Hello and top o’ the mornin’ to ya. Today we are not talking “green with envy”. The “being green” in the headline refers to the day that is in it.
Hooray, it’s St Patrick’s Day!!!
Look who is celebrating with a little jig ‘n’ reel:
Why the frown, Richard? Don’t you know? Today’s the day when everybody pretends they’re Irish!
Anyway, there is a bit of a tradition on this blog that I am creating a RAPS every Paddy’s Day. Well, I only started the tradition in 2016, but that means there are three previous Paddy’s Day shrines:
Previous Paddy’s Day RAPS’ have always been on the small side… So now for a little bit of variety, I bring you this year’s green wonder…
As you can see, the tin already comes with a lovely design on it. It’s one of Squirrel’s sanitary towel tins. The colour of the outside is actually veering towards turquoise rather than green, but it kind of fit. Now for the Irish content:
Too right, it’s not easy being green. Especially as those pesky fans always say that they love Richard in black… That biceps though… UNF
You didn’t think I’d ignore this gem when talking about green, did you? It’s original Richard during TH promo in Australia in this interview. Newbies: Keep watching that video! You will be rewarded at about 6:15 with a scene that will probably make you faint if you imagine yourself there. Anyway, back to Richard and Kermit. So cute… That’s how we like him – always up for a little joke.
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I have the privilege of being green every day. Well, sort of. I still haven’t applied for that passport but one of these days… Is anyone else in need of a little Irish in their lives? If so, here’s the good news: I am raffling this green beauty off. If you want it, all you’ve got to do is leave me a comment here on the blog. I’ll send this RAPS anywhere in the world at no extra cost to the winner. The comments for the raffle are open until Wednesday, 20 March, 8am – which is actually the official first day of spring! A great day to announce the winner of the green RAPS. Wishing you best of luck!
And now –
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhuit!
Guylty Pleasure 
First to comment! I love the shrine RA doesn’t wear green that often but I think it is okay, perhaps the olive shades suit him best.
I am gazing out the window wishing this blasted wind would ease up , the grass needs cutting lol
Happy St Patrick’s Day
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Hehe, congrats on the first commen 😉 – and happy P’Day!
Yep, green is not often to be seen on RA. I am fond of it mainly because of that tighty green number from the Hobbit. Yep, totally superficial…
Happy grass cutting!
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Happy St Patrick’s Day! Hopefully when you looked put the window this morning -your view is similar to mine ! Sun!
The RAPS is most excellent btw!
Reminds me of my photo op I did in honour of the Kermit pic! Lol
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That is the best Rachel hands down!! Lover Kermie!!
It’s not easy being green ❤️❤️❤️☘️☘️🇮🇪😊😘
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You know what – it is now exactly 12 noon and there is *brilliant* sunshine outside. What the hell has happened? Have I slept through Paddy’s Day and it is already Monday? Where is the traditional rain?
Oh yes, that Kermit pic you took – that’s brilliant!!
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well i saw Kermie and just had to replicate that pic! 😀
yay for sunshine!
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“Day your troubles be less and your blessings me more and luck comes walking through your door”
Happy St Paddy’s Day!
The Irish ☘️ rock!!!!!!
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🙂 Thank you and back at ya!
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“Day your troubles be less and your blessings be more and nothing but happiness walks through your door”
Happy St Paddy’s Day
The Irish ☘️ rock!!!!
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Top of the morning to you too, Guylty! Happy St Paddy’s Day 😃🍾🍀🍈🍏🥬🥝🍐🥒🥦
Wonderful shrine as always 😃 Love the watermelons 😂
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Oh, all those green things – hooray… I am sporting my green t-shirt and am going to bake some green muffins later on 😉
Watermelons, watermelons??? I was momentarily stumped when you mentioned the watermelons. Then I copped on: oh, the green leaves look like watermelons. True… 😂
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I thought they were watermelons, too, and my fevered brain was trying to work out how they are connected to the special day! 😬🍉🍉
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Everything’s green on Paddy’s Day *lol*. But ok, no, the ‘watermelons’ were not part of it 😉
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Haha, I saw watermelons at first too!
