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The Mews News
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march 2021
Spring Meets Winter
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This month we were delighted that several members of our community approached us to include information
about projects in which they are involved. Please keep such information coming!
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COUNTRY CLUB NEWS
By Kathleen Walk
The Anglo-Saxons called the month of March the stormy month or rugged month, but spring
flowers will be arriving soon. The February freeze has come and gone. Our golf season is starting.
Spring is in the air.
We have approximately 30 more spaces to add to our Memorial Bricks. If your are interested
there is still time. The flyer is in this issue of the Mews News.
I have heard some of you have gotten the vaccine. I am still waiting for an appointment. Hopefully
we will all have the vaccine very soon, and we will be able to start planning the wonderful events in
the Clubhouse.
We have a committee looking at all the CDC rules that would allow us to open up the Clubhouse
bathrooms for the golf season. We will try our best to be successful. Our next challenge is opening
the pool.
I am positive, with every month, we are getting closer to recovering from the pandemic.
I wish you all a joyful spring.
Cheers
BOOK BUFFS
The Book Buffs enjoyed a February Zoom meeting, but hope to be able to gather in person again
soon. The March meeting will be held at 4 PM on Tuesday the 16. The topic of discussion will be the
Inspector Gamache series by Louise Penney. Set in the fictitious village of Three Pines, Quebec, The
Inspector, his family and all the quirky residents of the village are beloved by all who have read the
series. Although the meeting will contrast the two most recent Gamache books, A Better Man and All
the Devils Are Here, if you have read any of the books or would like to learn about this excellent series,
please contact Anne Kelly at kinloks5@gmail.com. The Book Buffs always welcome new members.
THANK YOU
Joan Baker
On a personal note, I thank Geoff Blake and The Mews News for recognizing my club work with
the Garden Club of Spring Lake for over 60 years. I’m still amazed at the Garden Club of New Jersey
award as well as the award from Central Atlantic Region of Garden Clubs. The latter will be presented
this fall.
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FAIRWAY MEN’S GOLF
Hopefully our season will commence on Tuesday April 6, 2021. Every Tuesday will begin by
showing up at 9 am with tee-off at 9:30.
We will plan on having three scrambles and luncheons with the Nine and Eighteen Holers. Also
scheduled will be two Nine and Dines. During the Member-Member, on that Saturday evening a big
Italian Pasta Dinner is planned.
Our Awards Luncheon will be on Thursday, October 7, and our gala Christmas Party on Thursday
December 9, God willing.
Our booklet will be available in the Golf Shop when it opens, around March 15. Registration forms
will be on hand on the same date in the Golf Shop.
The dues this year will still be $50.00 because we have a cushion of over $400.00.
Of course, all dates will be contingent with corona virus protocols.
Here is to the start of a great golfing year!
Dan O'Malley picks the winner of golf lessons, Christine Meloro
March, 2021 The Mews News 5
PRESIDENT’S NOTES MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGER
By Tom Basile By Traye Blackburn
I guess it was during one of our February snow events Spring is almost here! A reminder that there is not
that someone mentioned that March 20 will be the first day an FMCA Board of Directors meeting in March! We will
of Spring and that daylight savings time begins on March decide this month on how we will proceed in April with
14. I have noticed that my daffodils have poked their leaves our monthly meeting, and what format we will use. At
through the snow. So, Spring will be upon us and golf, ten- present Board meetings will be closed meetings due to the
nis and bocce will be played in the sunshine. pandemic. We intend to use an email format. The monthly
While we are hopeful to get back to familiar activities meeting will be conducted through email only in a virtual
at the Mews, we are charged with taking small steps guided format (residents can obtain minutes to these meetings once
by an abundance of caution. A seemingly simple task like approved). The other option is to hold a closed “live” meet-
resident’s use of our Mews Clubhouse bathrooms requires ing, video that meeting and send that video to all residents.
