I met Jane at The Irish Rover for our monthly lunch and our Christmas gift exchange. I had the Celtic Craic and Guinness Beef Stew, so it was a pretty jolly get-together, all around.
Here’s kind of artsy-fartsy shot of the Rover’s front door with all Christmas decorations on.
So Merry Christmas and go to Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors link-up and click on the blue frog button to see some actually good and interesting door photos.
A WRITING PROMPT FOR YOU: Write about a gift exchange. Not the Gifts of the Magi. Enough with the watch and the hair, already.
MA
Dan Antion
December 22, 2016 at 7:17amNow there’s a Christmas tradition I could get used to 🙂
Deborah
December 22, 2016 at 10:03amI’m with Dan. That’s a tradition I could do forevah!
Merry Christmas Marian!
Norm 2.0
December 22, 2016 at 10:50amGuinness beef stew eh? I’ll have to try that one of these days 😉
A very merry Christmas to you!
janet
December 23, 2016 at 10:21amYup, the stew for me, too, Marian!
janet
Jane
December 24, 2016 at 9:22amAND….There was a Charlie Brown Xmas tree on the counter, appropriately improvised from a sadly thin branch.
Merry Christmas, pal!
Marian Allen
December 24, 2016 at 10:23amYeah, that crazy “tree.” Merry Christmas back to you, pal! Here’s to a survivable and literarily productive 2017.
Gordon
December 25, 2016 at 5:00pmMerry Christmas, Marian! Is that Guinness Beef Stew a combined beer and beef stew dish or a Guinness and a beef stew; either way, Cheers!
I remembered to add the “wordpress” to my website link 😉
Marian Allen
December 26, 2016 at 8:45amThat’s beef stew made with Guinness. My beer was Celtic Craic, which was delicious and perfect with it! I’m looking forward to revisiting Florence with your blog post. OMG, I adored Florence!
Oscar
December 26, 2016 at 2:52pmCeltic Craic and Guinness Beef Stew! interesting. I will plan this for the new year celebration.
Marian Allen
December 27, 2016 at 8:02amBTW, one of my Christmas gifts from one of my daughters was a big ol’ bottle of Dragon’s Milk bourbon-barrel-aged stout. We raised ’em right!