“I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for
that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s
face it, friends make life a lot more fun.”
Charles
R. Swindoll
What
a beautiful day we had today to do the annual Christmas Crawl in Olde
Town, Augusta, Georgia. Today started out very nice and sunny, where
it was comfortable without a coat but did get chiller in the later
part of the day. Let me tell you a little about this event. A
couple of our close friends from downtown invite a group of over
forty people to Olde Town to go from house to house to share a
specialty drink, and a snack of some sort. We have forty five
minutes at each house and today there were six homes involved. When
the time is up, we just walk to the next house. It is great fun to
get our group of close friends together and see their decorations and
enjoy the day together.
House
number one today was Brian's house and he and his twin brother, David
made a killer Texas chicken chili with chips and with a cranberry
salad on the side. The chili was scrumptious and so was the salad.
Their specialty drink was a Poinsettia which was a beautiful festive
drink and quite tasty. The drink had Champagne, orange liqueur and
cranberry juice. It is a perfect drink for the holidays. Brains
house was very festive and I so enjoyed reading through his book on
display, “Texas Night before Christmas” by James Rice. And what
can I say about his Christmas tree except, I love it. This was a
great first stop.
The
second home on the crawl was Chuck’s home and the food was
wonderfully prepared by Sandy with the theme of “The Grinch who
stole Christmas” He had Whoville Chili which was a very tasty
beef chili, along with bacon wrapped green beans (Grinch beans),
Garlic in your soul (garlic bread), and a “Grinch” lemon lime
cake. His specialty drink was Mt Crumpet Sangria. Everything was
lovely and the show “The Grinch who stole Christmas” was on in
the background. Great job.
The
third stop today was at The Foxes Liar and was hosted by Melinda.
The theme here was “A Christmas Story.” She had the movie
playing in the background. There were cartons of fried rice in
boxes from the Chinese restaurant, fortune cookies, Ovaltine,
deviled eggs, spicy mini hot dogs, and cookies and brownies with “Oh
Fudge” on them. Her drink was called “Red Rider” and was a
sweet drink with I’m not sure what kind of alcohol was in it but it
was tasty. I loved the leg lamp and the sign saying “It’s a
major award.” That was a clever and fun stop. We always have nice
times at The Foxes Lair.
Our
fourth stop was to go to Ed and Deb’s house to partake in their
treats. There were raspberry tarts, chips, cheese and crackers, and
specialty cookies. The specialty drink at their house was a fruity
drink and also eggnog with pecan whiskey. Adding the pecan whiskey
made the drink. Very tasty. We enjoyed ourselves there and enjoyed
her porch.
Carol
and Birkie’s home was our fifth stop and she had Buffalo Chicken
Potato and Sweet and Spicy Chicken bites and cookies for dessert.
She had margaritas, Jingle Juice which had whipped vodka, pink
champagne, and Cherry 7-up, and lemon drop jello shooters. Their
house was decorated up beautifully and was a very comfortable cozy
place to be. There was a fire in the fireplace to cozy up to while
the Nutcrackers stood guard in her hallway. We so enjoyed ourselves
on her side porch with her fire pit blazing to keep every
comfortable.
Deborah
and Barry’s house was the last home on this tour and was a great
stop. Deborah made a Puerto Rican Eggnog that was out of this
world. It was the best eggnog I’ve ever drank before. She also
made homemade cheese cakes that were incredible. She had a lovely
Christmas tree on the table in the living room that was beautiful.
Her home is just beautiful with artistic touches throughout. This
was the perfect ending of a perfect day.
We
had a wonderful time today and thank everyone who hosted a home to
make this day so special. What a culinary delight it was and we
left stuffed to the brim, content, and happy. We are so blessed to
be a part of this group of friends that we enjoy so much. Thank you
Brain for organizing this and being our time keeper at each house.
You are the best. Hope you all can do this in your own
neighborhoods. It is so much fun. Try it. It may become your new
holiday tradition.
Till
next time. Be blessed.
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