'Semel in anno licet insanire', 'madness is permissible once a year'

It is hard to believe that today is Fat Tuesday! The beginning of lent is just a few hours away.
The party is over...
We decided if we can not visit Andrea in Brazil





and we can not be in Venice...
then we had to make our own party and follow the old tradition of pancakes!






http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/carnival.html

The whole world has been celebrating in some of the most unusual and fascinating ways. The link above is a collection of photographs from Carnival. The costumes and floats just amaze me. These people are so creative and they most certainly do let their imaginations run wild. It is uninhibited fun and some day I hope to experience all of this energy first hand. But until then Dan and I will carry on the tradition of pancakes for dinner. Hmmm some how it just doesn't have the same appeal and effect!!