This time of year, I actually like the snow. It gets me in the mood to decorate and bake and just settle in like a hibernating bear. After Christmas I simply tolerate the snow, and by February I'm longing to get a break from it (and by March, well, I'm pretty much hanging on to my sanity by my fingernails.) But when I see a dusting of snow on the ground right around the beginning of December, it puts me in a New York state of mind (if you substitute "Christmas" for "New York")
So I'm off to buy fresh spices like allspice and cinnamon and nutmeg, some sage for the turkey stuffing, dark chocolate and butter and nuts and cream for truffles, wrapping paper and special ribbon, green boughs for the window box, and maybe a new Christmas CD. Look at me. I'm going all nesty!Then I'm going to light a fire, pour myself a teensy eensy glass of Glenmorangie, and put on my ancient canvas apron stained with feasts of Christmas past and fill the house with the aroma of warm shortbread. Perhaps, if you put your ear against the door, you'll also hear the sounds of soft jazz and a gently snoring dog.
So, you ready for Christmas?
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Well, the dog's obviously ready, even if you aren't! LOL What a great picture.
Today we have actually had too many snowflakes to count. This past week, we've gotten 10 one day, 30 some the next, 12 the next...can you tell I want to see real snow? As in 'stick to the ground' snow? *sigh*
Glenmorangie? Which one? The port, the sherry, the madeira?
Can you guys get 13th cellar? My understanding is that the 13th cellar never leaves the UK because they sell it all and have none left over for us poor schmucks. I tasted it one time at a Scottish Games. I bought jewelry for my daughters from a vendor and as a special way of thanking me, he gave me a tasty of 13th cellar in one of those lovely silver dishes. I loved drinking it, and loved how great I felt afterwards. My children were APPALLED at the entire thing. Silly kids!
NM, you must hie yourself to Quebec. We have enough snow to share!
LG, you are a girl after me own heart. It's the one with sherry. I ended up treating myself to a bottle of Lagavulin 16 yesterday. I didn't mean to, it just jumped into my hands (after I got the clerk to unlock the case) (and she went into the back to get it) and ooooh, baby, it's good. I started off hating the strong, peaty, boggy whiskies but now....
You take yours neat, right? Good girl.
Oh yeah, always neat for me. I can't imagine ruining whisky with water. Sacrilege!
I can't figure if I enjoy Lagavulin more, or the bottle it comes in, with the funny sayings.
Did you know that Glenmorangie boasts the tallest stills in all of Scotland? Yeah. They used to make gin in them. Also, it's the top selling whisky in the UK.
I didn't know that. I think I must hie me to Scotland to do some research.
YES, you need to go to Scotland to do research. And I must accompany you. (Humming Willie Nelson's "Whisky River Take my Mind..." )
Besides, we have to find Glenmorangie 13th Cellar and sample that as well since none of makes its way across the Ocean and into our gaping maws. We can also sample the Oban, the...
LG, I am so with you on this! I wanted to go to Scotland so badly this year, as there were merry little whisky tastings all over the country to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Robbie Burns' birth. It's only Dec 11th. It's not too late.
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