Happy St Patricks Day

Hi......it's me......Annie Grace,

Today I am Irish. I have abandon my Polish and Italian roots. (Sorry Schmirl and The NJ Waif) In my breed we must become whatever works to our advantage to blend and reap attention. I though a tad of make-up would lift my spirits so I went looking. The Lady caught me rummaging through her massive amounts of coordinating quads of blendable eyeshadow .......just as I spotted the Emerald Ones with gold shimmer. Upon getting caught up on the vanity with makeup brush in my paw I told her I was getting it ready for her. She is now scowling with her hand on her hip. "Annie, were you going to USE my eye shadow?" she asks me. I just sit there staring at her......still with a make up brush in my paw......frozen like a statue......still staring. Finally as I become bored I throw down the brush and gracefully jump off the vanity, swish my tail once on her leg and saunter out of the bathroom. I am suspect that in the future using her make-up should only be done when she is at work. She is now busy putting them back in order of color. To deflect my bad behavior.... I ask her what she is doing today. After a rather boring synopsis by The Lady about going to celebrate St Patrick's Day drinking green beer with The Bean and the rest of the Irish Family she is now getting ready to go with green eye shadow and a very bright green scarf. A poof of Dolce and Gabanna Light Blue and off she goes...... I pass my day by going on-line to get the exact meaning of this day. As I come across The Leprechaun I grow very excited as I now wonder if I AM PART LEPRECHAUN!!!!!


The name leprechaun may have derived from the Irish leath bhrogan (shoemaker), although its origins may lie in luacharma'n (Irish for pygmy). These apparently aged, diminutive men are frequently to be found in an intoxicated state, caused by home-brew poteen. However they never become so drunk that the hand which holds the hammer becomes unsteady and their shoemaker's work affected.
Leprechauns have also become self-appointed guardians of ancient treasure (left by the Danes when they marauded through Ireland), burying it in crocks or pots. This may be one reason why leprechauns tend to avoid contact with humans whom they regard as foolish, flighty (and greedy?) creatures. If caught by a mortal, he will promise great wealth if allowed to go free. He carries two leather pouches. In one there is a silver shilling, a magical coin that returns to the purse each time it is paid out. In the other he carries a gold coin which he uses to try and bribe his way out of difficult situations. This coin usually turns to leaves or ashes once the leprechaun has parted with it.However, you must never take your eye off him, for he can vanish in an instant.
Cluricauns may steal or borrow almost anything, creating mayhem in houses during the hours of darkness, raiding wine cellars and larders. They will also harness sheep, goats, dogs and even domestic fowl and ride them throughout the country at night. Although the leprechaun has been described as Ireland's national fairy, this name was originally only used in the north Leinster area