What’s Irish and stays out all night?
Patty O ‘Furniture! (Patio furniture!)
That’s my Blog Daddy’s joke too!
Happy St Patricks Day to you all from Colorado!
We have had such a warm winter (without rain) that roses are appearing already. Enjoy your special corn beef dinner with cabbage and carrots, of course. Happy St. Patrick’s Dayk
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I am Irish so I hope I am lucky and win!
Would love to win the give away…Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
LOVE that little girl in the green dress painting. Remembering today my three closest cousins who were Irish boys. Their Dad, my Uncle Bob Smyth, came from Ireland landing with $75 in his pocket early in the 1900’s to seek his fortune and marry my Mom’s sister. Two are gone now, but remain fondly in my memory. Just a smidgen of Irish heritage meself allows a bit of authentic celebration — What a fun day it tis 🙂 Here’s to the good Saint Patrick, who through strategy and stealth . . . Drove all the snakes from Ireland . . . etc.
Susan:
I just booked my trip to Nantucket (coming from California)–can’t imagine after seeing all of your storm pictures that it will actually be warm and sunny there this summer. I hope to take a day ferry over to Martha’s Vineyard during my visit. Love your blogs and look forward to each e-mail when I see it. Thank you!
Have a wonderful vacation! If you happen to visit our dearest Susan, could you do me a favor? Just put Jack into a little box with holes and mail him to me? He will LOVE it at my house……. haha.
Nice try Diane. 🙂
thanks for the joy that you bring wherever you go, write, paint! Can i be you when i grow up? said the 59 year old lady. Happy St. Patty’s Day!!
Happy St Patrick’s Day! Today is my adorable little 6 year old grandson’s saint’s day! xoxoxoxoxo
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you girlfriend ! The luck of the Irish to ye ! I live in
Texas and it is 76 degrees here today ! Whew ! We sure needed this. I wish it for you soon too.
Top of the Mornin’ to ya!
Hope you’re wearing green today so the Leprechauns won’t see you.
Cause if they do they’ll pinch you!
All the best to you, Joe & the wee kitties, too!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day and happy almost spring! Wishing you lots o’ luck and love today and always!
The darling painting of a darling little girl that we love so much, made me smile.
My niece, Heather and my dearest friend, Drinda both celebrate birthdays today. Imagine. Oh Susan, I lamented about the fact we had not had any snow in the Fort Worth, Texas area, well, my friends got mad at me, because we had ice, sleet and snow, and unlike the past it lasted several weeks. That is absolutely unheard of or at least a rarity here. So girlfriends, remember, be careful what you wish for, it just might come true.
Much love and bunny hugs, and wishes for a touch or two of green to behold,
Shirley from Aledo
love your blog and cheerful news!
Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
Happy St. Patricks Day! Enjoy the Green!
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day Everyone! The sun is shining and I feel like doing a jig on the lawn even though it all brown and muddy…..
Wearing a bit of green, love the x on the bread:) and the Irish Coffee sounds delish:) Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
Would love to win this book! I so enjoyed “A Fine Romance”; especially your illustrations!
Lots of luck to everyone on Saint Paddy’s Day!
Happy St. Paddy’s Day to you too, Paddy McSue
Oh happy spring afternoon!
The brisket is simmerin’ and cabbage is cookin’, the tea is steepin’ and music is fiddlin’!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day in the USA!!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day ! Maybe if the snow would all turn green we wouldn’t mind it so much !
you could always make a green snowman.
You have the loveliest giveaways…. Enjoyed A Fine Romance…right before my trip to the U.K!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you, Joe, Girl Kitty, & Jack! I love spring, just cut a handful of purple crocus & am admiring them now.
A nice surprise to hear from you today! Thank you for the Irish tune, beautiful bunny, a shamrock, the sweet little watercolor painter and Irish Coffee. May green be the grass you walk on, May blue be the skies above you, May pure be the joys that surround you, May true be the hearts that love you. Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
P.S. Let the fairies fly!!!
I just heard that the X on the soda bread was to keep the devil at bay! Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
That works too!
Susan. May the Luck of The Irish be with you. But I consider us the lucky ones. We get to enjoy your talents and words. Good luck to you and me with the giveaway.
Spring greetings from wonderful sunny St. Patrick’s Day in Florida!
Happy St. Paddy’s Day to you all!!!
Loved “A Fine a Romance.” Maybe there will be an Irish version after the Scottish one. Keep ’em comin’!
Beautiful sunny St. Patrick’s Day here in Indiana. Happy St. Pat’s Day to you and Joe, Susan. Always happy to see a new blog from you – brightens my day for sure.
A Fine Romance is the sweetest love/travel story ever! Happy St. Patrick’s Day
… and a Happy St. PATRICK’S day to you
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Kelly Maureen! I enjoy your email updates and blog very much, Susan! I hope I will be a lucky Irish girl, and win the giveaway!
Forgive me for not reading all comments. Up at 4 a.m., need a nap. I did smile at the child with water colors. Good memories of them and later finger paints with my children.
