Today's been a kinda lazy day. It's been raining off and on. I had hoped to go for long run...didn't happen. Maybe Monday. Maybe Tuesday. We'll see :-)
We took care of a light laundry load this morning - just some bedding.
Had 'King Cake' for the first time tonight...here's the history: According to the Christian faith, Jesus first showed himself to the three wise men and to the world on January 6th, also known as Twelfth Night or the Epiphany. The word "Epiphany” is from the Greek word "to show.” This is the day Mardi Gras season – hence king cake season – begins.
Generally any Mardi Gras party will have at least one King Cake. Each king cake has a tiny baby inside (generally plastic now, but it's possible the baby might be made of porcelain or even gold). The lucky person who receives the slice of cake with the baby has the next king cake party (or brings the next cake for the office).
Originally, king cakes were a simple ring of dough with a small amount of decoration. After the rich dough is braided and baked, the top of the cake is covered with delicious sugar toppings in the traditional Mardi Gras colors of purple, green and gold.
Tasted like a cinnamon roll with sugar on top...yummy!
Picked up a few groceries at the local Piggly Wiggly (that name always makes me smile 🙂).
And JUGS of wine for less than $20. Hey, I know it's not high end, but come on! Crazy, right?
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