Tag Archives: St. Patrick’s Day

My Dance of Fame, Again

Posted on March 7, 2022 by mainecrimewriters

I realize St. Patrick’s Day’s still ten days away, but my mother— a woman who celebrated her Irish heritage for the entire month of March—has been on my mind lately. Unbothered by the gray skies, the yo-yo temperatures and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Brenda's Posts | Tagged Irish-American, St. Patrick's Day, step dancing, Ted Kennedy | 12 Comments

Springtime Rituals

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Brenda Buchanan

I filed my tax returns yesterday, went to the main post office in Portland, walked into the circa 1932 building and put them in the big chute mailbox, just like I did before there was an internet. Tradition can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Brenda's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged birding, garden, Maine, rituals, spring, St. Patrick's Day, Taxes | 6 Comments

Here Comes The Sun

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Brenda Buchanan

Two young women in a red convertible with the top down zipped by me when I was driving home from work Tuesday evening. Heads thrown back, sunglasses glinting with the 5:45 rays brought to us by Daylight Saving Time, they were … Continue reading →

Posted in Brenda's Posts, Uncategorized | Tagged Alice Persons, Christmas wreaths, convertibles, frost heaves, mud, Poetry, potholes, spring, St. Patrick's Day | 8 Comments

My Dance of Fame

Posted on March 15, 2016 by mainecrimewriters

By Brenda Buchanan Nobody writes songs about March. In New England at least, the third month is long on gray and short on poetry. This year is the exception to the rule—warm days having begat bare ground and the early … Continue reading →