I waffle on about pink lemonade a lot. Mostly because it’s just so pretty, and the fact that it’s hard to find makes it seem thirst quenchingly luxurious…
There are two ways to make it: the traditional, proper way and the cheats way:
The good old fashioned way of doing it is to mix sugar, lemons and pureed raspberries/strawberries with plenty of soda water, stir until the sugar dissolves, and chill to taste.
The cheats way is to pour cranberry or black grape juice into a tumbler of shop bought lemonade till you reach the desired colour and taste…
And the Brocante way? Mix either of the above, add two teaspoons of tequilla, a squeeze of lemon juice and some crushed ice and save for the cocktail hour…
We knew this day would come. We knew that if we kept everything we’ve got crossed that one day the good people of Anthropologie would flit across the Channel on a cloud of pretty bohemia and decorate our lives everafter. Because yes indeed, any minute now Anthroplogie will open it’s door on London’s Regent Street…
Lavender Words… For a heavenly, sensory treat, put the book you are planning on reading next, into a bag with a scented pillow, or spray the pages lightly with a gently fragranced linen spray, and tuck away until you are ready to enjoy it…
MONDAY. Today is the day it begins. Sniffly nose and a chorus of funeral bells from the church next door. Clothes reeking of offensive conditioner already neatly stacked on the ironing board. It is Monday after all. Poetry. Yes poetry. To make sense of things. Potato farls and normandy butter. "Struggle (now) by little and little…
Oh lordy, what a trauma we’ve had this morning. We’d been to play with a few of Finleys little friends and got back just in time for lunch. While I went into the kitchen to cook it, I switched on CBeebies (BBC for the under fives) for Finn. All was well and good. Balamory, Finleys…
It is a lovely day here. The sun is shining and at the back of my little garden the Vicar and his gang of gorgeous old ladies are stringing bunting around the sparkly new Ministry Centre in anticipation of the scrumptious little street party they are throwing for the Royal Nuptials. While Finley is refusing…
Oh blah, blah, blah, blah blah. I’m even starting to bore myself and I like me. I suspect you see, that there is, somewhere out in the big wide world, a person who has made a little waxwork doll of me and is, for cheap thrills, sticking red hot needles in it, whenever said person…
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You like Tequila? My husband LOVES and collects it! I wonder if I could send you some? -Susana
That sound refreshing and yummy. I had a delicious Margarita tonight at the wedding, and then I took a half of one and added it to my diet coke… That was so good.. Is that already a mixed drink by another name? It should be. Yum!
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You like Tequila? My husband LOVES and collects it! I wonder if I could send you some?
-Susana
That sound refreshing and yummy. I had a delicious Margarita tonight at the wedding, and then I took a half of one and added it to my diet coke… That was so good.. Is that already a mixed drink by another name? It should be. Yum!
P.S. We could call it a MARGAR-OLA!!!!
Oooh YUM! I'm going to use this recipe in summer … and I think I'll add some fresh mint leaves. Gotta love a *pretty* drink.