a careful reading of the CDC and New Jersey State Health Our Head Golf Professional, Dan O’Malley is back
Department guidelines, balanced by advice from our at- on site at the FM Golf Shop! Stop by, say hi, and fill out
torney. We have Board members who are working with your 2021 FM Golf Membership application. The FM Golf
Traye, our Manager, to formulate some practical means Shop is still limited to 4 guests at any time and a mask is
so that residents can use these facilities during daytime needed to enter. Along with Mr. O’Malley look for his
hours of play. wing man, Assistant Golf Professional Rob Hirzel, to be
This January and February the FMCA Board meetings back in action very soon! We did complete one off-season
were conducted through email communications. Since there project and that was the filling in of the fairway bunker on
is no monthly meeting scheduled for March, we hope to hole #16 left hand side. It now awaits grass seed in the
continue to provide important information as to the man- growing season. The bunker renovation contractor that we
agement affairs of the community in the coming months. previously used (holes #1, #7, #10, #16 & #18) is no longer
The year 2021 is the last year of multi-year contracts in business. We are in the process of getting into business
with our landscaper and the gate security company. Traye with Jersey Turf for the bunker renovations and plans on
and the board will begin the process of inviting bids from hole # 12. It will not be long before all of our golf leagues
other providers as well as the current contractors. This have started and mid-March we should be running at full
year we will also contract for an update to our engineering capacity if the weather cooperates!
study. This study estimates the useful lives of the Mews The FM Clubhouse Phase II project is nearing comple-
elements for which FMCA is responsible, such as the roads tion. A few “punch list” items remain, but the job is almost
throughout the community. The results of the study are also done! Landscaping the south side of the building will be
an important part of formulating the amount of reserves completed by our own FM Landscaping staff once the ir-
we need to accumulate. rigation system is turned on, irrigation lines rerouted and
May 2021 bring us good times with good friends here any leaks fixed. In early April that project should start.
at Fairway Mews. There is still a potential for snow fall in March! Re-
member that in a plowable snow vehicles cannot be left on
the streets of the community as this hampers the cleanup
effort. That is a borough ordinance, so your vehicle could
be ticketed or towed by the SLH Police Department. When
a storm is approaching, consider stowing your vehicle in
your garage, the FM clubhouse parking lot,or one of the
Electrical Service parking lots at the community parks (Joseph E. Robertson
Park on Allaire Road & Ocean Road Park on Ocean Road)
All phases of Electrical work
during storm time. Please do not approach the FM Staff
Generators, Ceiling fans, Spot lights,
operating machinery during the snow removal process.
Motion detectors, Ring doorbells While operating the front-end loaders, it is hard enough to
Landscape lighting see an approaching vehicle, let alone a pedestrian.
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Patience and Persistence
By Erin Hartnett NP
As of February 22, 2021, the U.S. has reached 500,000 and do not combine another mask with an KN95. Click
deaths. The US leads the world in the total number of here to read the mask dos and don’ts. https://cdc.gov/
COVID cases and the number of deaths. The U.S. reports coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/effective-masks.html
approximately 77,000 cases a day with slightly 3,000 As of February 12, the CDC has developed guidance
people dying each day. At least 1 in 11 people who live in for opening schools to protect teachers, students and staff
Monmouth County have been infected, and at least 1 in https://www.npr.org/2021/02/12/967033554/cdc-offers-
452 have died. clearest-guidance-yet-for-reopening-schools
But there is some good news. The rates of infection We still have many challenges ahead. Stay safe, be
and deaths are decreasing, the numbers of vaccinations patient and persistent, wear a mask, socially distance, and
are increasing, and schools have guidelines for reopening. wash your hands. Summer is coming and Spring Lake has
President Biden has promised to get 100 million doses opened up more beach badges!
of vaccine into arms in his first 100 days and already over If you need help to register for the COVID vaccine,
50 million doses have been administered in his first month. please contact Erin Hartnett at 917-667-0831 or erinhart-
The new administration has secured an additional 200 nett223@gmail.com or Christine Nevin Meloro at 732-
million doses which will allow 300 million people to be 449-3362 nevinmeloro@gmail.com
vaccinated by the end of the summer. They have provided We are happy to help you.
federal funding for states to open more vaccine sites.
