A green riverfront at the Paris Exposition, 1900
Mostly at my house this winter, the color green has related to the skin of whichever of us is currently worshiping the porcelain gods. “Green around the gills,” is the saying, I think. And we’ve had plenty of it. Thank the baby jeebus my kids are grown, so they deal with it by themselves for the most part. 20-year-old-Girl suffers in silence, but...
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner and it’s become pretty customary for all things to turn green on March 17. There’s green beer, green eggs and green water. Basically, anything you could ever think of will likely be green on this one day a year.
Growing up I had a neighbor that loved the holiday. He wasn’t Irish and he wasn’t a Leprechaun, I just think he really liked...
Want to celebrate something with a green drink, but hate beer? I am here to help.
Actually, first, I’m here to say, what the hell is wrong with you? You don’t like BEER? It’s like I don’t even know you.
So, anyway, it’s St. Patty’s Day or maybe Pay Day, or possibly just Tuesday, and you want something to drink, and you’d like that drink to be green.
We’re festive,...
I am a horrible cook. I have no illusions that my culinary skills are anything but just… functional. I cook so that my family doesn’t starve and wind up foraging for food at our neighbors’ houses. It’s that simple.
I temper this with knowing that I bake circles around most people (moist, delicious chocolate chip circles, if you will) – and that my cookies are so good, it’s just...
Ode to Green Beer
St. Patrick’s Day is very near.
Hip hip hooray for my green beer.
It’s cold and wet and sweet on my lips;
If I drink enough I might show you my tits!
That little piece of awesomeness was written by yours truly. Writing for Room704 has definitely corrupted me, or maybe it was all the green beer I consumed to prepare for this post, either way I’m not complaining. I love both the...