lent begins wednesday!

[dralarms]

Johnt,

I came by while you were out and replaced all your wine with Welches.

 

[JohnT]

Johnt,

I came by while you were out and replaced all your wine with Welches.

That really hit my family hard...

Even my little niece took it hard..

Congrats DrAlarms! you just made a little girl cry....

 

[dralarms]

Pm sent.......

 

[dralarms]

I'm sorry,

I actually only changed out 1/2 of it.

 

[REDRUM]

Not being religious, I have been happily drinking throughout the lenten period. But Easter is always great for a big family blowout .... on the table this Sunday we will have probably have some meat pies (probably beef, red wine, fennel, green olive), some squid & snapper on the BBQ, Pogaca (sweet Croatian Easter bread), a bunch of salads -and plenty of wine, of course!
We will definitely be hooking into some of the father-in-law's finest homemade Grenache, and I've got my eye on a few other bottles from the cellar... a Barossa Shiraz, Coonawarra Cab Sauv, and a Clare Valley Riesling or Gewurztraminer ... mmm

 

[JohnT]

YOU'RE KILLING ME REDRUM.!!!!!

Meat pies are not something we see too often here in the States, but I understand that they are really popular down under.

Would you care to share any of your recipes? I think that I would like to give them a try.

 

[kryptonitewine]

I too gave up drinking. I did shamefully fall off the wagon a time or two, but for the most part stayed true to the cause. Easter is approaching and my thoughts are that since I cheated I need to abstain Easter day as well.

Giving up drinking wasn't that bad (easy to say since I cheated). My kids gave up candy and gripe EVERY day.

 

[JohnT]

Way to go Kryptonitewine!!!!!

When it comes to lent, we allow mulligans!

 

[Boatboy24]

No worries, Krypto. I scheduled a mulligan in advance. Unfortunately, it was the first weekend.

 

[tonyt]

I haven't posted what my Lenten Sacrifice is this year but I will do so Saturday morning (end of Lent). So far I have been true to my fast and until now have kept it to myself.

 

[JohnT]

I haven't posted what my Lenten Sacrifice is this year but I will do so Saturday morning (end of Lent). So far I have been true to my fast and until now have kept it to myself.

OK,

So now you got me wondering.

 

[JohnT]

One tradition I have is that each year I watch 'The Ten Commandments". It is being aired again this year on Saturday (8pm on ABC). This movie marks my official end of lent.

I will sit and sip.

"So it will be written, so shall it be done".

 

[Boatboy24]

Oh, sweet nectar. We will be together soon!

 

[JohnT]

Just 4 more days!!!!!

WOOOOO HOOOOO!

 

[Boatboy24]

Still haven't decided what, if anything, I'll open on Saturday night. It'd better come quickly though. Wifey says I've been even crabbier than normal these last few days.

 

[JohnT]

Just a simple matter of three more days! Just 72 hours!

 

[sour_grapes]

Triduum. Home stretch!

 

[JohnT]

the man in the tower is looking for that white flag.....

 

[Boatboy24]

the man in the tower is looking for that white flag.....

The man in Virginia is looking for that bottle of wine.

 

[JohnT]

If you want a commercial wine, ghost pines is not bad at under $20.