March

The month of magical creatures, permission o be a child again and believe in he impossible, hope for he illogical and dream of the unimaginable. Rainbows always amaze me, the colors that are there all the time in just the right arrangement and the right brilliance for us to see. 

II so enjoy the thought of magic in our lives.  Tinkerbell and Santa, the perfect song at the perfect moment.  A sunrise or dazzling sunset or even a phone call or letter that happens to arrive at just the right time.  All those little bits of wonder and mystery in our lives that make us still believe that maybe, just maybe, it is possible.  Anything might be. 

Is there a leprechaun peeking around your corner? 

Green Chilies Casserole came into the Grover family life when Tim married a darling young lady named Jennifer Stringham on July 19, 1992.  Jennifer made the Green Chilies Casserole one time when her mother-in-law, Carolyn Grover,  came to visit them in Phoenix.  Carolyn was so impressed and liked them so much that almost every time Jennifer visits for a few days, she is asked to make her Green Chilies Casserole by several members of the Grover family. 
Green Chilies Casserole has become a favorite of the Grover clan. 
~Thanks to Carolyn for this recipe

If you are interested, go to the ARCHIVES to read it again. 

St.PATRICK:
St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland because he is credited with converting Ireland to Christianity in the 5th Century AD.

SHAMROCK:
St Paddy is said to have selected the Shamrock (3-leaved clover) as the concept of the Holy Trinity, three Persons in One.

GREEN:
Chosen for the shamrock, and to represent Ireland, the "Emerald Isle", and its beautiful green countryside. The green landscape is the result of underlying limestone and frequent rains and mists.

SNAKE:
Saint Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland -- they all went into the sea and drowned. The snake was a revered pagan symbol, and perhaps this was a figurative tale alluding to the fact that he drove paganism out of Ireland.

LEPRECHAUN:
 An Irish fairy. Looks like a small, 2' tall, old man dressed like a shoemaker, with a cocked hat and a leather apron. According to legend, leprechauns spend their spare time making shoes, are aloof and unfriendly, live alone, and possess a hidden pot of gold. Name variants include lurachmain, lurican, lurgadhan. The leprechaun 'family' appears split into two distinct groups - leprechaun and cluricaun.

BLARNEY STONE:
A stone set in the wall of the Blarney Castle tower in the Irish village of Blarney. . Kissing the stone is supposed to bring the kisser the gift of persuasive eloquence, ie: the gift of gab, aka 'blarney'. The castle was built in 1446, and thousands of tourists still visit the castle annually.