As of this week, more than 1.5 million vaccine doses
have been administered in NJ, and more than 1.1 million
individuals have received at least one dose. New Jersey has
opened 6 regional mega sites for vaccine administration – “Message from the Manager” cont’d from page 6
(Atlantic City Convention Center, Meadowlands Racing The Fairway Mews Board of Directors have upgraded
and Entertainment Complex, Moorestown Mall in Burling- the Community Wide Rules and Regulations. That new
ton County, Rowan College of South Jersey in Gloucester document will be updated on our website: www.fair-
County, the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center waymews.org and emailed to the community in the very
in Middlesex County and Rockaway Townsquare in Morris near future.
County). In addition, NJ has launched the Federal Retail The Main Office continues to operate by phone 732-
Pharmacy Program with Rite Aid and CVS in areas of high 449-8565 or email mewsnews1@aol.com only. Business
need which will receive direct allocation from the federal hours are Monday to Friday, 8AM. to 4PM. Please use
government. Click here to view sites https://covid19.nj.gov/ either format to reach us and we will get you whatever you
pages/covid-19-vaccine-locations-for-eligible-recipients may need. Thank you, and stay safe!
But, the demand is still much greater than the appoint-
ments available and requires patience and persistence.
More than 2.5 million New Jerseyans have pre-registered
on the NJ Vaccine Scheduling System.For help with the
New Jersey Vaccine Scheduling System, visit covid19. IRISH FISHING!
nj.gov/vaccinehelp or call 855-568-0545.
As of February 10, mask wearing has been mandated The rain was pouring down outside O’Connor’s Pub.
by executive order for all federal property and on all public There, standing in front of a big puddle outside O’Connor’s
transportation. The CDC has updated mask recommenda- was an old Irishman, drenched, holding a stick, with a piece
tions to reduce transmission of the new COVID-19 virus of string dangling in the puddle.
variants. Click here to read the CDC recommendations A passer-by stopped and asked him, “What are you doing?”
https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7007e1. “Fishing,” replied the old man.
htm?s_cid=mm7007e1_w. The mask should fit close to Feeling sorry for the old man the gent says, “Come in out
your face and have multiple layers. It should have a “nose of the rain and let me buy you a drink.”
wire” that can be bent to the shape of your nose. A mask In the warm ambience of the pub, as they sip their whiskies,
fitter can be placed over your mask to prevent air from the gentleman being a bit of a
leaking around it. Adding a filter inside the mask or double superior smart aleck, can’t resist asking, “So how many
masking by placing a cloth mask over a disposable mask have you caught today?”
are now recommended. Do not wear 2 disposable masks “You’re the 8th,” replied the old man!
March, 2021 The Mews News 7
THE MONTH OF RENEWAL SOME IRISH WISDOM/HUMOR
by Joan Baker
1. Friendship is when people know all about you and like
Most people wait for a special occasion to renew plans you anyway!
for changes in their daily routine and make plans to turn 2. It doesn’t matter how big your house is, how much
over a new leaf not only inside their home but outside as money you have, or that you wear expensive clothes.
well. Let’s start with the great outdoors. Our graves will be the same size—-Stay Humble!
Quite a while ago I wrote an article entitled “Why 3. An elderly Irishman bought a sports car to help recapture
Garden?”. I think it bears repeating! his youth. He was driving at 120 mph when he saw blue
Garden for Exercise. Gardening activities provide police car lights flashing. He pulled over saying, “I’m
both cardio and aerobic exercise, which can burn up to too old for this nonsense.” The police officer said, “My
400 calories: bending and stretching compares with an shift ends in 10 minutes, if you give me a good reason
exercise class. why you were speeding, I’ll let you go.” The elderly
Garden to Add Beauty. Adding curb appeal to your man said, “Years ago my wife ran off with a policeman.
home with colorful plantings can be as simple as adding a I thought he was bringing her back.” “That’ll do,” said
bunch of flowers near your front door. Herbs add freshness the policeman. “Off you go!”
to rooms as well as flavor to daily meals. 4. The brain is the most amazing organ. It works 24 hours
Garden to Learn. Gardeners find the more they learn a day, 365 days a year from birth until you fall in love.
about plants and gardening, the more they want to know. 5. Every woman’s dream is that her ideal man takes her
Home insurers frequently offer classes and hands-on pro- in his arms, throws her on the bed and then cleans the
grams. whole house while she sleeps.
