I have two geese waiting in the kitchen for my attention. I will roast one here this morning, the other this afternoon at a friend's house, and we will eat them both this evening and follow the instructions below:
Who eats goose on the Feast of St. Michael
and All Angels will not want for money for a year.
Old
Superstition
PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL
(Said instead of Grace before
the meal)
St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle. Be our
safeguard against the wiles
and wickedness of the devil.
Restrain him, O God, we
humbly beseech Thee, and do thou, O
Prince of the Heavenly Host,
cast into hell Satan and the other
evil spirits who prowl about
the world seeking the destruction of
souls. Amen.
A HYMN FOR MICHAELMAS
Tune: Amazing Grace
Amazing goose, how sweet the
flesh,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was broke, but now I'm
flush,
I'm saved from penury.
'Twas bills that taught my
heart to fear
And goose my fears relieved.
How precious is our
Michaelmas,
And all it has achieved.
'Twas many dangers, toils,
and snares
That left our wallets bare.
St. Michael filled them up
again,
Once we his goose did share
When we meet here again next
year
As rich as Donald Trump,
We’ll be as loud and sing out
proud
How we gave our debt the
bump.*
Amazing goose, how sweet the
flesh,
That saved a wretch like me.
I once was broke, but now I'm
flush,
I'm saved from penury.
*This
verse changes every year
We’ve been celebrating
Michaelmas in this peculiar way for over thirty years. It hasn’t made us rich, but it has stopped
the fiscal emergencies, as in you get $500 in the bank and your car has a $600
breakdown. Eat goose at Michaelmas and if
you get $500 in the bank, your car has at most a $490 breakdown.
Did you sit up Sunday night
to watch the eclipse? We did – just
until the moon was fully eclipsed and we could gaze in wonder at the marvelous
burnt-orange color of it. Then we went
to bed.
I found someone to design
the knitting pattern for Knit Your Own Murder, and on Saturday got a copy of
the Sophie Cat she designed. Adorable!
3 comments:
The Sophie Cat is adorable!
The cat pattern should be a hit. Very cute!
That cat really is cute! And although I tried to see the blood moon, all I got was a view of the full moon toward the end of the eclipse, with just an end of it eaten away.
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