Mardi Gras

 

Fat Tuesday is the last chance to binge on drink and rich foods before the Lenten fast. Today is known as "pancake day" in Great Britain, the time to use up the butter and eggs so they don't go to waste during Lent. 

Seattle isn't much of a party town when it comes to Mardi Gras. Tonight we're just having leftover roast beef from Superbowl Sunday. Yea, no cooking for a change, so that is a holiday.

Sorry to bombard you with weird images this morning. Along with Valentine's Day, tomorrow is also Ash Wednesday, early this year. The date is always 46 days before Easter, which falls on the Sunday following the first full moon on or after the March equinox. Got that? 

So Easter is on March 31st, the day after my birthday. If all goes according to plan, I'll be soaking these old bones in hot mineral water that day. 

Anyway, the month is passing by quickly. I hoped to get some yard work done and the windows washed, but it's too cold and wet this week. There's even talk of snow flurries on Wednesday. 

In other news, tomorrow is my last day at the Cafe. Fourteen months was enough and maybe I'll look for a new volunteer gig in the fall. Some of the seniors I'll miss, the hard work not so much.