I have had several emails in the last few days and 2 phone calls today about not keeping up here. Soooooo, I am going to go outside and show you what it looks like here behind the house on October 23, 2009.
It rained so hard about 30 minutes ago, that I actually stopped what I was doing to see what the commotion outside was all about.
This is the view from the bay window
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The other day, Mike said the falling leaves were making an awful noise. He was right. It was quite noisy.
Today is the perfect kind of day, I think. It is wet, cold and gloomy. Just right for getting outside and being rained on and all cold and frozen, only to come back inside have some hot cocoa with a shot of rum and some whipped cream on top. We call that Russian Chocolate. Or maybe an Irish Coffee? Or a Pharisaer? num, num One of my all time favorite drinks.
Recipe:
Pour strong black coffee into a regular sized coffee cup, add one lump of sugar, add a shot-glass full of braun Jamaican rum and on top of that a good sized dollop of homemade whipped cream. Do not stir but drink the coffee with the rum through the whipped cream.
Beware!! If you are drinking that in a restaurant or a bar and you stir it, you are obligated to buy a drink for everyone at the restaurant! The bartenders are going to make sure to let you know that they have caught you in a “no-no” , heheh
Gosling’s Black Seal dark rum — my absolute favorite. Smooth, mellow, great depth of flavor. Perfect for this, and also fabulous for mulled cider. One of my favorite things about autumn.
(This has been an unsolicited testimonial. 😉 )
Hey Voldy, where have you been?
Of course a bottle of Gosling’s Black Seal dark rum is on it’s way, isn’t it? Oh I have been dreaming again 😛
OMGosh the weather was soooo nasty today. Just so fun.
I to have missed your E-mail postings, but I understand. Great day to read a book, or take a nap after that nice warm drink. K.K.
Hi Kay, I didn’t post by email. I have had emails telling me to get back to writing, heheh. Here I am. Trying to write.
Oh I don’t care what you call it, pour me one too!!
alright toots, here’s a drink for you and a sardine to have something on the side 😉
Iris,
Let’s see some pics of the new roof-or did I miss it?
I don’t think you’ve missed it, Cindy. The weather has been so stupid, not nice enough to think about taking the camera and doing something with it, ya know?
I will go out and post pics 🙂
Anything chocolate is at the top of my yummy list. I’ll be over….
Put the coffee on and I’ll be right there! 🙂
waiting……….