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Gosh I need to get my eyes checked 👀😬😜☘️🇮🇪🤣
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Wishing you all a happy Saint Paddy’s day! 🍀
Not a comment, but the shrine is grand. 💚
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LOL – the video… *diddleydiddley- eye*
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Greeeeeeeeeen! One of my fave colours ❤ Love design on the back of it.
And that bts hobbit green shirt photo *fans herself*
Love it! ❤
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That BTS Hobbit look was *UNF* – although maybe that is more because of what is *underneath* the green shirt… Or actually: what is *exposed*…
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Raising my hand here UNF? I like that green T look at those muscles!!
I really like the ADR barefoot pic
I had not seen that before so what a delightful surprise yesterday!!☘️👍😘❤️
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Universal Noise of Fucking. Probably completely last season by now but I think it’s so apt…
barefoot is very sexy because it indicates being informal and comfy
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I’m always late for the party or trend or season so in what context? Might be good to use down the road is why I am asking. Great expression so yes quite apt
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Oh, that came from tumblr, years ago. I bet they have moved on to other expressions by now. But I still think it is both descriptive and funny… unfunfunf 😉
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Guylty I’m thinking I need to slide it in somewhere just not sure on context 🤔😉😜thank you! Love learning new things every post of yours!!
Any Flat Richie update?
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Oh, context when to use it? Whenever you see someone extremely hot. Probably the same sort of situations where you always say “thump thump thump”?
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Got it!!! Hmmmm
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I now know new abbreviation XD
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Andrea me too! I learn something new every day here!😘🤣
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*hehehe* Look forward to seeing it in use.
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Yes, all of the above.
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day Guylty!
Love the shrine – Richard and Kermit are adorable together.
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They totally are… I love how playful he is…
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🙂 🍀 Cette boîte est métamorphosée!
If for RA fans living in northern hemisphere, on Saint Patrick’s Day, meteorology is typically synonymous with milder temperatures, it should symbolize the arrival of spring. Today I have a thought for all well-wishers who still suffer from negative temperatures. A lawn is green and thick only if it rains and the wind prevents any other plant from growing there. Popular imagery – picturesque Ireland country!
I am very proud of what you have created around the theme of Saint Patrick. Using the symbolic codes that are the green color, an old botanical art print with fields clovers, the famous green frog : “rainette”, green lichen- moss… That represents everything I like. It’s my whole world.
This morning, I am back to 2016 holidays, travelling through “Pilgrimage” shooting locations!
Yours, Radagast alias Squirrel!
Dolan’s pub (Limerick, Irlande) – Musique Traditionnelle Irlandaise
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Squirrel, we are having a beautiful day here in Dublin today. So much so that I actually decided to go out and see the parade in the street (and not on TV). It’s sunny out!!!
Well done to you for spotting the botanical pictures of the shamrock, Squirrel!!! I totally love all that old-fashioned, drawn botanical imagery and am using a lot of it in my junk journals. But this time I had to put it in here, too.
Happy Paddy’s Day! xx
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Happy St Patrick’s Day, if the sun was shinning during the Dublin’s parade!
Shamrock is a new word for me to learn . I can read Trifolium campestre, coccinea, dubium, michranthum…. on the botanical print…great!!!
I send you my well wishes and good recovery. I am looking for your next beautiful shrines, green,grey, blue, red, pink, purple… wathever you dream Richard Armitage surrounded by.
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Hehe, yes, maybe I should make a few shrines to suit people’s favourite colours…
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🙂
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Guylty, Excellent idea!! The creativity there is exponential!!
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I also have a long list of city-themed shrines in my notebook…
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Guylty, that may come in handy soon…. a wealth of ideas swimming around in your head plus your junk journals and now perhaps a post on his IG pics
PLUS.. if I can inquire when is the ‘wind” movie re-watch happening?
