In Listowel Town Square in July 2024
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My Summer Visitors
Early morning walk with Reggie
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In Praise of a Modest Repast
The Tomato Sandwich
by Mick O’Callaghan
This veggie discovered in the fifteen hundredths
Growing wild in the Andes Mountains
Brought to Mexico by the Spaniards
Then the early explorers brought seeds to Italy
And so, this ancient berry, fruit or vegetable
Has spread throughout the world
Today its 10000 plus varieties are globally grown
With varieties such as beef, cherry ,vine ,piccolo
As ornamental plants, for roasting and toasting
Widely used in salads or just plain slices on bread
For myself I just adore
lettuce, cheese, cucumber, scallion and tomato sandwiches
Made on fresh brown or white sliced bread
I Just love the sensation, the salivating
As I reach into the bread box for the fresh bread
Placing two slices on the breadboard
Spreading the soft butter on them
Gently adding the lettuce, cheese, tomatoes and cucumber
With a drizzle of finely chopped fresh garden scallions
Evenly spread across the top
Shaking a little salt for seasoning and flavour
Liberally spooning and spreading mayo
And placing my covering slice on top
Sprinkling some chopped parsley around for added colour
My sandwich making mission is now complete
And so, I place this attractive creation on my plate
Holding knife overhead and gently slice it in quarters
For easier handling and consuming my tantalising treat
I place it on the table to view my creation
I am happy that it is now ready to eat
Next, I pour a mug of tea and place it alongside my treat
Get my napkin, pour some milk into tea to cool the warm brew down
And then I sit down at table to enjoy my feast
Oh, it so yummy and succulent
As I sink my teeth into bread, tomatoe and cheese
The cucumber,scallions and mayo give it a mighty lift
Mayo softly squelching out the sides
Gently plopping on the plate
Napkin in in place to wipe around my mouth
And avoid any nasty spillage on clothes
As I ravenously devour my home-made sandwich special.
Washed down with real Barry’s brewed teapot drink.
I am satisfied, stuffed, happy, and contented
My appetite is sated
I am ready and energised for the rest of the day.
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A Photo Shoot
This was the scene on William Street on Wednesday morning, July 10 2024.
An eagle eyed friend who was passing alerted me to the scoop.
The umbrellas were necessary to block out the sun which had been in hiding all summer but chose that morning to appear and ruin the winter fun.
If you enlarge this one, you’ll see that there is a man on a ladder at the right of the picture with a machine snowing fake snow on to the subjects. You will notice the “snow’ is about 3 inches deep at the pub door.
These two are the main players in this scene.
I made enquiries on your behalf. It was a Christmas photo shoot for a high end German fashion brand or so the man wearing some kind of recording equipment told me.
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She is Painting us
This is the charming Jean Cauthen who is a regular visitor to Listowel. Jean is a plein air artist. Look out for her, painting scenes around town.
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A Fact
Three of Fidel Castro’s sons, Alexis, Alexander and Alejandro were named after Alexander, The Great.
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