Garden to Meet People. Surplus tomatoes, a bouquet 6. I don’t like to think before I speak. I want to be as
of flowers, or an extra plant can be shared. surprised as everyone else about what comes out of my
My garden is my favorite teacher. mouth!
~ Betsy Canes Garmon
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BOOMER 106 AFTER ST. PATRICK’S DAY,
By Jerry Fitzpatrick THERE IS ST. JOSEPH’S DAY
By Geoff Blake
Heloise would never pay for this tip. This is also in the
“don’t do as I say” area. To set the stage, one has to attempt There is another special Saint’s day that is celebrated in
to fathom my mind. My problem started when the lens in March. It is the feast of St. Joseph. This day is particularly
my glasses kept falling out. I needed to find a solution, special to Italians here and certainly in Italy. New Orleans
so I invested in a bottle of Gorilla Glue. I then proceed to is a city where St. Joseph’s Day, March 19, is a special
apply the Gorilla Glue on the wire rim of my glasses. The day of celebration with parades etc. New Orleans was
result was a wholesome mess, which occluded my left the destination for many Sicilians emigrating to America.
lens and cost me $250.00 for a new set of glasses. As my These people brought their traditions with them including
sainted mother would say, “you don’t have the brains you their reverence for St. Joseph.
were born with.” Hold on a minute. I found a corollary to Why is this day so special to Italians? Well, back
this story. After I wrote the above paragraph, I discovered in Medieval Sicily, there were a number of legendary
that a young woman had used Gorilla Glue Spray for hair droughts. During one particular drought and famine, the
spray. Needless to say, it required a four-hour dermatologi- people prayed to St. Joseph, the Patron Saint of the Fam-
cal procedure to root out all of the glue. So, I guess I am ily, for rain to save their crops. According to the legend,
not the stupidest person in America. the prayers were answered and the rains came. Since the
Once again, I am grateful for Phil Mushnick of the late 1400s, St. Joseph’s Day has been celebrated on March
New York Post. He excoriated my unfavorite, Jim Nantz, 19. In Sicily and most of Italy, it is celebrated with a huge
for reading Fan Dual sports gambling spots in the midst Lenten feast. This tradition is preceded in many Catholic
of broadcasting on CBS. Churches by a nine-day novena culminating in the Feast
BULL. Let us talk about the eponymous CBS series of St. Joseph.
called Bull. Bull is a jury trial consultant, not like the usual, Food for the traditional feast can become quite elabo-
who advise lawyers on whom to select. Bull, who is not rate. Tradition says that everyone must sample at least one
a lawyer, is a Perry Mason with the most amazing set of dish with bread, the symbol of luck, and one dish made
computer works. He takes everything a step further. He with fava beans, the symbol of health. Fava beans were
actually invades the privacy of the jurors who are selected one of the only foods that the droughts did not affect.
to hear his case. He tries through his monitoring system Home baked breads are a must and several types of fish
by developing testimony that will appeal to a juror. This he are served for the feast. Calamari and sardines usually are
accomplishes by studying the feedback that he obtains from two of the fish selections served. St. Joseph’s Day usually
his illegal invasion of jurors’ zones of privacy by tracking falls during Lent which is why the Lenten feast is supposed
their emotionscybernetically. Bull hates lawyers and bul- to be a meatless feast.
lies his team of attorneys. Mock trial and jury consultants St. Joseph is also the Patron Saint of pastry cooks. So
have a legitimate purpose but the manner in which Bull certainly the feast will include a variety of pastries many
acts is unethical. In essence, he is fixing juries. In New symbolizing the Holy Family. Zeppoles are a must!
Jersey, the jury system is sacrosanct. Juries and lawyers are St. Joseph’s Feast Day is also known as Father’s Day
not allowed any type of communication before, during or in Italy and a number of other nations as well. St. Joseph
after a trial. You cannot find a juror in your case and quiz is also revered because he was the foster father of Jesus.
him or her as to how he evaluated your trial technique. NO So after St. Patrick’s Day has passed, and you still have
MORE BULL room for food after your corned beef fix has been satiated,
try some traditional Sicilian food and celebrate St. Joseph’s
Day in style! Don’t forget the zeppoles!!
