What are you drinking today?

The Jesus Jaag prayers were answered with a rare front row parking spot on a sunny sat'day for this arvos 4km beach run

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Which earned me some coldies with some sand in my toes

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I was seeing double by the end of my second bottle so I am obviously a lightweight

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I thought I was seeing double again half an hour later but I rubbed my eyes and they were were fine

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After a couple of beers I like to crank up AC/DC - Back In Black to bleed-your-ears volume on my headphones and silent-dance on the beach sitting down so small children give me strange looks

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I think Jasmine deserved a drink after her sterling efforts and steamed up windows yesterday so I topped up her 6 year-old coolant leak. She is a thirsty girl these days.

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Here endeth the day (after running back to the toilet block before my bladder burst)

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Outstanding pics and beach towel Loops!


I'm seeing double torpedoes!!

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:)

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Here endeth the day (after running back to the toilet block before my bladder burst)

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More toilet talk !

:)

Mimosa Update/Rating

Her rating 1 – 5. 5 being the best.

Pineapple 4.5
Watermelon 4.0
Grape (purple) 3.5
Orange (the baseline) 3
Strawberry 2.5
Kiwi 2

Those are preliminary numbers and might change with different types fruit not tested yet. Green apple and green grapes are next on the list.

^I hope these were all done using the same sacrificial bottle of Dom Perignon and you stoppered it in between cocktails, rather than defile multiple bottles.

I am something of a minor bubbles enthusiast so I am going to go full Stumpy on you here and declare that if I ever can afford a bottle of Dom I will not be mixing a drop of it with any contaminant or pollutant of any shade of the cocktail rainbow, but will be gargling and sniffing and venerating every thimbleful of this holy water with all the respect it deserves, like a Nouveau Sommelier.


No beer on the beach today...

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A Monster energy drink to rehydrate after my 4km run, as I had to be on my best game for the Cebu Sorceress.

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Day 4 on Hal's farewell tour of the greatest country on earth :UK: :england: :UK: and my wife has just told me I knocked 13 pints back last night on the lash with Cy before she carried me to my room! I can't match Loops for scanty shenanigans but that must still score me some serious lad points!

Anyway, the trooper I am, we go again!

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Arrival in the big smoke soon for a swift jar with nammers so communication may well be interrupted / unintelligible. I rather suspect both. :)

I think it is fair to say that one will be suitably satiated upon arrival in our suvvern abode!


Can you get chips and gravy this far souf though?

My sister said you are a bit late for lunch and in the wrong county. Oh and magners is poof cider.:)

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Originally Posted by Looper

I hope these were all done using the same sacrificial bottle of Dom Perignon and you stoppered it in between cocktails, rather than defile multiple bottles.

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Of course. She’s down to one more mimosa in that 1^st bottle. The 2^nd bottle awaits, for the next set of mimosas.

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Originally Posted by malmomike77

My sister said you are a bit late for lunch and in the wrong county. Oh and magners is poof cider.:)

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Ouch. My fucking head.

Better get on it again I reckon. :)

She’s going to take a break for a little bit.

Mimosa Rating - To date

Her rating 1 – 5. 5 being the best.

Pineapple 4.5
Watermelon 4.0
Green apple 4.0
Grape (purple) 3.5
Orange (the baseline) 3
Strawberry 2.5
Kiwi 2

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https://i.ibb.co/7Wd27WX/3-5-grape-mimosa.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/0MR33T8/4-0-mellon.jpg

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Ouch. My fucking head.

Better get on it again I reckon. :)

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:) you missed croquet after lunch yesterday

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Of course. She’s down to one more mimosa in that 1st bottle. The 2nd bottle awaits, for the next set of mimosas.

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I think you are trolling me Landreth.

I dream of the time I can maybe one day sip a single glass of DP and you are defiling it with your rainbow unicorn cocktails.


Jesus Jaag parking prayers answered again. Not as big a miracle on a Monday but still proof of God's existence.