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Oh yeah, wind movie. This week then. I just have to write up my notes.
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Great! Can we wait until the end of the week after Wed since Zee has huge stuff going on now.
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Sure.
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Happy St. Patrick´s Day 🍀😊! The shrine is really lovely, thanks for doing this, green is just my colour 😊😊… and for the record I always liked the green T-shirt and the interview is a real favourite, he was so lovely in this… Enjoy your day 😊😊!!
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I’m usually not a big fan of green, but in this case it has to be. (For the day that’s in it. Even I myself am wearing green right now – and will probably bake some green muffins after I have done my blog duty for today ;-))
Those pictures of RA all muscly and chunky in the green t-shirt – well, what can I say, eternal favourites. 😍And the Aussie interview – he was so relaxed in Australia, it made for extremely nice interviews. Many many favourite memories of mine.
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Sorry, Irish music
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
Richard should wear more green. It suits him nicely!
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Richard can wear anything .
(Or nothing.)
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Yes! More green! And less… whatever works.
#itallworksforme
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*sniggers* It basically doesn’t matter what he wears. He’s always hot. (And honestly, I don’t think I have ever seen him in anything where I thought ‘ugh, he is ugly’. Not even the “Vögelaufruf” cardigan from the other day. 😂)
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not even Harrys shellsuit???!
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Harry rocks!! What a sweetie pie!!!!!
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even in a pink shell suit….hmmmm
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Yep Rachel w glistening White Crest strip teeth!! He’s a sweetie pie even in that horrid shell pink suit! “Should have been me!!!” 🤣🤣😜❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Oh *um*. I am momentarily stumped… But no, I’ll even accept that… (and very quickly undress him.)
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I’ll be right behind you as will every one else here that’s for sure!! 😘❤️❤️❤️
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*grins* I did not expect it any other way…
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❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘🤣☘️🇮🇪👍
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You and nordlicht provided some interesting associations for it, so I look upon it in a much more favorable light now. 🦅 🐦 #stateofundress
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Hehe, we can talk anything pretty.
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Absolutely. Give us some time and we’ll make that track suit sexy. 🏃
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“Darling, could you take off that track suit, please. It’s just too sexy, and it ‘s on 3 in the afternoon…”
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“Did you go running? You *must* want a shower. Here, let me help you with that…”
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*sniggers*
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Inspired by this you should check my post in tumblr this evening.
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Ohhh, I can’t wait… I hope I’ll find it (what with tumblr really acting weirdly…). If you think of it, please put the link in a comment so I can find it!
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This is for you 😊 http://riepu10.tumblr.com/post/183653162833/black-grey-white-blue-red-green-light-blue
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Riepu thank you so much for your contributions too. I’m not on Tumblr so I feel very lucky to see your creativity on Guyltys Round Up!!❤️❤️😘👏👏👍👍👍
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Oh brilliant – I’ll get that into next week’s round-up! (And I have done the test – the different colour t-shirts are really good for checking which colours suit him. Pastels appear to be a big no-no 😆)
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all.Getting my corned beef and cabbage ready, made my Irish soda bread yesterday. Wearing my green lounge outfit because it’s 30 Degrees F. And I am COLD !!! Should I start on the Irish coffee or the Bailey’s ???
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If it is that cold Baileys for breakfast !!
Irish coffee later afternoon!☘️🇮🇪
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*chuckles* What time is it where you are, dotti? If it is morning, I would start on the Irish coffee. (Just because it is easier disguised as non-alcoholic than a Bailey’s…) But kudos to you for going the whole hog! Happy Paddy’s Day!
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When I wrote this it was late morning..I do this cooking every year my Irish mother would turn in her grave if I didn’t..!!!
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Fabulous. Keep up the great tradition!
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Have always loved this photo of two of my heroes together, it’s one of my all-time favorites. Who da thought?
