Neigh-Sayers be Darned!

So Violet and I have recently taken up riding....ON HORSES! It's crazy! And it's also a lot harder than you might expect.  You see people riding and think "that looks so easy, they are just sitting there.." No. They. Aren't. The first time I rode, I hadn't been around horses in a 100 years and 1. Forgot how big they are and 2. Forgot how bouncy it all is.  I felt like I was going to fall off at least 15 times and ended up in a heap in the dirt when I tried to dismount. Still! It was the most fun I've had in a long time and Violet (as with all little girls the world over) absolutely LOVES it, so we go riding once a week on Saturdays.  Of course ,after riding, unwinding some Mirror Pond Pale Ale is a must.  Well it was a must today because that's what we had in the fridge.  Mirror pond is a pretty non offensive brew and always a winner on a warm day.  Cheers!

The Grapefruit Rises

Get it? Ha! It's Batman day, and I actually got to see it on opening day!  To give a brief review, I liked it, but for a Batman movie, not really enough Batman.  It's also very very long, so I highly recommend bringing some of this delightful contact to the theater with you.  It's simply a grapefruit blended with gin and a few ice cubes to chill it down.  We recently have acquired a Vitamix and let me tell you this; if you like fruit and you like booze, you should get one.  It makes every drink out of this world delicious and you can even talk yourself into thinking it's somewhat healthy.  It's whole fruit for Pete's sake! Cheers!

To make at home:

2 Peeled Grapefruit
3 Shots of Gin
4 Ice Cubes

Whirl for about a minute and enjoy immediately.