Hi all,
Firstly, this may be the slowest ever St Patrick’s Day for pubs the world over. COVID-19 seems to have shut everyone into their own homes. May I suggest putting on some Irish music (perhaps The Pogues, Planxty, The Dubliners, Kila, maybe even Van Morrison’s Greatest Hits), and have yourselves an Isolation Ceilidh. Don’t be fooled by the canny marketing which has us all feeling the need for green beer, or “The Black Stuff”, and please don’t put yourself at unnecessary risk just to get the “appropriate beer”. As with us Scots, the Irish are none too fussy about what particular alcoholic liquid is in their glass, only that it is kept full during such cultural celebrations. So I’m sure whatever you happen to have in your liquor cabinet or fridge will be just grand. Slainte!!
Talking of fridges. We will again be coming down to Yolo County this weekend and will be attending the Davis Farmer’s Market as planned (all being as it is as of the time of writing). To speed up your time at market and aid in the auld “social distancing”, we are again offering pre-orders via our Farmstand page. Delivery is also available with a minimum $50 order. If you are concerned, at high risk, or know someone who is, please let us know and we will work hard to ensure no-one who really could benefit from home delivery is left out. If you would like to pre-order for pickup or delivery, please do so by Midnight on Thursday March 19th.
Thanks, and I’ll end with a quote from Scots singer-songwriter Karine Polwart from her fantastic theater show “Wind Resistance”
Remember The Geese
We are each other’s wind resistance, a human skein.
And we’re not going to make it on our own.
(from Wind Resistance by Karine Polwart)
Gillies, Alexis and Isla