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Kermit and RA in one picture? Yes, definitely a classic. I am eternally grateful to that Aussie interview that produced this image!!
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My last name is O’Hara (Sparky O’Hara) so I’m a displaced Irish – the sun is shining brightly today – in defiance of that snow that kept trying to coming down last night. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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Yeah!!! Another Irish Armitage here!! I knew there was stuff that I loved about you!!!☘️👏👍😘❤️❤️
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With that surname you are real Irish, Sparky! Happy Paddy’s Day to you xxx And *eeek* snow!!!!
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Just got home, so I’m late to the party. A very happy shamrock day to you and yours! Shamrock ☘️ 🍀 We have very Irish weather with high winds and cold, horizontal rain. I blame Mr. Kate entirely! Hey, I’m not the one who’s Irish.
The shrine is awesome. I love, love, love the green shirt. It’s one of my favorite garments and the protruding 💪🏻 💪🏻 make me swoon!!
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those are particularly swoonsome guns
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👏👍👍🤣😜😜💪💪
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Swoonsome!! Best new word!
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Ugh, that sounds like awful weather for you. Over here – against tradition – the whole day has been dry and sunny. A bit of wind and a bit of chill, but altogether perfect conditions for the parade.
Everybody’s Irish on Paddy’s Day 😉
Those biceps’ really deserve a shrine of their own. A BRAPS, so to speak.
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There ya go!! ☘️❤️👍👏👏👏👏
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I wore green today, of course—pants, scarf & coat.
A BRAPS sounds like a worthwhile project. 💪🏻 💪🏻 💪🏻 #RichieTheRiveter
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Yep – I had a green t-shirt, a green scarf (Werder Bremen fan scarf – fits the bill nicely) and a silly green-white-and-orange hat. Full hog.
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I heartily second (third?) the idea of a BRAPS! And perhaps a TRAPS for those thighs of thunder? Definitely an ARAPS. 🍑🍑
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LOL – ARAPS… *tuttuttut* I know, I know… Maybe, one day. When I am really drunk.
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Bring your supplies to our next meeting. I‘ll egg you on. I‘m good at that.
Then again, it‘s usually YOU making ME do irresponsible things. Hmmm…
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Well, it’s only fair that you get to push *me* to do irresponsible things *sniggers*.
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Ausgleichende Gerechtigkeit ⚖️
Klingt gut!
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What I liked about the Aussie interview was the relaxed conversation style rather than the usual ticking off of the same old scripted questions. Also, just imagine Richard planting his hands on your hips and instructing you how to walk like a dwarf…really difficult when you’re weak in the knees but oh my, what a lovely challenge it would be. The shrine is a gem. Wishing a Happy St Paddy’s Day to all 🍀❤️
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I sometimes wonder whether RA would still spontaneously do things like that – place his hands on an interviewer’s hips and teach her how to walk like a dwarf. Well, probably not – in the wake of #MeToo… But what a delicious interview moment that was. And you could tell the interviewer herself was so surprised. She probably fainted a bit inside 😉
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Donna, I would have died and gone to heaven and then some. I think Sophie was quite taken in too!! She looked a bit warbly there!!
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Happy St. Pat’s day to everyone. It is beautiful and sunny here today. Some of family is heading out to see the “super bloom” of wildflowers that is currently covering parts of Southern California after all our rain. You can also see several whales a day spouting as their swim by our town. However, none of that can compete with the brilliance of one of Guylty’s shrines.
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Oh, I am not so sure about that, Kathy. I think a whale definitely beats a shrine.
Happy St Paddy’s Day back to you! xx
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Oh my gosh, that tin is brilliant. “It’s not easy being green.” LOLOL
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“… except on St Patrick’s Day” 😉
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That “shrine,” I meant. No dissing meant by “tin.”
