Cold Winter Night

Cold today and colder tonight - with a fire in the wood burner continuously today.  As I tap-out this post it is presently 69 degrees indoors and 6 degrees outdoors. Among other things I did some terrific cooking this afternoon.  
 

 

Seán's Bar is a pub adjacent to the Shannon River on the County Roscommon side of the town of Athlone, Ireland (between Dublin and Galway).      

 

Continuously-operated since AD 900 It is the oldest watering hole in the world.         

 

Anyway, the best meal Jill had on our visit a couple of months ago was Fish Pie at Seán's.       

 

The name is uninspired - but this resulting baked deliciousness of salmon, scallops, whitefish, shrimp and sauce topped with a buttery mash was outstanding.

 

Behold the fish pie...      

 

 

First time I’ve made it.

 

Won’t be the last.         

 
Pretty good chow on a brisk winter evening.

Just brought the girls in from a potty break.  The constellation Orion is prominent in the southern sky with Sirius the brightest of stars in the south-southeast. 

There is an Eastern screech owl calling to the west. 

Nice finish to the day. 

Slàinte!