<p>OK, have to share a new taste. Maybe I’m way behind the times, but if you haven’t tried it. Elderflower liqueur. St. Germaine is the brand I bought to use in a drink recipe in the paper. It’s sweet but not syrupy sweet, floral, citrusy… Bought for the Southern Living champagne fizz but used it today muddled with cucumber and a bit of gin and tonic. Sophisticated. Delicious. Trying to figure out how to get those cucumber bits gracefully out of my glass because I know they will be tasty.</p>
<p>Sounds good dragonmom!</p>
<p>We brought back some Limoncello from Israel. I think it’s better than the stuff our kids brought back from Italy (though that was very good!) This is more lemony, more tart, maybe more of the rind flavor. </p>
<p>And Friday we finally went on a distillery tour at Woodford Reserve (we live about 2 hours from 6 or 7 major distilleries in KY). Great tour of a historic old Bourbon distillery and a sample at the end. 
We also brought a bottle home.</p>
<p>I have a new drink–Blend honeydew melon, lime juice, a little grated ginger, and ice. Add orange vodka to taste. VERY refreshing!</p>
<p>And sweetened only with fruit. ;)</p>
<p>I have a blenderful to share!</p>
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Who let the spam in SA?? Only spam served here is out of a can. The marmots love it.</p>
<p>Did you report the spam, jym, 'cause it’s gone! The marmots are depressed as they had slept in and missed the breakfast spam!</p>
<p>Sigh. I’ll open a can for them. </p>
<p>I thought they lived on peanuts & popcorn?</p>
<p>I could do with an Irish coffee this morning - maybe it will help me wake up.</p>
<p>Thought they lived on the stale cheetos under the table. But what do I know.
And yes, I reported the spam. Gotta keep the riff-raff outta SA. This is a respectable place.</p>
<p>noooo!! Please dont let SA become the new spamalot!</p>
<p>barkeep, I’ll have a double of whatever you are pouring. Family reunion logistics/issues/problems will be the death of me…</p>
<p>pass the cheetos down this way, too, please…</p>
<p>oh, yes, and barkeep, some champagne please, in honor of jym’s 29th anniversary!</p>
<p>Coming out from amongst the peanut shells to buy a round and wish my girl JYM a happy anniversary (I hope that you and hubby have killed all of those moles). If not, we’ll send the marmots after them<3 enjoy</p>
<p>You are such a sweetie, sybbs. Gonna need a coffee and Bailey’s this morning because some pump that is supposed to handle the condensation from the A/C decided to give up the ghost and instead of going to a concert with friends last night we ended up with their wet/dry vac and we spent the evening dealing with soggy/mildew-y stuff, wet carpet, ruined photos from DS’s eagle scout ceremony (10 years ago), etc. Do the marmots give backrubs? I could use one of those as well. </p>
<p>Oops, lemme get out the anniversary card. 29 years. Good times, broken A/C/flood and all.</p>
<p>ETA: Did I mention that we have to keep the A/C off til they get to us to repair the pump? This is the same system that was worked on earlier in June, so we have to use this one A/C company.</p>
<p>Just stopping in for a plate of buffalo wings. It’s noon somewhere, right?</p>
<p>OOOH gosmom!! Apologies. I did not see your sweet salutations!! A kir royale for youuuuuu!</p>
<p>You and hubby will be going out somewhere air conditioned to celebrate tonight I hope, Jym?</p>
<p>And a round for all my SA buddies!</p>
<p>SA is open early today and I’m poppin’ the champagne! I got a new job on Friday and resigned from the sucky job today. </p>
<p>Let’s all toast the wonderful feeling of walking away from a bad boss and a losing situation. Bottoms up! :D</p>
<p>Yay for the new job! :)</p>
<p>I’ll drink to that.</p>
<p>A Peach Bellini for me, please. Or maybe I should have something stronger. I volunteered to take my tween D back to school shopping with two of her friends. ;)</p>
<p>Congrats on the new job, DB!</p>