Getting Our Mardi Gras On As Best We Can In his Land of the Cold

Even though we aren't in Panama City Beach, Florida, for their Mardi Gras fun (and Panama City had their St. Andrews Mardi Gras parade last Saturday) we are doing the best we can here in northern Illinois to recreate some of it.

Yesterday, Saturday, we went to the Legion and partied with Joe Kadlec on the guitar and watched the Hawks lose as well as the Cubs.  But, baseball has something to do with spring and the end of the winter, doesn't it?

And Friday, I found out that Jewel does sell king cake, but in bundt cake fashion, so bought one.  We also placed an order with Bodi's Bakery in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, for a more traditional king cake which we will bring over to Donovan's for their Mardi Gras party, complete with Hurricanes and Hand Grenade drink specials.

Today, we are going over to Corkscrew Pointe in McHenry for a muffeletta sandwich, a New Orleans tradition, and maybe one of their ultra bloody marys.

Doing the Best We Can Up In the Cold.  --RoadDog