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We don't celebrate Thanksgiving. Despite what a lot of people believe, it's not a holiday anywhere in Europe. European countries have lots and lots of other holidays, but not Thanksgiving. Our first non-Thanksgiving was when we lived in Ireland. We'd only been out of the US for two months and were feeling a little homesick … Continue reading…
When our vagabond odyssey started, all those many years ago, we first moved to Ireland (Eire). We arrived in September. Being American, we were immediately fascinated by Irish television…. which, as it turned out, was mainly British television (Skye). (Except for ‘Father Ted‘, of course, which was the funniest thing ever on TV. I don’t … Continue reading…
Some people had Candied Yams, smothered in marshmallows and butter, as a special dish on holidays. We had rutabagas. I have no idea why rutabagas were considered a holiday treat at our house. At least half the people I know (outside of my family) would run screaming from the table if a steaming bowl of … Continue reading…
In honor of Canada Day today and Independence Day on Monday I'm re-posting my absolutley favorite, picnic-perfect, hands-down best ever pasta salad. Long, long ago in a place far, far away I made a pasta salad for our family reunion. This was an annual event in the old, Mid-Western tradition of family reunions, with aunts, … Continue reading…
I haven't been tagged in a meme for ages – and how could I resist playing when the purpose is to create and Easter Menu. Suzanne, of You Made That?, tagged me for this. Check out her Easter Menu here. We're meant to create an Easter Menu from our past posts…. so here goes: For … Continue reading…
May those who Love us, love us. And those that Don’t love us May God turn Their hearts; And if he doesn’t Turn their hearts May he turn Their ankles. So we’ll know them By their limping. There is a lot of Irish wisdom floating around this weekend: some sappy; some satirical. But none embodies … Continue reading…
It’s going to be another quiet New Year’s Eve for us. It’s simple enough…. We like champagne and wine with dinner. One can’t drive after champagne and wine. So we either find a ‘restaurant with rooms’ or stay in front of our own fire for the evening. When we lived in the US we always … Continue reading…