church in Houston at St. Joseph-St. Stephen. It was St. Patrick's Day. It was also the feast day of St. Joseph. They had an altar set up in the church where people set out food, which started as a Sicilian thing and I think he said this church had a large Sicilian community at one time. There was also a dish of fava beans out. The priest explained it all to us a little and then told us to be sure and pick up a fava bean to carry in our pocket for good luck. He added that if we're not superstitious then pick one up anyway because it wouldn't hurt anything. Since I fall under the category of
mildly superstitious, I made sure I got a fava bean.
Since it was also St. Patrick's Day, he started talking about how that church might have once been part of a Sicilian community but most of the customs in this country today are because of the Irish. I had to poke Cosme because you know, 34% and all.
And now I've got to get busy. I just got back from my walk and putting gas in the car. I've really got to do some dishes and finish laundry. I also have tons of wedding crafts to do. Seriously. I need to start some dvr or something because nothing will get done if I don't get up from this chair. Well, stuff will get done but not the stuff I need done.