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THIS IS NOT A BUNCH OF BLARNEY!
By Geoff Blake
’Tis the month of St. Patrick’s Day! If you remember, represents a place in the middle where the two can coex-
I wrote an article about St. Patrick a few years back, so I ist. The design was presented to Thomas Francis Meager,
thought I would just write a “Did You Know” article with the leader of the “Young Irelander”movement in 1848 by
little known facts about Ireland and its people. a group of French women who were sympathetic to the
Did You Know that the White House was designed by plight of famine-ravaged Ireland at that time. It was not
Irish architect James Hoban who was born in Kilkenny until the Easter Rising in 1916 that the flag became uni-
in 1758? versally accepted as the flag of a free Ireland.
Did You Know that the Titanic was built in Belfast at There is so much more to learn about Irish history and
the Harland and Wolff Shipyard? the Irish people. This is just a sampling. Start your own
Did You Know that in 1844 Doctor Francis Rynd, a research into this fascinating place called Ireland!
Dublin-based doctor, invented the hypodermic needle? The
first subcutaneous injection was administered at Dublin’s
Meath Hospital.
Did You Know that in 1900 the U.S. Navy purchased
a submarine called the Holland VI and renamed it the USS
THE ANGEL WEARS PRADA
By Jacqueline Leonard
Holland and as result, the modern submarine age began? It
was invented by John Philip Holland of County Clare, who
By now the world knows about our Youth Poet Laure-
was the first to use battery power for submerged conditions
ate, Amanda Gorman. But did you know that the stunning
in a submarine.
gold coat she wore at the Inauguration was by Prada? Move
Did You Know that the Oscar, a most coveted piece of
over, Meryl Streep!
metal, was designed by Austin Cedric Gibbons, an Irish art
Not only has Amanda made poetry fashionable again
director and film production designer in 1928? The design
but she does it in great fashion, as evidenced by her pre-
represents a knight standing on top of a film reel holding
Super Bowl appearance in an elegant, ice-blue coat—this
a sword.
time by Moschino of Milan.
Did You Know that St. Valentine is interred in White-
All fashion aside, Amanda’s words will never go “out
friar Street Church in Dublin? Pope Gregory XVI presented
of style.” She reminds us of the “Eternal Verities”and she
Valentine’s relics to an Irish Carmelite named John Spratt
does it with panache and elan.
in 1835. Soon after, Archbishop Murray of Dublin laid the
Amazon, as well as small bookstores everywhere, are
relics to rest in the church where they remain today.
overwhelmed by sales of her soon-to-be released books,
Did You Know that the Gaelic words ‘dubblinn’ mean
which necessitated her having to hire an agent.
a black pool or mire? They refer to an ancient treacle or
In her words, “Poetry…is a feat for art…because it
lake that is located within the confines of the Dublin Zoo in
means we’re thinking imaginatively about human connec-
Phoenix Park. The merging of these two words into Dublin
tion even when we feel siloed.”
clearly occurred before the practice of anglicizing names
based on their English meaning took hold. Dublin might
be known today as Blackpool or Blackmire or Blacklake
if the anglicizing had begun earlier. OLD AGE IS GOLDEN
Did You Know that the shamrock is not the national
symbol of Ireland? The Harp is! Ireland is the only nation Old age is golden, or so I’ve heard it said,
that has a musical instrument as its national symbol. The But sometimes I wonder as I crawl into bed,
reason people think the shamrock is the symbol of Ireland With my ears in a draw and my teeth in a cup,
is because St. Patrick, it is taught, used the shamrock to My glasses on a table until I get up.
explain the Holy Trinity to the Irish people. As sleep dims my vision, I say to myself:
Did You Know that St. Patrick was a Briton captured Is there anything else I should lay on the shelf?
by Irish raiders and brought to Ireland where he became The reason I know my youth is all spent,
a priest and eventually the patron saint of Ireland? His Is my get-up-and-go has got up and went!
birthplace is believed to be in Wales or Cumbria. But, in spite of it all, I’m able to grin
Did You Know that the colors of the Irish flag have And think of the places my getup has been!
meaning? The green represents the Gaelic Irish, the orange
represents the Protestant tradition in Ulster, and the white Don’t let aging get you down! It’s too hard to get back up!!
