Congratulations to Carol Bibb, who won the Claddagh pendant. Thank you to all of the talented commenters. Please read on for the complete story which I finished with a happily ever after, of course. The Widow’s Eagle An eagle was flying high in the blue sky over Galway when he sawContinue reading
Category: Love
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Winner and Story…The Widow’s Eagle
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Irish Love, Friendship, and Loyalty…Get Some
www.buzzle.com A traditional symbol of love, friendship, and loyalty from Ireland is the Claddagh. The heart (love) is clasped by hands (friendship) and topped with a crown (loyalty). The name comes from the fishing village of Claddagh in Ireland near Galway where the symbol is believed to have originated in the seventeenth century. A jewelerContinue reading
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Cuz That’s How We Roll
Last weekend, we laid a dear cousin to rest. Several of the first cousins spoke during the service about our family and shared memories of Cousin Mike. Almost everyone who spoke said the same thing; our cousins are more like brothers and sisters. Our family is extremely close knit. Since I already planned to writeContinue reading
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Mama Love
Since my Mama Dear’s Birthday is this week and we are still talking about love for the month of February, I thought I’d write about the love of a mother. The Greeks use the word storgeto describe parental love. Newborn babies are dependent on the love, protection, and provision of their mothers during the formativeContinue reading
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Real Men Wear Pink
It takes a confident man to let his little girl do his hair up nice and purdy in pink scrunchies and bows. There is a great love that can exist between dads and daughters. The Greek term for parental love, storge, is when a daddy loves his child, simply because the child is his toContinue reading