The Ten Days of Carpmas

We will likely upload some “post-mortem” Carpmas stuff tomorrow… on… ummm… well we could call it Day 11… but we won’t!  

We are having Wild Pacific Salmon for Dinner (in lieu of carp).

Albert and his beautiful Mother-In-Law, Marcela, prepare carp and potato salad for a scrumptious Christmas Eve Dinner, 2007.

I found this recipe for Potato Salad that I am going to serve up with our Christmas Eve Carp-style meal. It won’t be Carp… but rather Salmon.

Chunky Potato Salad

• 6 cups cubed cooked potatoes
• 4 large boiled eggs
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• ¼ cup sliced radishes (optional)
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1 tsp parsley

Place in bowl and chill. (Approx 20 minutes)

Dressing:

• 1 cup Miracle Whip
• 1 tsp vinegar
• 1 tsp mustard
• 2 tsp sugar
• ¼ cup evaporated milk
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp pepper
• ¼ tsp onion powder

Stir together in bowl. Mix into potato mixture.

Sprinkle crumbled bacon or bacon bits on top.

Had to improvise so that Tom would eat it. He does not believe that mayonnaise has any business being anywhere near a potato. No mayo - just more cream and vinegar instead.

Like attracts like.

I asked my friend Michelle if she would be interested in writing this year’s Carpmas Carol (I was struggling) and she jumped at the task. It took her less than 15 minutes to come up with this gem.

Here is the sheet music if you would like to play along (easy enough even CHARMAINE can play it). The music needs to be repeated a bit to make it work with the fourth stanza.

Lyrics are below.

Lyrics:

Hark see the carp,
golden brown carp,
all seem to say,
eat me today

Carpmas is here,
bringing good cheer,
to share the yule,
with hungry or full,

Oh how they swim,
out on a limb,
o’er rock and shale,
swishing their tail,

Gaily they move
while people prove
Carp brings good cheer,
Carpmas is here,

Merry, merry, merry, merry Carpmas,
Merry, merry, merry, merry Carptmas,
On on they wend ,
on without end,
ready and able to rest at your table
Dong Ding dong ding, dong Bong

The sheet music images may be a tad small to read, but you can print out free sheet music here:

Carol of the Bells Sheet Music for Piano Solo

carol-of-the-bells.mp3

Alas… there are no pretty Christmas lights in MY photo. But I did throw a ton of filters on this puppy!

Koi at the Tyrrell Museum

Blurry Carp video of my iPod application. Touch the screen and the fish swim away. Shake the iPod (not shown) and fish food falls into the pond which they then eat.

Click the link for video (yes, that’s my finger and me behind the camera):

Carp-pod

Cyber-buddy Joshua, Poet Laureate of Carpmas.

Keep in mind, I have never met this man:

“Fishy Fishy”

I see heaven in the twirly swirly

Porcelain road

Journey to meet those whose time came early

Via commode

Daddy and daughter shopping

Dead fish walking