OK – We’re both descendants of the Irish/Celtic stock and we observe their cross-quarter feasts because – well, just because. This particular feast – Samhain – is the gathering of the harvests and stocking provisions away for the winter months ahead.
We will be celebrating this year with a feast of our own, namely a traditional Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner with Low Carb Veggies. You can see the results of the feast on our Food Blog.
Tutti Santi is Italian for “All Saints.” Today is the celebration of All Saints in some churches. Verna and I happened to be in Rome, Italy, on November 1, 2000 where we watched Pope John Paul celebrate a special Tutti Santi mass from St. Peter’s Basilica on television in our hotel room.
Today, we’re celebrating by having Lasagna Soup later today. Happy All Saints Day to you all.
Verna has the Halloween decorations up in our little house for us to enjoy. Since we’re located on a dirt road in a semi-rural area with no street lighting and the potential for nocturnal critters like Javelina and Coyotes to be present, we get exactly zero trick-or-treaters. So, the decorations are for us alone.
The (clickable) image above came from the Bing® AI Image Generator with the Halloween lettering overlaid with Irfanview™. I suggested that the AI generate an image that was “dark and sinister,” and this was the result. I assume it figured out that Halloween was nigh and this seemed appropriate.
So, for all who celebrate “All Hallows Eve,” we wish you a happy time of it. And watch your six. Be safe in these “dark and sinister” times.
We both voted today in what could be the most important election of our lifetimes. Basically, (depending on your viewpoints) a good vs. evil contest at most levels. Be sure and cast your votes.
Nice asterism this evening – waxing crescent Moon setting in the west with Venus up and to the right.
For this Friday’s luncheon special, we had miniature tacos. Mine were salmon and cheese and hers were beef and cheese. They were completely carb friendly with net zero carb tortillas and minimal carbs in the guacamole, olives, peppers and taco sauce. This meal was worth five stars, I’d say. ★★★★★
Now that we have found the net zero tortillas, this sort of luncheon will certainly happen more often as long as we can obtain the zero carb tortillas. Good stuff.