10 March, 2021 The Mews NewsTHE CHILDREN’S BLIZZARD
By Melanie Benjamin
Reviewed by Maureen Cronin
In this past month of unend- The story of a young journalist, Gavin Woodson, was
ing snowstorms, Melanie Benja- especially interesting. He had been sent from New York
min’s mesmerizing account of the City, the center of journalism of the times, to write the ad-
Blizzard of January 12, 1888 that vertisements that would lure immigrants and impoverished
struck Nebraska and the Dakota to populate the newly acquired territories for the growing
territories after an unseasonably United States. “Come to Nebraska, the Garden of Eden!
warm morning seemed very ap- Acres for the taking, acres of a bountiful land that will
propriate. Best known for taking surely yield a harvest fit for the gods…” The lies and mis-
an underappreciated historical information brought them to the land, and they remained,
woman and “filling out” her story, despite season of drought, plagues of grasshoppers, floods
in this book the author chooses an in spring and bitter winter cold. Gavin hated Nebraska, and
event and develops characters to after the blizzard was racked with guilt over his role in
describe what happened that day, why it happened and the bringing people to this inhospitable country. His quest to
consequences. tell the stories of how the people suffered after the blizzard
January 12, 1888 was a warm morning, and after en- is as compelling as the stories of the sisters.
during days of frigid cold the week before, the settlers sent By the time you are reading this review, I hope that
their children off to school and took themselves into towns the weather pattern has changed here. Maybe the crocuses
to refill provisions. In this day of constant weather infor- are starting to pop out from the softening ground. Enjoy
mation, the author reminds us that there was no weather this very quick read; it will remind you how lucky we
prediction service; weather just descended on people, and are for heat, electricity and even Al Roker telling us how
it descended rapidly that morning. There is no real count many Americans are threatened by a particular storm on
of how many died in that storm, but they numbered in the any given day.
hundreds, many of them children trying to get home from
schoolhouses ill-equipped to provide heat and shelter dur-
ing long storms.
Sisters Gerda and Raina Olsen were very young teach-
ers, barely older than some of their pupils. They were in
their first year of teaching in different areas. When the storm
struck, they made different choices for their students, for
different reasons. Their choices would inform the rest of
their lives. One would be praised as a heroine of the storm,
while the other would be shunned by her community.
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BIRDING WITH ROBIN
By Robin Verhose
Small signs of Spring?
I am sure you have seen them: the many flocks of
Robins all around. Nothing cheers my heart more than to
open the door and hear them. Talking, chirping and some
small songs. Nothing too serious, for it is too early, but they
The Orchards at Wall (next to pier 1 imports) are getting ready. Staking out their old nesting grounds,
2410 Rt. 35, Manasquan, NJ 08736 searching for worms and finding them! Robins are tough
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birds! Oh, by the way, these are Winter Robins which I have
Design with Style written about before. They are NOT locals, only traveling
Robins moving through.
It is time we mention the dreaded Canada Goose,
Ron Cantalupo Branta canadensis. Big, fat, gluttonous birds who need
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no description andwho refuse to fly south anymore. They
just commute between golf courses and the few farms we
have left here in Monmouth County. You might notice that
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when the flock is eating or grazing, there is always one bird
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other day while driving out to Route 34 via Allaire Rd.)
among a flock of grazing geese along the road there was a
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lone Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens. I haven’t seen one
for quite a long time but I remember I used to hear flocks
of them flying south in the middle of an October night. Yes,
these geese do what they are supposed to do!
February 3 was the first grackle sighting in Fairway
Mews. Just a few sitting quietly in the tree.
Pay no attention to that groundhog. The birds know
when spring is, and they surely will tell you way before
that dumb rodent! Good Birding to all.
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14 March, 2021 The Mews NewsTHE HUSBAND STORE JUST LAUGH!!
A store that sells new husbands opened in New York City. An elderly man walks into a confessional. The following
A woman may go to choose a new husband but may only conversation ensues:
go once. MAN: I am 92 years old, have a wonderful wife of 70 years,
This is how the store operates: There are six floors. The children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Yesterday
value of the products increase as you ascend the flights. I picked up two college girls, hitch-hiking. We went to a
The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, motel where I had sex with each of them three times.
or may choose to ascend to the next floor, but you cannot PRIEST: Are you sorry for your sins?
go back down except to exit the building. MAN: What sins?
