St. Patrick's Rainbow

We spent a wonderful St. Patrick's Day evening at our neighbors' house, enjoying corned beef and cabbage and other delicious treats.

Smoked salmon and butter on Irish soda bread, meat pies with relish, Irish cheddar with porter - all made delicious hors d'ouevres for the main meal

The house was filled with children, food, pets and cheer.

The kids had more American-style treats

Henri the pig had to stay outside because he had muddy trotters and a muddy nose.

The weather this weekend was wild - a fierce morning storm gave way in the afternoon to blustery wind and sunny skies, but as evening came on, more rain whisked through.

At one point, a sudden hailstorm covered the outside deck with ice.

Later, the skies clouds parted and the sun came out - and a rainbow appeared.

The children ran up the driveway to the street to see it.

Hope you had a happy St. Patrick's Day!