2 May 2022

The calves are holding up

Tried the same distance again – 5K in the new ON shoes. But today, I tried a variety of surfaces. Looks like the calves endured the stress. I feel like I am free to run again. Will try a little longer distance next time.

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1 May 2022

Letter writing – sitting in our balcony

Of course, letter writing for me is as much about writing with a fountain pen as much as it is about the pyrotechnics that follow it!!

Which reminds me – I got into sealing with wax after visiting the Dallas Fountain Pen Show last year. This year, in the Atlanta Pen Show, there was not even a single person selling the wax seal stuff!

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1 May 2022

From the bartender’s corner – Oude Genever

Genever (also Jenever) is the original predecessor of gin. (There was an in between genre called Tom Gin). This alcohol goes back five centuries! The distillation process was crude enough that the monks thought it best to put in juniper and other herbs and was mostly used for medicinal purposes (which it was not). Between Oude and the Jonge versions (Old and Young), I prefer the Oude. This particular one is aged for a year and to me it gives a whole different nose and complexity to the drink.

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30 April 2022

From the bartender’s corner – Lemon Drop Martini

I was not exactly in the mood for a martini but I need to empty my bottles and get rid of them. Need to set up the bar area in this house in a different fashion. There was enough Absolut Citron left to throw in some Dry Vermouth and make a Lemon Drop Martini out of it.

Ideally, I would garnish it with a lemon twist but the new house does not have any of those things yet.

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