In theory, milkshakes seem like a really simple thing. File that under “Milkshake Theory”. In reality, they’re harder to make than I had anticipated. File that under “Stressful Situation”. They’re not hard to make, necessarily, but there was a little bit of a learning curve (learning curve means I had to make these four times). Because […]
Category: Libations
Gin & Tea
I haven’t had a very good week. Some people get back-to-school style blues once the summer is over but I’m getting them right as it’s beginning. I have always had a fickle relationship with this season. As a kid, I counted down the days until I’d be free from school and then about a week […]
English Tea for Mother’s Day
My mom had three boys before she had me. So when I was born, she really played up the little girl card. I wore velvet dresses to everything until I was twelve. I took ballet classes. I had a purple room full of dolls and miniature tea sets which we would use to have tea […]
Blackberry Bee’s Knees
Well, I think spring decided to show its face around here. I say “think” because I will not be duped again (people give you seriously weird looks when you wear white crocs in the snow though I just realized whilst typing that it might have had more to do with the choice of shoe than […]
Late Winter Hot Chocolate
Yes, those are Cadbury eggs. So you don’t need to wear a deerstalker hat and live at 221b Baker Street to deduce that Easter has come and gone. You may wonder why I’d be drinking hot chocolate post-vernal equinox and here’s why: it’s still snowing. What else am I supposed to do? I’m serious, if you […]