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LOL – no offense taken at all. I call them “tins”, too. xx
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Dann hoffe ich, ihr habt kräftig gefeiert bei dem unirischen Wetter in Dublin (Gibt´s ein Foto von den grünen Muffins?). Da wo ich heut war, hat´s dagegen geschneit 😖. Hoffentlich zum letzten Mal in diesem Winter.
Grün ist sicher nicht die Farbe, die ihm am besten steht, aber insbesondere das grüne T-Shirt hätte er meinetwegen solange tragen können, bis es von selbst abgefallen wäre… Für diese Oberarme brauchte man ja einen Waffenschein 🔫. Ich hab´s übrigens auch für Wassermelonen gehalten und musste gleich an “Ich hab eine Wassermelone getragen.” denken 🕺😂.
Assoziiert man Neid in Irland eigentlich mit grün? Ich kenn das mit gelb. Grün ist die Hoffnung.
OT: Ich kann mich nun endlich wieder entspannen 😌. Alles ist endlich da, wo es hingehört. Damit war die ganze Aufregung vom Freitag zum Glück umsonst.
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Die Muffins waren dann leider doch nicht grün…
Oh weh, noch mal Schnee? Oh nee oh nee. Ich bin froh, dass das hier bei uns jetzt wohl vorbei ist.
LOL – Waffenschein. Gut gesagt, Nordlicht. Der ganze Mann ist eigentlich eine einzige Massenvernichtungswaffe. 💥
Und noch mal zu den vermeintlichen Wassermelonen – ha, da fällt mir ja auch jetzt erst ein, dass es dazu diese Knutschgeschichte gibt… Vielleicht muss ich das auch mal in einem Schrein verwursten.
Und ja – alles in Ordnung, Flat Richie ist angekommen. 🙂
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Zum Glück tötet diese Waffe nicht. Sie führt nur zu bedingungsloser körperlicher, emotionaler und seelischer Abhängigkeit.
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Kapitulation im Angesicht des Wunderbaren!
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Widerstand ist zwecklos.
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ja, unvermeidlich Nordlicht!!! So much the better no?
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Stimmt. Aber wer will da schon widerstehen. Sich hingeben ist doch viel schöner… 😊
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Nordlicht, jou jou in this case I will gladly surrender all three of those to Him esp after last night’s adorable selfies that TONGUE OMFG!!!
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Eigentlich noch fieser, oder? Ist sowas überhaupt laut Genfer Abkommen erlaubt? Allein schon weil ja ausschließlich die Zivilbevölkerung davon bedroht ist? Man sollte die UN mal darauf ansetzen…
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Ich weiß nicht, ob die UN sich dafür zuständig fühlt, wenn die Opfer sich freiwillig und mit einem wohligen Seufzer in ihr Schicksal ergeben und von der anderen Seite keinerlei Aggression ausgegangen ist.
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Wer weiß es, vielleicht ist das alles ein ganz perfider Plan. Ich mein, der Mann ist schließlich ein Engländer 😂
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Ich ergebe mich gern ohne internationale Intervention in mein Schicksal.
#takeme
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Bei uns ist doch sowieso die Schlacht schon längst verloren. Gilt das Stockholm Syndrom auch bei Kriegsgefangenen?
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Wir haben ja alle ohne auch nur den kleinsten Versuch einer Kampfhandlung die Waffen gestreckt. Aber nicht, dass RA nun denkt, wir wären billig zu haben. Auch Kriegsgefangene haben Anrecht auf eine menschenwürdige Behandlung und ausreichend aufmerksame Zuwendung.
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Nordlicht you have a way with words!!! Wunderbar!!
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Jawohl! Fangirls sind auch Menschen! YaYa!
#zuvieleAusrufezeichen
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#einsgehtnoch #Ausrufezeichenforfree
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Juhu!!!
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😂😂😂😂😂 oh Nordlicht, du drückst das ganz wunderbar aus. Danke für den Lacher!
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Sind freiwillig gefangene überhaupt Gefangene?
