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Tag: Mardi Gras

  • Afternoon Musings

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    Valarie Budayr
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    I could hear the music from upstairs. There's no mistaking it. The sound of New Orleans street jazz.  Along with our festive music was tons of laughter, so I left my desk and went downstairs to see what was going on. First I was greeted by this talking head ,"Momma, it's time for king cake."…

  • Swedish Mardi Gras

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Happy Mardi Gras Everyone! Not only is it a huge holiday in the Southern United Stated but in Sweden, my ancestral home, it is semmeldagen or Semlor day. On this day we eat cardamom buns filled with almond paste filling and topped with whipped cream.   In another way it's an anniversary as well. My friend…