Happy St. Pat’s Day to all of you!! I just realized I am not wearing green!! DRATS!! Now I have to change my clothes…..Had to call my Grand-daughter Bella at midnight to remind her NOT to get arrested (she is going to college in San Luis Obispo). Do not pee in the street (you will get arrested) – do not drink anything because you won’t know what it REALLY is – do not get in the middle of a HUGE crowd and don’t sleep with the leprechaun! Did I miss anything???? This is a Grandmother’s job these days!! She laughed!! Hoping I can see more of the sun today and go to the country to gaze at wild flowers. Yes, Susan, there are many almond trees blooming and wild flowers and other trees. It takes your breath away! Wishing you both a fantastic GREEN day and don’t forget to kiss the Blarney Stone!!! XXXOOO
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to you and Joe
Your paintings are so inspiring! Many many moons ago I went to commercial art school, used my education for a couple of years, started a family and well, the rest is history. I have now raised my family, quit my job and am venturing into the art world once again. Reading your posts, enjoying your art is the best inspiration a girl could as for! Many many thanks!!! Happy St. Patrick’s Day and may the luck of the Irish be with us as we wait with baited breath for the announcement of the winner of your giveaway!!!
Wishes for a Happy St Patrick’s Day! 🙂
B’Gorra, Susan….this is Don’s and my 58th wedding anniversary!!!! Yes
March 17, 1957 was a rainy day on which we were married. I became an Irish woman, also on that day, marrying a wild Irishman, to go along with my British roots.
And a great day for a give-away it is, too. Thank you for the fun you give us.
Can’t wait for your new book…..loving your blog, as usual.
Love and Shamrocks….Carol
Happy Anniversary!
Top o the morning to Ya!!! Greetings and good wishes from Boston…your Blog is addictive, makes my day when I receive a new post!!!
And a Happy St. Patty’s Day to you.
Oh my goodness! The Irish music just wouldn’t stop playing…I almost got up and started to jig!!! 🙂 Thanks for the spirited message…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day greetings from Florida!
Let the fairies fly!! I love that!
“If you’re lucky enough to be Irish, you’re lucky enough!”
Susan and Girlfriends, I went to see the new Cinderella (with Downton’s Lily James in the starring role) and it was wonderful! The music, the costumes and the message – “Have courage and be kind.” I think you will enjoy it!
I love this Maud Tousey Fangel painting. The girl looks like you, and at first, I thought you had painted her. An easy mistake to make, I think, since your paintings are every bit as wonderful and charming! I wish you would do a few tutorials, or even a whole how-to book, sometime! I just love your work. 🙂
Oh, I love Tasha Tudor…Her Christmas book, “Take Joy”, remains one of my favorites. Would love this gardening book!
Oh happy St. Paddy’s day to all ! Thanks Susan for another post! Joy! Another one tomorrow as well. Woo Hoo! It’s a beautiful warm, sunny day here along the Mason Dixon Line, in New Park, Pa.
Good luck to all on the drawing and special thanks to you Susan on once again being so generous.
Dear Susan, HI and Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!Are you tossing JACK GREEN BANDS today? I just LOVE the picture of you painting!!! SO MUCH DEEP COLOR & DETAIL!!! Your art on each post just gets more BEAUTIFUL & PRETTY with each new picture that you share with us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I bought your AUTUM BOOK!!! It’s absolutely beautiful with color & yummy recipes!!! I have a question about the CREAM SCONES recipe on Page 109. There is no BUTTER listed, is this correct? Will it work with just HEAVY CREAM? I would like to make them, but the no BUTTER holds me back… I also bought WHITE LILY SELF RISING FLOUR. It’s a Southern favorite used for biscuits. Do you think it would work with your SCONE recipe, and should I add the BAKING POWDER full amount ? What are your thoughts? Sorry, I know you are very busy!!!!!!!!!!!!! BYEEEEEE AND HAPPY PAINTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I promise, follow that recipe just as it is and you will be happy! 🙂
One wonders how the fairies would get in a lump of dough—but perhaps that’s to esoteric a question. Happy St. Patrick’s Day. He must have been quite a guy to end up with his own day.
This is not the time for practicalities!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! When can we come over for the Irish Coffee? Sounds yummy!
happy st. patrick’s day — your words and works always make me smile!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!! Love your blog!!!
I’m putting a big X on everything I can!
Fly away, fly fairies……….
I would love to win this one! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
What a thrill and a Blessing it would be to win this book. As an admirer of Susan Branch and Tasha Tudor, I would be honored to own it!! Thank you for inspiring words and beautiful art!! Sincerely….
Here’s wishing you (and your beloved Joe & Kitties) the Luck of the Irish ~ Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Love you Susan Branch!
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! I don’t believe I have ever won anything from one of your contests. While it would be a joy to win this one, I always come away feeling happier and blessed to read your posts and see the lovely art and pictures!
may the winds of fortune sail you, may you sail a gentle sea. may it always be the other guy… who says “this drink’s on me.” Happy St Patrick’s day everyone.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Are you decked out in green??
I would love to win your giveaway!
Love your blogposts and artwork, Susan, thanks for sharing it! They say the response to the greeting, “Top O’ the morning to ye!” is: “And the rest O’ the day to ye!” I hope the Top and the Rest of everyone’s day is full of cheer! 🙂
We have had an overcast day, but this morning’s red sunrise was really special. Happy St. Patrick’s day to you Susan!
O dearest, I love your artwork…so much that the fairies gave me your book for my birthday a couple of years ago..I still sit with it and revel in your travels and art. Blessings, Holly
Happy St Paddy’s Day.