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Das ist allerdings auch wieder wahr. Vermutlich ist die UN wohl doch nicht für uns zuständig.
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Dann müssen wir uns wohl doch wieder um uns selbst kümmern. #hartesFangirlschicksal
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Nee, dann kümmert sich ja Onkel Richard.
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Dirty Dancing oder Dirty Snogging?
#WatermelonStory
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Unschuldig wie ich nunmal bin, dachte ich nur an Dirty Dancing. Das andere musste ich erstmal googeln. Und weiß trotzdem noch nicht, was genau das sein soll. Bitte um Aufklärung von erfahrenen Bloggerinnen.
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Nordlicht!!!! Das ist doch die neue “Zirkus”-Geschichte von Richard!!! Dass er einmal bei einer Audition für einen Werbespot eine Melone knutschen sollte. Und erst hinterher merkte, dass es nur eine einzige Melone, aber 50 Bewerber vor ihm gab…
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Du kennst die Wassermelonen-Story nicht?? Irgendwann am Anfang seiner Karriere hat sich RA für einen Werbespot beworben, wo man so tun musste, also knutscht man eine Öffnung in einer Wassermelone. Das hat er gemacht und dann aufm Heimweg gedacht, da waren alle diese Kerle zum Vorsprechen/Vorknutschen und die hatten nur eine Melone… 🤔🍉🤢
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Doch, doch, die kannte ich. Hab nur irgendwie bei dirty in eine ganz andere Richtung gedacht und dachte, ich könnte noch was lernen 😂. Verdammt, ich muss aufhören, so schmutzige Gedanken zu haben 🙄😈.
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Hmmmm, jetzt überlege ich, was du dir da mit Dirty Snogging und einer Wassermelone so vorgestellt hattest…
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Ach, die Wassermelone war da nicht mehr involviert. Ich hab das einfach nur gegoogelt und keines der vorgeschlagenen Videos angeklickt, weil ich mir nicht sicher war, ob ich das verkrafte 🙈.
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Echt, kommen bei Snogging so schlimme Ergebnisse. Das ist doch nur knutschen.
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Dirty snogging. Deswegen war ich ja so irritiert. Ich mein, was soll das sein, dreckiges/unanständiges Knutschen??? Ich glaub, ich bleibt beim normalen Knutschen 💋😉.
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Ah Nordlicht, when were you “irritated”? You’re a sunbeam! Gem! Salt of the earth!!! Hahahahaahaha!!!
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Aw, Michele, you are always so cheerful. Aber ich glaub, es ist besser, so langsam den Mantel des Schweigens über die ganze Sache zu breiten 😉.
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Nordlicht, nein nein Ich bin sehr bitchy und launisch und Ich vermiss dir sehr viehl diesen Monate im Januar und Februar. But thank you for your sentiment and well wishes, du bringst mich immer zum Lacheln und laughing mit deinen wunderbar Humor!! Big hug to you in Deutschland!!
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Bitchy und launisch 🤔… don´t believe you at all 😉! Anyway, laughter is always the best medicine 😊.
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❤️❤️😘😘😘🤣so glad you are here!!
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Happy belated St Pat’s Day! Nice that you have had sunshine to enjoy the parade. We have had windy, rainy cold weather, so we stayed at home. My son celebrated his saint’s day wearing his favourite green shirt of a croatian goalkeeper (Subašić). We have had a little party in green because of him.
The shrine is fantastic, but as mentioned above I also was a little bit irritated first why you have add watermelons but then I have zoomed the picture and have laughed about my thoughts. RA and Kermit, nice memorization
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Patrick is such a lovely name, Bea. If it wasn’t such a cliché in Ireland, I’d have liked to call my son Patrick, too. (Although the danger here is that the name will always be shortened to ‘Paddy’ – which I don’t like as much.) (Incidentally, my son also has the name of an Irish saint, though. And quite fittingly an Irish saint who went to Germany and became the patron saint of Franconia…) Anyway, lovely to hear that you had your own little St Patrick’s Day!
