Today is Friday the 13th. For those who are superstitious it is a day to particularly avoid black cats and ladders. Historically Friday was considered unlucky, as well as the number 13; combine the two and you are asking for trouble. We have three this year. Today is our … [Read more...] about Final Days and Dishes From Titanic
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Taking Tea: Downton vs. Mad Men & Titanic Dairy Edition
Welcome to virtual tea, when I focus on the time honored ritual of gathering for tea and a chat. I often find that a great conversation, like a good meal, takes on a wonderful life of its own, a delicious blend of flavours: personal accounts, popular media and topical news … [Read more...] about Taking Tea: Downton vs. Mad Men & Titanic Dairy Edition
Downton Dinner or Titanic Tribute: Fowl Play
While many of us are celebrating Easter Monday with family and friends, enjoying the last of the hot cross buns, we are reminded that one hundred years ago today final arrangements were being made to prepare Titanic for its maiden voyage. The RMS Titanic was a British registered … [Read more...] about Downton Dinner or Titanic Tribute: Fowl Play
Game Plan for Hosting a 1st Class Titanic Tribute Dinner
April 14th is approaching fast for those planning to host or attend a Titanic tribute dinner. Titanoraks (Titanic fans) pay homage annually of the famous sinking of the unsinkable passenger liner off the Canadian coast. Tribute dinners are based on the printed menus for … [Read more...] about Game Plan for Hosting a 1st Class Titanic Tribute Dinner
Keeping up With Currant Easter Events
This week Christians around the world are celebrating Easter. A moveable feast, Easter occurs the First Sunday after the Full Moon following the Vernal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. Just check a calendar, it's much easier. Marking the end of Lent, Holy Week leads to … [Read more...] about Keeping up With Currant Easter Events
