St. Patrick’s Day

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When I was ready to begin the public part of my day, I took a selfie to show my new tee shirt. It says, “Not Lucky, Just Blessed.” Only one person saw it on me, because the day was not warm. I was wearing a sweater and a windbreaker over it.

This was errand day. Since there is no public garbage pickup out in the country, I took my week’s trash to the garbage center in town. It’s wonderful that it’s on the edge of town, so I didn’t have to share space with it while shopping. I had a notice that my library card was about to expire, and I had to go in person to renew it. The place hadn’t changed since the last time I was there, probably three or four years ago. I struggle to read large print books and use the card solely for checking out ebooks.

Next, I took the tax papers to the man who does my taxes. What a relief that was! There is always one form that is late, and I worry that he will have tons of people ahead of me that will push my returns beyond the deadline.

The last stop was my favorite supermarket, Ingles. One of the store employees was hurrying by, but she stopped in her tracks. She exclaimed, “I have to look at your earrings!” (Shamrocks) That gave me time to notice that she was wearing glittery green things over her store uniform. My holiday clothing was not visible, but she focused on the earrings. I celebrated by buying a green helium balloon that said, “Happy St. Patrick’s Day.”

Although the wind was chilly, neighbor Joyce and I sat in the sun on my front porch. I treasure times like that spent with my favorite locals. She brought me a bouquet of fragrant flowers from her garden that made my kitchen sparkle.

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Published by Anne Mehrling

I'm a retiree who loves to write about life in the mountains of North Carolina.

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28 thoughts on “St. Patrick’s Day”

  5. I love how you rejoice in the everyday gifts…running errands, wearing fun things for the holidays, sitting with your neighbor…these are the precious moments of our lives!🍀💚☘️

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  6. I missed your post yesterday! I’m glad you had such a nice St. Patrick’s Day. You look wonderful; I love your shirt and earrings! How sweet Joyce brought you flowers. 🙂

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  7. Nice top I like it and your ear rings, I can’t imagine not have a kerbside garbage collection but I do know it doesn’t happen everywhere, also your library card expires that to me is odd as ours do not

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  9. What a lovely shirt and earrings Anne. Perfect for celebrating the day. I love clover, and let it grow in my back yard for the visiting bunnies. They prefer the clover to my flowers and that is a very good thing.

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  11. I love your sweet bunny sniffing the flowers. I was out and about on St. Patrick’s Day and realized that I hadn’t worn any green (it’s not a color I wear often and I’m definitely not Irish). Fortunately, no one pinched me like they did in grade school. 🙂

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