Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Happy Shrove Tuesday

I had dinner tonight with 6 intelligent American women, none of whom knew it was Shrove Tuesday. To be honest, neither did I, but they knew it was Ash Wednesday tomorrow which was how I knew I'd missed my chance to make pancakes.

What they did know, was that today was the start of Mardi Gras and also Fat Tuesday. It's amazing what you don't know you don't know until you know :-)

Here is a not too great picture from the restaurant. Our book club book was State of Wonder by Ann Patchett which I thought was deeply disappointing! Oops.

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Alan said...

I was in my late 30s before I twigged that Shrove Tuesday was about using up all the stuff you wouldn't be able to eat during lent - hence Fat Tuesday. I also didn't figure that Mardi Gras means Fat Tuesday. Also, I hadn't twigged that lent lasts for about 7 weeks - a lot more than 40 days.

Odd

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