Daffodil Day

Daffodil Day is the Irish Cancer Society's biggest fund-raising day of the year. It takes place at the end of March when the cheery yellow daffodils are plentiful.  Volunteers take to the streets of Irish cities, towns and villages selling daffs and some shops, schools and businesses  add their support by holding coffee mornings and competitions.
The town of Drogheda is to the forefront in supporting Daffodil Day with numerous shops and businesses decorating their windows in a bid to turn the town yellow. This initiative has been running for a number of years now and was featured on national television this year.

It's Been A While....

It's been a while since I've written here.
We've had the promise of spring. Warm sunny days, lengthening evenings, spring flowers and new lambs.

And then winter returned. Cold wind howling around the house,  frost and snow on the hills and even  here close to the sea.

St Patrick's Day has come and gone. Crowds lined the streets for the annual parade. Faces glum from the cold or from Ireland's continuing misfortunes.

A celebration of culture and traditions, the old and the new, young and old.

Tomorrow is Daffodil Day, so if you live in Ireland, please support this worthy cause and help the fight against cancer.