Today’s the official one in the books.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Take out your best green clothes?
It started here in Syracuse with our annual downtown parade.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Syracuse, N.Y. on March 14, 2015.
Thousands lined the curbs of Clinton Square and South Salina Street to catch the spectacle. My dear wife Karen and I have always thought, in fact, that the crowds are a major part of the spectacle. More to come on that tomorrow, here and for my weekly community blog for Syracuse Public Media site waer.org.
I did wear my New York Jets green T-shirt and long-sleever, but I had a beige hoodie on over them. Bad, me.
On the way home from shooting with my iPhone 6 at the parade, we stopped at Wegmans for the weekly food shopping. Included was a big hunk o’ corned beef, with cabbage and veggies.
Corned beef, cabbage and more. Sunday dinner.
Karen worked her kitchen magic in the crock pot for an early St. Patrick’s Day dinner on Sunday afternoon.
My big bowl o’ food.
It’s not usually my No. 1 choice of meals, but dig in I did. There was way too much meat, but I went back for seconds on the potatoes, carrots, celery and, yes, even the cabbage. That last ingredient I’ve long eschewed in its corned-beef-and form, even though I am a sauerkraut lover. In this crock pot medley, I enjoyed it.
This morning, on St. Patrick’s Day, I have my usual work agenda in front of me. It will be accomplished wearing green, yes. When Karen gets home from her job at SMG? We shall see.
Have you been celebrating St. Patrick’s Day already, and if so, what’s been your best fun? What are your St. Patrick’s Day go-to clothes? What’s your favorite St. Patrick’s Day meal, cooked by whom?
Mark Bialczak 
I do not own green clothes and I do not eat corned beef. LOL! Do green eyes count? 😉
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Green eyes count double in my book, Rachel! 😉
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Think I am about to be chucked into the deep end with this one 😉
Prep day tomorrow & then it all kicks off at The Races on Saturday!!!!! argh
will let you know.
Nx
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OK, Niki. Please tell me about The Races. I Need to Know.
😮
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I liked this post… except for the Jets jersey. That is just tragic dude… =P
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I have to stay true to my squad, Jason. No matter how far they sank.
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LoL, I can respect that. Fair enough. 🙂
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Yeah, Jason, now I have a new coach, and hopefully a new QB. Just another year in the life of a Jets fan. 😮
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I am not a big St. Patrick’s menu lover (which is surprising because I love all food), but if it’s in front of me, I will eat it. Nice job by Mrs. B! 🙂
We were in Albany on the 14th and got into downtown just as the parade was ending there. We had an 80th birthday party to go to at the Fort Orange Club for a distant relative of mine. I was upset that we missed the parade but it was pretty cold and rainy. Holyoke, a town near me has a huge parade this coming weekend. 🙂
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Next time you guys go to Albany, that’s our halfway point, Mrs. B. Just saying. 😮
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Dinner looked fantastic! I spent the day in Galveston. The festivities were a bit ruined by a fuel fire. Just a yards from from the water and no one could see it. The smoke was horrible. Packed it up and came home, but still enjoyed a few neon green margaritas. Hope you were pinched by the end of the day. 🙂
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Spring break location ruined. Too bad for that, my friend. I’m so sorry. I pinch here and there for the holiday, oh my.
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Belated St Patricks Day wishes. This country(ireland) goes a bit mad for it naturally, but I love it. Great to see so many holidaying on a week day. No chance I’d eat an Irish dinner though. We ordered in a Chinese!
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I hope you loved the Chinese, Tric. When in Ireland, go a bit mad! 🙂 Happy every day to you, my friend. 🙂
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I did wear my Notre Dame cap to the gym — Happy St Patty’s Day !
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Perfect headwear for the day, dude. 🙂
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🙂 yeah, it was a nice change from my smelly old screamin’ skull hat. 😀
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Smelly old anything, not so good, my friend.
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Hahahahaha— I know, but there’s not much I can do about it– you know the humidity down here. 😀
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It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. Yeah, lucky you.
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😀 LOL
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What a lovely meal! I worked all day, so we’re celebrating on Saturday, with a “Tardy for the Paddy’s Party” with my parents and a bunch of friends. David’s making a lamb stew and soda bread and I’ll whip up some green cocktails!
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Better late than next year, Kimi! I like the menu, a lot. Green cocktails have me intrigued. 🙂
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I will post some recipes!
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I’m wearing green, but no real celebrating. Or almost none. Two of my brothers came by to visit bring me meatballs from a restaurant in Texas, a jar of pumpkin butter, and some organic marinara sauce from Trader Joe’s in Tulsa, plus my favorite ginger candy that I can’t find here. All of that from Steve, while lots of joking from Larry, mostly at Steve’s expense this time. Thought about getting corned beef, but the beef part just turned me off, so I’ll eat some corn one day this week and consider myself corned for the week. No therapy today, so that was cause for celebration. A really good day when I stop to think about it all. Have a happy rest of St. Paddy’s Day brother Mark.
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Good day for you with two brothers in your apartment, bringing you the goods, sis Angie! No torture therapy on your shoulder. And good, sweet wishes from your blog bro Mark. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Angie.
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Wow, am I ever slow about going into my reader. Everything else too, for that matter. It’s been a good week over all, with my brothers visiting, my daughter hinting about a new TV for Mother’s Day, blocking the maintenance man’s entry into my apartment when he tried to force me aside. Had therapy on Thursday, but it wasn’t the torture guy, so not a bit bad. Torture guy was out learning new methods of torture though, so I’m worried about next week. Big owie coming I’m sure. I might have to hurt him.
