This weekend is a big weekend in my hometown of Scranton. We host the 2nd largest St. Patrick’s Day parade in America. My husband and I had the privilege of being present for the raising of the Irish flag at our courthouse.

Today, as I was passing by my favorite photographic muse. The workers were installing the Lace Village sign. The Scranton Lace Works at one time was the major producer of Nottingham Lace outside of England. It was also a major source of employment for immigrants settling in the Lackawanna Valley.