A beautiful start to fall in West Michigan. My morning coffee saw our Pacific Rhododendron blooming three months later than usual. I’m not complaining. It will be cold here soon enough.
The warm weather didn’t stop the launch of three new fall cider cocktails today at Virtue Farm.
Ditches & Culverts Cherry Mitten cider, Rare Tea Cellar’s Italian Green Almondine, angelica root syrup, fresh lemon juice. Served on the rocks in a bodega glass. A cider version of an Amaretto Sour.
Ready For The Big Reveal? Malted honey sarsaparilla, Rare Tea Cellar’s Horchata Chai, Blueberry Mitten cider, Angostura bitters, cream, nutmeg. Served up in a pub glass. An elevated iced chai with cider.
Wild About Game Rare Tea Cellar’s Berry Meritage & Forbidden Forest Lapsang Souchong, Cardinale cider with Brettanomyces, 2:1 Demerara syrup, Angostura bitters, twice slapped sage. Served up in a coupe. A savory cocktail of contemplation.
Don't tell the Nazi, but South Haven, MI, where I hope to vacation someday, was populated by Jews because, like African Americans, the USA was a Wonderbread monoculture that deliberately excluded them as a minority group.
Saugatuck is all about the gay travellers, so I hope to go there, too. Oval Beach and The Dunes nightclub... yeah... and the Blue Tempo... Michigan had a law that prohibited homosexuals from being served alcohol, which preceded this hysteria amongst the Wonderbread that homosexuals are drinking Bud Light.
Backyard Sledding In The Winter Wonderland Has Returned
With so much talk of the El Niño winter we were worried that there wasn’t going to be snow. Even the ground before this recent storm was soft to walk upon. Many days felt like spring. Thankfully, winter weather descended last week with some pretty cold temperatures and frighteningly high winds. Once the winds died we could build fires and dig out the sledding run to the creek.
Still too cold for the twins, but the big kids are having a blast. Next year’s winter will see four children frolicking with me in our snowy backyard.