Happy New Year!
Every year I like to kick back and relax and watch the Mummers (which is on now on WGN, by the way -- they pick it up at 3 for the string bands).
Ah, I never caught even a glimpse of a Mummer today at all until just now on the news--there was a very brief segment about New Orleans's New Year's celebration and I do believe some of the Mummers were there. All I saw was their backs but did see fancy umbrellas and duds and some high-steppin'.
It may have been the NOLA version of the Mummers who do their Mardi Gras and come to ours in TX (Galveston), but they're all just as wonderful. (Sorry if you're a Philly person! When they're in costume and struttin' their stuff, they're ALL wonderful, no matter where they're from.)
Now I can finish counting my blackeyes before I mash those little suckers up and make burritos or maybe quesadillas out of 'em! 696 .... 697 ... 698 ...