I Wonder Wye: St. Paddy WOW

Friday, March 26, 2010

St. Paddy WOW

Welcome to the St. Patrick's WOW last Friday. My camera bonked out, so Cathy sent me some of the pictures she took that night and I combined them with the flower shots I had already taken earlier. I made Irish lamb stew and potato soup, Suzanne brought some excellent dips and crackers, Debbie made the best bread I have ever eaten, Cathy an excellent salad, and Lynne and Beth brought cake. Judy and the rest of us also contributed wine. In fact, for such a small crowd this month, we managed to polish off seven bottles of wine (including a bottle of champagne). Woo-hoo!

Phoenix steps in as mascot for the evening....

Could not resist tulips - they just say 'spring...'

I twisted St. Patrick's charms around daffodils for party favors....my ole' man Scat-cat sleeping away in the chaise....

9 comments:

Leslie said...: Looks like it was a lovely time.; March 26, 2010 at 1:37 PM
ReformingGeek said...: I love the daffodils. I hope they survived Kitty!; March 26, 2010 at 3:26 PM
wendy said...: Fun time....I wish I could have been there. Would have brought another bottle of win. Hey that would make 8!!!!!!; March 26, 2010 at 6:47 PM
Jayne Martin said...: Wow! What a feast. I'm coming to your place next year.; March 26, 2010 at 10:13 PM
Doris Sturm said...: What a great party you had. I actually enjoy smaller groups more than really big parties where you don't get a chance to talk to one person all that much.; March 27, 2010 at 4:28 PM
Anonymous said...: It sounds like it was an excellent party with wonderful food! The more I see of your home, the more I love it. It’s just beautiful!; March 28, 2010 at 1:28 AM
e said...: Your home is lovely, and what a fabulous evening!; March 28, 2010 at 1:08 PM
Tam and John said...: I'm jealous! Sounds like a great party and your house is really pretty too!; March 28, 2010 at 2:28 PM
Candice said...: Looks like a fab time!

That's one thing I miss about Va. All the pretty daffodils.; March 30, 2010 at 8:19 PM

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