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Davis Cocktail• 1 1/2 oz Jamaican Rum (or other medium-bodied rum ( Read more... )

Two years ago, I started my morning glory project which entailed gathering seeds from my yard and spreading them in choice locations in the neighborhood. The last project was to improve the appearance of a house a few blocks away. This house was rife with political controversy as the owner submitted plans to the zoning and other departments that ( Read more... )

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Last night, Andrea and I threw a punchbowl party in honor of the birth of John Chapman (aka Johnny Appleseed). Michael Pollan in his book The Botany of Desire dubbed Chapman the American Dionysus for he brought the gift of alcohol to the frontier in the form of fermentable fruit ( Read more... )

Peruvian Elder Sour
• 2 oz Pisco
• 1 oz St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
• 1/2 oz Lime Juice
Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wedge. Found this recipe in Chuck Taggart's blog under the name Pisco Elder Sour, via Gary Regan's article in SfGate. First time I had pisco and St. Germain together and it worked in a ( Read more... )

Back in August, A & I took a trip down to Westerly, Rhode Island to see the art collective shop down there and we took a stroll through Wilcox Park replete with flower gardens, tree-lined paths, statues, and this duck pond:


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Black Monk• 1 1/2 oz Cognac ( Read more... )

Queen Elizabeth Cocktail
• 1 1/2 oz Dry Gin
• 3/4 oz Cointreau
• 3/4 oz Lemon Juice
• 1 dash Absinthe
Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. I found this recipe in the Savoy cocktail book and the end result was a refreshing cocktail sort of like a White Lady but with a hint of absinthe.

Knight Cocktail• 1 1/2 oz Brandy ( Read more... )