What really is going on if you're sensitive to wine. 

This sounds like something you'd think of.  We aren't touching cider again, though, are we?

Wheat beer with hibiscus.


Lucas Liquor carries some of the other beers from the brewery, but not this one. *whines*

Here's an article on wine preference and personality.  Look, as long as I'm not ever labeled as a wine SNOB, I'm happy - and considering I prefer sweet wines, I'm generally considered as having little to no taste (which I find funny, considering how expensive and desirable late-harvest and ice wines are).

I took, by request, one of the wines I picked up in WV to a gathering this evening.  It was (theoretically) a blackberry wine ( Read more... )

You know what I particularly enjoy about taking these 4 day weekends? That I don't have to cram ALL my errands into one day; I can do some one day, others later. That takes the pressure off.

Today I went to get the permit I need for the fence repair. Aaaannnd of course I can't get it all taken care of in one go - oh no; that would be too easy. ( Read more... )

 Started watching the PBS series The Story of India, and the first episode was about the beginnings of Indian culture.

One of the many things he covered was soma, the drink that was said to inspire artists, who wrote poems late at night while under its influence.

First he found a description of the som plant, found some in a Delhi market, and drank ( Read more... )

I took Friday off. I'm glad I had it scheduled after the week I've had; everything being held in check by Mercury retrograde kicked loose and hit at once. I'm taking Monday off, too; I will enjoy that greatly. Nothing like a 3 day week (remember, Friday is July 4th; most of us will be off - sorry to those of you who work retail ( Read more... )

An acquaintance wanted to learn how to make wine because she was considering taking up the hobby, so last night I took her through the steps I use. We worked with 3 batches in different stages, so she could see the whole process. We started a batch, racked a batch into a carboy, and bottled a third batch (after backsweetening ( Read more... )

Not in this car, unless I do some *serious* cleaning ( Read more... )