So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. PRIEST: What kind of a Catholic are you?
On the first floor the sign reads : MAN: I’m Jewish!
FLOOR 1 - THESE MEN HAVE JOBS. PRIEST: Why are you telling me all this?
She’s intrigued but decides to go to the second floor. The MAN: I’m 92 years old, I’m telling everybody!!
sign reads:
FLOOR 2 - THESE MEN HAVE JOBS AND LOVE KIDS. An elderly man went to a brothel and tells the madam that
She thinks, that’s nice but wants more. The third floor he’d like a young girl for the night. Surprised, she looked
sign says: at the ancient man and asks how old he is. “I’m 90 years
FLOOR 3 - THESE MAN HAVE JOBS, LOVE KIDS, old,” he says.
AND ARE EXTREMELY GOOD-LOOKING. “90!” Replies the madam. “Don’t you realize that you’ve
“Wow,” she thinks but continues to floor 4. The sign says: had it?” “Oh sorry,” says the old man. “How much do I
FLOOR 4 - THESE MAN HAVE JOBS, LOVE KIDS, owe you?”
ARE DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS AND LOVE HOUSE-
WORK. An elderly man went to his doctor and said, “Doc, I think
“HOLY S@#$% This is amazing,” but… she continues up I’m getting senile. Several times lately I’ve forgotten to
to the fifth floor. The sign says: zip up!” “That’s not senility,” said the doctor. “Senility is
FLOOR 5 - THESE MEN HAVE JOBS, LOVE KIDS, when you forget to zip down!”
ARE DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS, LOVE HOUSE WORK
AND HAVE A ROMANTIC STREAK. WIFE: “What are you doing?”
She’s so tempted to stay but decides to go to the sixth floor. HUSBAND: “Nothing.”
That sign says it all: WIFE: “Nothing? You’ve been looking at our marriage
FLOOR 6 - YOU ARE VISITOR 35, 783,908 TO THIS certificate for an hour!”
FLOOR. THERE ARE NO MEN HERE. THIS FLOOR HUSBAND: “I was looking for the expiration date!”
EXISTS SOLELY TO PROVE THAT WOMEN ARE
IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE! WIFE: “Do you want dinner?”
HUSBAND: “What are my choices?”
To avoid gender bias, the company opened up a WIVES WIFE: Yes or no!”
STORE across the street.
FLOOR 1 - WIVES THAT LOVE SEX. SON: “Mom, when I was on the bus with Dad this morning,
FLOOR 2 - WIVES THAT LOVE SEX, HAVE MONEY, he told me to give up my seat for this lady.”
AND DRINK BEER. MOM: “Well, you did the right thing!”
FLOORS 3 - 6 HAVE NEVER BEEN VISITED!! SON: “Yeah, but Mom, I was sitting on Dad’s lap!”
A newly married man asked his wife. “Would you have
married me even if my father hadn’t left me a fortune?”
“Honey,” the wife replied sweetly, “I’d have married you
no matter who left you a fortune!”
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MARCH EVENTS
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Allaire Village 4 Protect Yourself from Scammers
732-919-3500-allairevillage.org 4 Rutgers Master Gardener
13 St. Patrick’s Day Tours 4,18 Knit Wits
20 Flea Market 9 Women Lighthouse Keepers-talk
27 Remembering Poe 9&10 Homegoing-book club
10 Still Not Organized?
Count Basie Theatre 11 Stronger Than the Storm-talk
732-842-9000-countbasietheatre.org 13 Irish Immigrant Experience-perform
9 Christopher Cross 16 Little Women-Film & discussion
11 Dublin Irish Dancers 18 Present & Future Women-lecture
19 NJSO-Star Wars Force Awakens 23 Less Stress Diet
20 Mike Marino 24 All This Could Be Yours-book club
26 Summer Love 24 COVID Vaccine Info
27 Tribute to Motown 25 “Kindling”-short story discussion
31 Beach Boys 30 Charlie’s Angels-film & discuss
30 Meeting Eleanor Roosevelt
Monmouth University 31 Skirt & Stocking Clad Soldiers
732-571-3400-monmouth.edu
These are virtual streaming series
6 Wine vs. Stein Pet of the Month
10 Tank Brewing, Tour &Tasting
11,13,25 Memoir Writing Series
13 We Banjo 3-Ireland Live
30 Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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20 Burble, Fizz, Kaboom
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15 Book Review Crew
31 SAT Math Class
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registration.
