Day 2-48 -- Laissez le bon temps rouler!!

It seems at work all brains need a major break -- some very silly questions received today and we're all making silly errors.  Reading week is next week but this week is still midterm week.  We will all survive with few disruptions -- no disruptions actually would be my goal. <smile>

When I finally got home today, there was no question about what to make for supper -- it is Shrove Tuesday -- so it was pancakes. Well, to be technically correct -- pancake. One large cranberry pancake folded with a filling of spiced apple sauce and topping of melted creamed honey.  Very yummy. It is fun to have breakfast at supper. <smile> My other choices were blueberry pancake with maple syrup or corn & cormeal pancake with maple syrup.  The syrup, blueberries and cranberries are all relatively local -- within an hour of home for the cranberries and the other are about 10 minutes outside of town -- 20 minutes from the house. So, today I went local.  As I came home, the Knights of Columbus hall had many cars arriving, so there must be a pancake supper there, too.

While I grew up calling this Shrove Tuesday, it is also Mardi Gras.  I love New Orleans, but I don't think you could get me into those parade crowds for anything. Parades begin around Epiphany with different krews presenting their king and queen. It all ends with the grand Rex (king) arriving by boat on the Mississippi into the French Quarter. This occurs on Monday, so is called Lundi Gras (we ate red beans and rice with greens at home last night). Tuesday has a big parade for Mardi Gras -- a day for beignets and king cake and all things purple, green and gold. It is the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of the lent season, which often is marked by fasting and self-denial.

The song today is a cover of one made famous by Professor Longhair. The singer is another prominent New Orleanian. Enjoy!

Go to the Mardi Gras -- Fats Domino