LOL – and the watermelon confusion again… I really got it wrong with those silk leaves…
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Yes, and very revered that saint is in these parts! #Frankenapostel
I’d say you got it right with the watermelon leaves 🍉 🍃. It sparked a nice discussion and I also thought you were being cheeky with the watermelon snog. *KissMeI‘mIrish*
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#Frankenapostel too right. I’m tellin’ ya – the little old nun in Theresienklinik was thrilled when I told her the name of the latest little newborn 😁.
And ha – that whole watermelon thing really took on a life of its own. Totally unintented by me. #kissmet [sic]
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I can well imagine that. A good Christian name.
I love the whole watermelon confusion. Made a great RAPS reveal even better. 😃
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The big watermelon confusion. Could be a new way to describe a whole era.
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Has a certain ring to it…
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Guylty, does his name start with a K? God bless Google!!!
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We spell it with a C, but the German version is spelled with a K, yes 😉
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Like Murphy the actor spells it? Cool!! Very symbolic too!!!
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Yep, including the double L.
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Happy St Paddy’s Day to you….well..I still have 3 1/2 hours left of the day. Oh to be able to catch your 6’2″ leprechaun on the lovely day…
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World’s tallest leprechaun. Whale oil beef hooked, as the man said himself 😉
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Late to the party, by my estimation St Paddy’s Day is over for you now, but I hope you had a wonderful time celebrating. I’m very proud of my Irish roots! Also very proud once again that such an endearing interview moment happened when Richard was here – he and Kermit make for a lovely memory.
The green Hobbit tee shirt was pretty spectacular 😋 and I’ve always like Lucas’s long sleeved olive green tee, it showed off his build rather nicely as well!
http://www.richardarmitagenet.com/images/gallery/Spooks/album/ep6/slides/6_145.html
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Yes, that tee is fabulous!
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Yep – over now. But we have a bank holiday today because Paddy’s Day was a Sunday. And the sun is shining again!!! Hooray, I hope that means we have spring time now.
ooh, thanks for the link. That would’ve been a great picture to use for the shrine. (Alas, I was too lazy to look through the RAnet gallery…) I also thought there was another version where he is sitting on his haunches – I have a vague memory of a little bit of belly there…)
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Another version of a green tee or another version of Lucas in that green tee?
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Lucas in the green tee. But I actually searched for it and couldn’t find it. I suspect I am mixing it up with a different tee…
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Mezz, excellent catch there!! Thank you for the link!! Lucas had a great style about him esp that olive green ls tee!
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I have several apologies to relay. 😬 Sorry I missed the actual day, your time, but Happy St. Patrick’s Day! That shrine is marvelous! You obviously put a lot of thought and time into it. It’s a wonderful combination of *thud* sexy and *aw* we love our adorkable beautiful man.
Secondly, even though I picked up Flat Richie from the post office yesterday, I haven’t opened him yet. I got home from looking after Mom very late on Friday and spent hours and hours in the urgent care clinic on Saturday. My flu has morphed into bronchitis, laryngitis and a severe recurrence of my childhood asthma. Fortunately, they ruled out pneumonia today. But the doctor is treating it all pretty aggressively so that I don’t develop pneumonia. Anyway, I’m so completely worn out and not feeling well that I wanted to wait a day or two so that I can treasure the amazement that is Flat Richie. I’m hoping to take Guy to see the Hollywood sign, although he will probably just sneer at it. I promise faithfully to get FR back en route soon!
And last, apologies to the people to whom I owe messages and emails. Sitting upright and attempting to think straight are not exactly my friends right now. I hope you are all well. Sending you wheezy hugs.
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Take care of yourself LoLo, enjoy having Flat Richie to stay and I hope that you feel better soon. 🤗
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Oh no, that sounds really serious LoLo. Get well soon and take care of yourself, that´s most important right now!