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The big owie’s always led to more movement for me, sis Angie. God, I hated the worst torture shoulder guy, but he unfroze my shoulder for me. The day I passed the motion and strength tests and he signed me off from the PT was the day I accomplished my best Happy Dance ever. The rest of the PT room stopped and stared at me in shock.
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Oh that dinner looks yummy. No celebrating here. I did have a nice lunch with coworkers/friends. But work and home for a green smoothie. 🙂 But not a bad day. 🙂
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A green smoothie sounds like celebrating enough, throw in memories of certain trips, MBC.
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They went very well together MDBM. 🙂
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I enjoyed the parade you showed us, but our Columbus parade was held today. Too bad I had to work! I think your stew looks delicious, plenty of meat and vegetables. I love carrots the best. I also like corned beef and cabbage, a rare treat. My Mom used to make this with carrots and potatoes to fill us up, too!
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I liked the veggies better than the corned beef, Robin. But I ate it!
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Oooh, so lively!
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We have to, just to stay warm, Jay. Up there, too, right?
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we’ve been out and back home again. mg off to work and me to my spring break at home. the parade looks great, along with the meal. my fav is irish stew, but i do love it all. happy st. pat’s. my outfit is my race jersey from a 5k i did with the family in corktown (irish neighborhood in detroit), on parade day. so fun.
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Good outfit, Beth! Out and back already with mg. Happy spring break!
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I’m not allowed to wear green on St. Patty’s Day (!)… but maybe I’ll throw in some cabbage with my tofu…
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The Brtish ancestry, huh, Ros?
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No green today. Pinch me, I can take it 🍀🍀
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Consider yourself pinched, Apple Pie! 😉
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day, Mark. No green here, though I’ve pulled some chorizo from the freezer and will mash potatoes for supper (bangers and mash?). Will cook cabbage, too. And just made a batch of these: http://simplybittenkitchen.net/2015/03/16/irish-soda-bread-muffins/ Nom.
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p.s. Your stew looks great!
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It was very tasty, thanks to my dear wife Karen’s cookery. 🙂
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Nom, nom, nom. Bangers and mash and cabbage and Irish soda bread muffins, Liz. You go. Fannie just commented that she and hubby are having gluten-free soda bread.
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Wonderful post and little tempting delicacies!I’m here thanks to my friend Christy,and I never regreted it 🙂
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Thank you for dropping by, DG. Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you!
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Thanks kindly my friend! Nice to meet you 🙂
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And the same, big time. 🙂
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The meal looks great! We are all appropriately dressed in green today, but there are no celebrations, and we were the only patrons at Starbuck’s wearing green. I wanted not to pinch the others for their oblivion and/or refusal, but to sic scorpions upon them.
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Why would they not be into it, I wonder, Kerbey? I mean, Mark and Karen Miller Bialczak are wearing green!
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Bravo!
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Erin go bragh!
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Yes, Deborah, it’s her day to be free! 🙂
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You’re dinner looks wonderful. We, too, are celebrating with corned beef, cabbage, and soda bread (modified for my gluten intolerance–it tastes better with gluten).
Happy St. Patrick’s day!
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day my dear friend 🙂
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To you, too, pretty Texas rose. 🙂
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And a Happy St. Patrick’s Day to you and yours!!!
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Thank you, Cate. I bet you and yours could find a whole lot of interesting activities today down there! Have a happy SPD, my friend. 🙂
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Wow!! Even a super green blog background, Mark! Happy St. Paddy’s Day!
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I changed it for today, Barbara. Thanks for noticing! 🙂
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I figured it was a one-day special!
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You should have sprung for the green hoodie I see in that picture, Mark!
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Sometimes I have tight pockets, Marissa. 🙂
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But think of all the good use you would have put it to…all the times you would have worn that green hoodie…
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Wow, you have a good pitch, Marissa. I like my beige hoodie from my daughter Elisabeth’s alma mater SUNY Oneonta. Very worn in, oversized, comfy, warm …
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Oh, I’m sure. It sounds great. Not sure I could do green everyday myself Mark!!
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I believe I have one green shirt Mark, and even it, is more of a hunter green – I will wear it today! Happy St. Patty’s Day Mark. The fork in that picture looks like the exact cutlery pattern my parents have, that I grew up with! ❤
Diana xo
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Our sliverware makes you feel at home. That’s a good thing, Diana, for when you come back east and visit MDW Karen and I. 🙂
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That would be such a blast!
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Hmm, I had forgotten that it is St. Paddy’s Day. Thanks for the reminder Mark.Your dinner looks delicious.
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It was, Paul, and it was the first time I went for this dish in many, many years. 🙂
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I’m not sure what I’m wearing yet today. I’d hoped to get away with a lime green jacket, but I fear it may be too cold. I may need to break out ye olde green sweater.
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I am a big fan of any clothing that comes with ye olde in front of the description, because that usually means it can also include way comfortable, Joey!
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You know it! I also have ye olde barn jacket and ye olde white pajamas! 🙂
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I have ye olde sweat shirts, T-shirts, jeans and of course ye olde lounge pants (PJs for men, ya know, Joey).
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Yummm, looks tasty!!
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Yes, it was, PJ. 🙂
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