Even though snow Saturday kept us from going out to Sycamore, Illinois, and lack of a band kept us from Lake Geneva, Wi, Sunday, we made up for it yesterday.
In honor of Lincoln's 200th, we went over to the McHenry County Courthouse in Woodstock, Il, and saw the "Abraham Lincoln: Self-Made in America" traveling exhibit, which was there for just one day. Well worth seeing if it comes to your town in the next two years.
Then, we drove north to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and had a lunch of jambalaya and Bayou Pork at Popeye's (not the chicken chain) overlooking the magnificent Riviera Docks and Geneva Lake. Watched the ice fishermen and a duck wipe out on the ice.
Then, on to Donovan's in Twin Lakes with our bead booty from the Panama City, Florida, Mardi Gras parade a few weeks ago. We put the "throwed beads" (sorry Lambert's) on each patron and bartender in a solemn ceremony. Beads on, touching head, and, "You have been beaded. Now, go forth and Par-tee!!"
While driving to Woodstock, we saw a sign up at O'Leary's Bar at Ringwood Road and Il-31 saying they were having a Mardi Gras party, so went there. Joy, he owner, had ordered a $50 King Cake from New Orleans for the occasion and it was the best we've ever had. However, we didn't get the baby. They also had $2 Millers and $4 Hurricanes along with jambalaya and gumbo.
Good times and I may deejay there next Mardi Gras season to play some real N'awlins Mardi Gras music: second line, Cajun, zydeco, r & b, and Dixieland.
And listening to Radio Margaritaville right now.
Having a Good Time Up here on the State Line. --RoadDog
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