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Yes I second you Nordlicht ! LoLo take care of YOU and rest and love on Emily and Charlotte and really enjoy FR w you and to see the Hollywood sign if you are up to it!! Lots of hugs and postive vibes to you ❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘
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Oh LoLo – you have no apologies to relay at all. I am so sorry to hear you are so ill. That actually sounds very alarming – pneumonia – even if they ruled it out. But you have had a few very tough days behind you, so no wonder your immune system was not in best form. I really hope you get to rest a bit and get rid of this nasty flue once and for all.
And hooray, so glad to know that Flat Richie has made it to you safe and sound. Don’t worry about not having touched him yet. Hope you’ll have some time today to properly enjoy the Flat Richie experience. A picture with Flat Richie and the Hollywood sign would be FANTASTIC, though!!!
Get well soon, LoLo!
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Caught up with you here my lovely! Knowing youre still breathing is good enough for me!
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Oh, I forgot to say, I sprang the little old ladies from kitty jail, I mean, the very expensive kitty hotel, yesterday morning. They were very glad to get home! They’ve both been plastered against me, like the sweet little kitty nurses they are. I wish that Emily would do a bit more eating but she’s probably worn out herself. This morning she woke me by intently washing my face, which she’s never done before in the entire 17 years we’ve lived together. Obviously she missed her mama!
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I hope you can really relax for a while now. You’ve simply had too much on your plate lately.
Sending you big hugs and positive healing vibes.
I hope mail call will help lift your spirits.
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LOLo, the little old ladies will play Florence Nightingale to you and take good care of you! Maybe Tall Dwarf will make an appearance as well as least on IG!!
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Take care Lolo. I hope that with lots of rest now that you’re home you will get well soon. You have your sweet kitties for comfort and Flat Richie and Guy waiting in the wings to cheer you.
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I just reread the post and I had to laugh about the “anyone in need of a little Irish in their lives” as that causes some NSFW associations. My b-i-l has a very wicked tattoo in this vein…
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Oooh, you can’t throw that little tidbit in here without saying exactly what the tattoo says and where it is placed…
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It’s a large clover leaf 🍀 with the words “Want a little Irish in ya?” on it. I think you can guess the location.
#shortncurly
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OMG 😂Was that a conscious decision or did it happen under the influence? And what does the b-i-l’s brother think?
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It was a conscious decision. He‘s got tats all over. He‘s the never naked man. Before hubs went to Iraq for the deployment from hell, b-i-l had his initials tattooed on his abdomen. That was touching. We all laughed about the Irish one, but we‘re used to it.
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Hast du das Tattoo etwa gesehen??? Dann muss es doch an anderer Stelle sein, als ich dachte…
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Nein, live kenne ich das nicht. So ‚nah‘ bin ich ihm nicht gekommen. 😂😉 Das ist schon da, wo du denkst (denke ich). Man könnte das ganz eventuell gerade noch halbwegs in natura anschauen, ohne von seiner Frau die Augen ausgekratzt zu bekommen (fast). Es gibt aber ein Foto davon (nur das Stück mit dem Tattoo ohne Kontext), das hab ich gesehen.
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LOL, wenn der BIL wüsste, dass wir uns hier amüsieren….
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Ich denke, das würde ihm gefallen. Ist auf jeden Fall eine lustige Idee.
Als Tätowierer kann man bestimmt auch einige skurrile Geschichten erzählen.
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The Irish one is definitely a good one.
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Oooh, another little gem!!
Hope you had a good St. Patrick’s Day.
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We did, thank you – and had another great day thrown in today.
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Belated Happy St Paddy’s Day! I had no idea what UNF stood for.. thought it was just a sound like oomph. Nice collection of pics in the shrine. I like the square tin, too. Great to see that your creativity is in full swing.
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Oops, almost missed your comment – just seeing it now that I am collecting all names for the raffle 😉
Thank you and yes, UNF is quite descriptive in its own right 😉
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