tallisker

Summer has blasted through and the roses were going gangbusters before I picked them for a rose-infused gin. Roses work perfectly with gin's floral, herbal notes... and with some muddled limes, shaken with ice and sugar, and topped off with club soda and a single rose petal... it's the taste of summer in Oregon. Or the taste of My summer in Oregon, I hope. I've also made a hibiscus rum: just pour 1/2 cup dried hibiscus into a pitcher, cover with light rum, add 2 tbs. honey, shake, and let sit for a day. That's all it takes to get a tangy deep purple drink. It makes a great hibiscus mojito.
Most of this is thanks to a bartending class I'm nearly through with, which is awesome. Each week we do a blind tasting of several varieties of a certain liquor, and my own bar has been filling out nicely. I think I'll start posting some recipes and photos of the lovely drinks.
As for all that... other stuff... it feels so long ago now. In some ways. Things are better, and the boy is done with the bulk of his schooling, so we've got a bit of time together now. Some problems were situational, and others are inherent in us. I'm not sure which is worse, because even if a problem is merely based on a situation, whenever it arises again you have that problem. On the other hand, when that situation is not in play, you can have a wonderful time together. So we're working on doing that, and... we'll... see....