*giggle*

Ok, saw this and just had to go clickity....

http://www.paradisefibers.net/Lantern-Moon-Sheep-Tape-Measure-p/3475.htm?gclid=CPSC_MDU8YoCFQlQWAodSlNLpg

cute, cute....thought of several folk on this one.

Brunch recipes, as promised...

Breakfast Souffle

6 slices bread, crusts removed (I used italian-spiced bread as that was in my freezer)
4 eggs, slightly beaten
1 cup milk
salt and pepper
1/3 lb bacon, cooked crisply, crumbled
1/3 lb sausage, cooked
1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar, swiss or mozzerella; I used cheddar)
3/4 cup sauteed vegetables (I used celery, mushrooms, green pepper and onion)

Grease 6 x 9" baking dish.
Mix together eggs, milk, sald and pepper (I also added smoked onion powder, greek seasoning and more seasoned salt)
Layer souffle as follows:
half the bread to cover bottom of pan
half the egg/milk mixture
half the meat
half the cheese
repeat
Cover and refrigerate overnight. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 50 to 60 minutes until puffy and golden brown.

Note: the only thing that made this complicated was that the pan I was using was double the size and I was really, really tired and it was really late so I had to keep adding ingredients to make enough to fill the pan.

Everybody seemed to love it though, and I have to admit myself that this recipe is a real keeper.

x-posted...

*ahem*

Ummm, squee?

I think I'm still in shock. So I'll steal the verbage straight from my beloved.

This day has brought some great news, and then some more great news...

Queen's Gambit will be playing at the Tipperary Inn in Dallas from 8-Midnight on April 7th!!

....which is also opening day of Scarborough Faire....

So on April 8th, looks like we're visiting Scarby :)

Meanwhile, for our KC friends, we'll be playing this Saturday at the Pub at Union Station, upstairs from 10 a.m. until 11:30, then 2-4 and 6-8 p.m.

Come see us!

Yeah, Queen's Gambit is playing at the Tipp. For KC folk that's tantamount to playing at O'Malley's, yes, it is, at least as far as I'm concerned. Tommy Sands, 'Gaelic Storm,' 'Tullamore' and 'Solas' are all playing there this Spring. And so are we. How did this happen so quickly, you ask?

Well, I'll tell you. My cell phone rang during preparations for dinner (beef stroganoff, if ya wanna know) and I said, "Crap" and stopped sauteeing mushrooms to go get it out of my purse. It was Mark Clavey of Tullamore (whom I have known since he had hair!) He said, "Hey, it's me." so I said, "Hi, me, what's up" and he said, "The guy from the Tipp is wanting somebody to play on April 7th; you guys interested?" So of course, I said, "Yes!" and thinking quickly, handed the phone to Bruce.

After a bit of discussion and some writing down of a name and phone number and then a couple of phone calls, he hangs up and tells me what's up. He calls Julia and leaves a message for Amber who's at work and then waits. After awhile Bruce says, "Ok, now what, nobody's called me back" so I tell him, "Go ahead and call him, I can't see that there's anything more important than this" so he did. He had a nice conversation with the man; a long conversation with the man and it sounded like it was going well. He tossed some names around and I heard him say, "Yeah, we know them; good friends!" and "Yeah, we're at O'Flaherty's every year" and then lots of agreement and talking about sound systems and mikes and telling him that we're four pieces; guitar, vocals, fiddle and whistle with great harmonies and stuff like that. Yeah, sounded good; my sweetie does good schmooz.

I had no idea how well! When Bruce got off the phone, he said, "Ok, we're hired!" Um, yeah! Wow. So Thanks a ton, Mark! And yes, we'll be at Scarby on Sunday 'cause even we are not crazy to do faire all day and then perform a gig from 8pm to midnight.

Hell, we're already on their web-site. *sigh* www.tippinn.com He spelled the name wrong! Hopefully he'll correct it.

Yeah, SQUEEEEE!

And yes, please come and see us on St. Patty's Day at Union Station at the new pub called "Fitz's Whistle Stop" for any of three shows, 11-1:30, 2-4, and 6-8. I think I'm gonna go faint now...