The Last Shall Be The First Hoorah

January 6, 2024 Timothy Price45 Comments

The last shall be the first hoorah
Celebrating Epiphany outside in the cold
Fahrenheit plus 21 equals Celsius minus six
Jamón Iberico y queso Manchego y barras de pan
Cocido Madrileño and Spanish Chocolate
Bonfire roared under stars, planets, clouds
The last celebration of holiday cheer
The first hoorah in the new year

Celebrate

January 8, 2022 Timothy Price92 Comments

Epiphany was on Thursday, but we celebrated this evening with Cocido Madrileño and Spanish chocolate outside with fires to keep us warm.

The morning sky was magnificent.

I started splitting wood for the fires this morning. Craig and Lane continued splitting wood when they came over in the afternoon.

Sunset was beautiful.

Fires kept us warm.

The clouds cleared and the stars showed brightly.

Rainy Days and Reyes

January 7, 2016January 6, 2016 Timothy Price9 Comments

Rain and celebration http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2016/1/rainy-days-and-reyes

Día de los Reyes Magos

January 6, 2016January 5, 2016 Timothy PriceLeave a comment

Celebrating Epiphany http://photos.tandlphotos.com/blog/2016/1/dia-de-los-reyes-magos

Spanish Chocolate

January 7, 2015 Timothy Price28 Comments

DSCF2858 — Laurie used the directions and proportions on the wrapper from a Tres Tazas bar to make her own recipe for what comes out to about 2 gallons of Spanish Chocolate.

We had our annual Spanish Chocolate party to celebrate Reyes (Three Kings / Epiphany) last night.

DSCF2859 — When the chocolate cools, it becomes more like chocolate pudding.

Tristæn cutting the cheese and preparing tapas

One of Tristæn’s arrangements of Spanish cured meats and queso Manchego.

DSCF2865 — When the party was over, the cured meats were gone, most of the chocolate was eaten, and half a plate of queso Manchego was left over.

DSCF2868 — Spunk wondering where all the people went

Epiphany

January 7, 2013January 7, 2013 Timothy Price7 Comments

On the 12th day of Christmas we made Spanish Chocolate, almond biscotti, and Spanish tortillas, put out queso Manchego, got lots of flowers, and then we partied like it was 1699. People brought wine, guacamole, chips, pastries, cheese balls and bread and we had a great celebration of Reyes / Epiphany. We made about 2 gallons of Spanish Chocolate and we ate almost all of it. Now that’s what I call the good life!