Mmmm, I can smell the wood-smoke in the air! October is without a doubt, my favorite month. It's the month of wine festivals, and Oktoberfest; the first crisp nights and those gloriously bright and clear days. I love the way it sounds and smells and looks. But most of all I love the flavors of October. The summer squash are disappearing and the first winter squashes are arriving in the farmer's markets. Apples are being pressed into cider, made into pies, and cooked into sauces. Pears are here, and pomegranates too! And it's cool enough to start making delicious, hearty soups and stews for dinner; foods that pair well with the season's heavier beers and bigger wines.
Of course it is also the month that our Irish dancing season really kicks off...and that means Saturday nights spent with good friends kicking up our heels and having a bit of good craic. Summers in Baltimore are too hot and humid to enjoy the frenzy of movement that is a ceili. We'd all be dead from the heat! But Fall and Winter are perfect. Nothing like a cold evening spent dancing to traditional Irish Music, raising a pint (or 2 or 6) and catching up on all the news from everyone.
This weekend will find me and Lani up in Baltimore attending the Emerald Isle Club ceili, and hopefully the Oktoberfest celebration at MDRF. Then Sunday will be all about Middle Eastern dance as we go to the NEW All Season's Hafla at Kitchen of India. Whew, we'll need a week to recover! Should get some great pictures to post though...stay tuned!
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