1 Yoga for Wellness
2 Wholesome Whole Grains Wellness
3,17 Bereavement Group Colleen Caulfield and 10 Year Old Casey
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March, 2021 The Mews News 17Fried Fish
½ tsp. garlic powder
¼ tsp. paprika
1 tsp. plus 1 Tbsp. dried parsley flakes, divided
Kosher salt and pepper
4 fish fillets (about 8 oz. each and 1 in. thick) such as spot
fish, cod, flounder, or sole
½ cup yellow cornmeal
1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
½ cup vegetable oil
In a small bowl, combine garlic powder, paprika, 1 tsp.
RECIPES
parsley flakes, 1 tsp. salt, and ½ tsp. pepper. Rinse fish fillets
by Annette Wishbow
and pat dry. Sprinkle seasoning mixture over each side of
fish fillets and let stand at least 20 minutes or preferably,
Irish Stew
cover and refrigerate overnight. On piece of waxed paper,
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
combine cornmeal, flour, and remaining Tbsp. parsley
1 lb. mutton or lamb cutlets (bone removed) cut into 2"
flakes. Coat fish in cornmeal mixture, pressing gently to
chunks
help it adhere. Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high.
2 tablespoon plain flour
Cook fish in batches if necessary, until lightly browned
2lb. potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
and opaque throughout, 2 to 4 min. per side depending on
1 cuponion, roughly chopped
thickness of fish. Transfer to paper-towel lined plate.
1 cupleeks, cleaned and finely sliced
1 cupcarrots, roughly chopped
Sweet Potato Pie
1½ pints dark beef stock
1 unbaked pie shell
2 or 3 cabbage leaves, thinly sliced
1½ cups mashed sweet potatoes
Salt and Pepper
¾ cup sugar
Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large frying pan heat half
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
the oil to hot but not smoking. Add half the lamb pieces
¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
and brown all over by turning in the hot oil. Remove the
¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
lamb with tongs and place in a casserole, cover with a half
Pinch of salt
of the quartered potatoes, onions, leeks and carrots. Add
2 large eggs, at room temperature
the remaining oil to the frying pan, heat again, then add
¼ cup whole milk at room temperature
the remaining lamb and brown all over as before. Add to
4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
the casserole and cover with the remaining vegetables.
Whipped cream or ice cream, for serving
Add the flour to the frying pan and stir really well to soak
Heat oven to 300 degrees. With fork, poke bottom of crust
up any fat and juices. Cook on a gentle heat for 3 minutes
all over. In bowl, combine sweet potato, sugar, vanilla,
then add stock a ladle at a time until you have a thick,
cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Whisk in eggs and milk until
lump-free sauce. Pour this sauce over the lamb and veg-
mixture is smooth. Gradually whisk in melted butter. Pour
etables. Add the remaining stock to the casserole, cover
sweet potato mixture into prepared pie shell and bake until
with a tight-fitting lid, cook in the oven for 1 hour. Add
curs is golden brown and filling is slightly puffed at edges
the cabbage (if using), replace the lid and cook for another
but still jiggles a little in middle, 45 to 55 min. Transfer to
hour. Check from time to time to make sure the stock isn't
wire rack and let cool completely. If desired, refrigerate
reducing too much, if it is, add a little boiling water. The
until chilled and serve with whipped cream or ice cream.
meat and vegetables should always be covered by liquid.
If the sauce is too runny at the end, you can always cook
a little longer with the lid removed. Season with salt and
pepper. Serve piping hot and as it already has plenty of
potatoes and vegetables, it is unlikely it will need more.
Perhaps a little crusty bread would be good though to soak
up all that fabulous gravy.
Like all stews and casseroles, they benefit from being
made the day before.
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