My lovely wife baked cupcakes for her coworkers & brought them in this morning.
Good for THEM…
Briggs Mansion Ghost Hunt
Sunday evening, March 11th, we went on a ghost hunt at the Briggs mansion. It was built in 1862. The docent mentioned that, when the 3″ thick front doors were hung, Abraham Lincoln had been president a year. Wow…
We listened to history for 15 minutes, then wandered and explored for an hour.
Then we met back in the parlor and dining rooms, to listen to two mediums of good report, tell us their impressions.
Quite the evening, if nothing else, from a historical pov. A lovely old house, with more to it than meets the eye…
Groundhog Day
Half of winter is under the bridge. Celebrated St. Brigid’s day, yesterday, Groundhog day today, and, coming up, my lovely wife’s birthday! So, it’s not as dark this winter!
The Appetizer of the Year… Our Year…
Every year, friends and family ask me for the recipe for our wonderful, amazing crab puffs appetizer… So, to make it easy on all of us, I thought I would just post it here, for whomever forgot, or wanted it, or, just found it…
So, here it is…
1 stick butter
1 jar Kraft Olde English cheese spread
1/2 tsp seasoned salt
1 1/2 tsp Miracle Whip
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1 can GOOD crab meat-not the cheap stuff…
6 english muffins- I prefer Thomas…
Soften butter and cheese in a medium to large bowl
Add seasonings and Miracle Whip
Rinse crab meat THOROUGHLY, in a strainer, til there is no ‘fish scent’. Squeeze out moisture and pat dry with paper towel
Mix into other ingredients
Spread evenly on english muffins
Place on cookie sheet, and put in freezer for half an hour
Slice into sixths. At this point, you can either place in a gallon freezer bag and save, or…
Preheat broiler
Place on cookie sheet, and broil til golden brown… 5-10 minutes. Be careful, HOT! place on nice plate, and get out of the way!!! They will fly off …
Enjoy!!!!
Nothing Says Merry Christmas, Like Scary Reindeer
Digging around the old offices, we found some scary decorations, from the sixties…
Jonquils and Gargoyles
So, spring is here in the Midwest. Warm, cool. Sunny, rainy. It changes, moment to moment. We do so enjoy the return of the flowers popping out, and the sound of the small waterfall in the pond, and Vinnie, the bouncer gargoyle. Standing by the pond, Feeling the sun on your shoulders, and hearing the birds coming out of winter retirement, is a real elixir of the soul.
It’s the little things that make life joyful…
An Irish memory
These young ladies performed in Galway, the day we were there. I
imagine that they are involved in celebration this week…
Acoustic Roots
Jan, Mike and the Captain, play at the Just Goods store.
Ah, snow…
We finally had a good old winter storm. It had to come. We knew that. Doesn’t mean we have to like it…
The first real snow like this has a bit of magic. It also informs you that winter is here. Really here. Get used to it. So, we have no choice, but to accept that the earth is asleep for the next couple months. On the bright side, no pun intended, the days will start being brighter, lighter, longer, in a few weeks. All hail the Holly King.
Make the most of the Yule season, my friends. It comes but once a year…
Rathbaun Farm
Hi
Maggie was going through recipes today and found some recipe cards from the farm we toured last year in Ireland. Rathbaun Farms, over two hundred years old, and still in operation by the family. It’s a tiny farm by our standards, but it was one of the most interesting, authentic sites on our visit.
We watched a sheep dog ‘rangle’ the sheep. Then, one of them got a shear haircut. After the tour of the farm, we were led into the dining room and served the best brown bread and scones we have ever had. We still think of it often. One of those things you will always remember.
Anyway, the 1st anniversary of our trip is coming up and we are thinking back fondly and longingly to Ireland. So, I wanted to share it… Check out the site, Rathbaun farm, cuz there are recipes of the scones, brownbread, Guinness Fruitcake there.
A little piece o’ Ireland…..
See ya…
Magtimmag 