MOMSTER Final Curtain....

No, it’s not what you’re thinking (although maybe that would be the best solution), it’s just that you get caught in your own metaphor..

Third Act:

Hearing nothing all day, we called the dealer late in the afternoon and initially they had no idea if the MOMSTER was done or not. But after “checking” they said yes, it was finished, just bring buckets of money. So we got in the flutter mobile and headed over to Leonardtown.

Well, the steering wheel be connected to the upper shaft which be connected to the lower shaft which be connected to some gear box, etc. Except the MOMSTER , which in this case the upper shaft was NOT connected to the lower shaft, allowing the steering wheel to be free. At least that’s the story we got from the service manager. He had never heard of this before and said he was sure it would never happen again. While not very satisfying, it’s probably true – at least the never heard of it part, and we all really, really, hope it will never happen again. Some have said I should have demanded to see the parts removed, but I didn’t pursue that, I’m sure they could have showed me something. So, after MFO wrote the check in one point font to make all those words fit on the “amount” line of the check, she climbed in and did a little road test before heading home. She reported that it was much tighter than it had been previously. And we earnestly hope that this is the final act..just another reason to drive newer cars… maybe.

Final Curtain.

Good Friday/Easter To Do

Although it seemed that every day this past week was “Earth Day”, apparently today (4/22) is the real deal. Slack Winery is having a free event from 4 to 8 today where you can do stuff like meet an oyster rancher (git along, little spat, git alooong), paddle a kayak, hear live music and I’ll bet sample some wines.

Of course there are many Church services, and I also note that there is a Texas Hold’em tournament today. Seems kind of incongruous, but hey! worship how you want to..

Tomorrow will be the annual BOCC Easter Festival, along with Parks and Rec, held at Leonardtown Hall, and there are various Egg hunts. Guess the BOCC will let you find the eggs, and then Tuesday explain how there won’t be so many eggs in the county budget basket this year..

And, Easter Sunday will find of course more services, and there will be a revival of an event that was historically held at the Sterling House in Leonardtown (now home of the Front Porch Restaurant). It will be an Easter Egg hunt for kids (two age groups), with prizes, golden eggs, etc. It appears there might be Mimosa’s for the parents.

Foodie thoughts on Easter:

Easter Dinner is another one of those “traditional” dinners that will bring you back to your childhood (which is quite a journey for me!). First thing you did when you woke up was to have your Easter egg hunt in the house. Sometimes jelly bean trails led you to the prizes, and sometimes you had to hunt on your own, usually with parental help toward the end – “maybe you should look around the fireplace!”. And when you found the egg, it was a real egg, not some plastic thing that is jointed in the middle. Hard boiled of course, and maybe colored by you the previous day using multiple cups of bright liquids and those little twisted wire egg holders in the kit by Paas... And maybe along the way a box of peeps, or a Cadbury egg. Of course there would be hot crossed buns for breakfast.

Dinner (in our neck of the woods in Michigan) most always was ham, cooked until it was dry, or else coated with some glossy glaze that would make Super Glue proud. Yams/Sweet Potatoes we won’t debate that here, maybe a spring green salad, and I never remember if green beans were part of the mix (or is that Thanksgiving?). Sometimes for dessert would be a chocolate cake with white coconut frosting and maybe a plastic green grass nest for jelly beans..

Of course today, with the Food Channel mania of celebrity chefs, there is a plethora of upscale “cheffy” Easter menus thrown at you now: Pepita encrusted marinated rack of lamb with mint pesto sauce; Hoisin glazed root vegetable tart; spring greens with roasted beet and crispy shallots; you name it. Arguments over the proper wines, Malbec, Merlot, Pinot, soft or hard, goat or milk cheese, ee hah.

But when it comes down to it, whatever and however you cook it, the food serves to bring us together family and friends, a time to remember those who you used to gather with on Easter, or who are far away in lands that do not celebrate Easter. Just be together and enjoy each other. As a friend of mine says: “There is no guarantee of tomorrow”.

And yes, of course you have to

DFD