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After a couple of beers I like to crank up AC/DC - Back In Black to bleed-your-ears volume on my headphones

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I took a few more post-run rehydration emergency supplies to the beach today and silent-danced my way through the vintage Bon Scott catalogue on my headphones

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Whole Lotta Rosie - YouTube

Drinking 2 bottles of makoli and some shots of Jagermeister because I'm potless after my holidays, and that's all I had at home...

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Drinking 2 bottles of makoli and some shots of Jagermeister because I'm potless after my holidays, and that's all I had at home...

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Experiencing your own Via Dolorosa :)

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Beauty day today. Little property upkeep then a nice ice cold beer.

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Originally Posted by Looper

I think you are trolling me Landreth.

I dream of the time I can maybe one day sip a single glass of DP and you are defiling it with your rainbow unicorn cocktails.

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Not trolling you. :)

I don’t drink liquor any longer (except to taste) so it all taste bad to me and I don’t think you’re missing much.

BUT, if you ever do get ahold of a bottle and you have one of those many women visiting you, make her a pineapple mimosa.

Use a juicer and fresh pineapple and add a hint of lime.

She’ll be a happier girl.

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I don’t drink liquor any longer

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That's your problem.

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Not trolling you. :)

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If you say so... :scratchchin:


A Monster energy drink while waiting for the Dogging Diva of Darkest Harare

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She rocked up with a fruit platter

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Which offset the lardy artery-clogging offerings I slapped together for the nosh-up before the ladies footie semi-final

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I offered to drive her to the nearest public convenience to see if we could recreate the unique and magical ambience of our seminal rendezvous but she reckoned the sofa in front of the TV was comfier

This evening I was sipping Suntory-196 Double Lemon on a floating canal-front pontoon.

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It is made from shochu, vodka, soda and lemons.

Shochu is a Japanese distilled beverage which is weaker than uisuki but stronger than sake.

This was an invitation to the palatial abode of an English Rose from London Town.

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I thought she might have a pool (as these downtown canal properties often do) so I brought my swimmers just in case but she did not invite me to jump in.

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I am sure Stumpy would approve of the cleanliness of London Lady's lavatoire

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I was hoping to watch Old England square off with the Matildas at her place to savour the ladies football in antipodean female company but she had childcare duties to attend to which curtailed our soiree.

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^ Nice. That is a very local cider, Stretchy. Are you from down that way?

I have a very old colleague who lives in Kingsbury Episcopi, the home of Burrow Hill cider farm.


I've been off the booze weekdays for a while but I'm only human. The daughter went back to school today and during the holidays one of her classmates went to Japan for a holiday... and I'd jokingly said don't forget about my duty free. Much to my surprise her mum bought me a bottle of Japanese Whisky.

Then, when I dropped off another of her classmates - my Welsh mate's son - I went in for a coffee and came out with a bottle of Apricot Serbian Brandy. He was given it by a Russian client and didn't fancy it.

Just like a bus... now I'm spoilt for choice.

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I thought I'd start with the Togouchi... surprisingly tolerable after the first nip. There's a lot to be said for building up your resistance to this kind of thing with Ya Dong.

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Originally Posted by Mendip

Apricot Serbian Brandy

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My God

Do they have more than 'Slivowitz'?

Interesting and might be an idea to make a 'Sofa Reservation' for the hangover

^ No need! :)

Got the whole sofa, and the remote!

I've had my dinner and just can't stop wondering what rhat Serbian stuff tastes like...

My Welsh mate also had a bottle of 16 year old Glemmorangie that he's not interested in, yet he gave me this brandy.

It's great to have really good friends.

Very nice, nothing wrong with a drop of Brandy.

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Originally Posted by Joe 90

Very nice, nothing wrong with a drop of Brandy.

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A drop being the key word

^ I thought I'd better try this Serbian Apricot Brandy as it was a present.

It smells quite apricotty (which is in fact my favourite yoghurt flavour) but Jesus Christ it tastes rough. I can see why my Welsh mate gave it to me... full-on neck shake and one nip was enough. Well, maybe I'll try a second nip just in case it improves with time.

If there are any members who enjoy rot gut brandy, they can have it.

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Have you finished the dining chairs yet, an excuse to not drink peoples cast off spirits :)

^ Not started!

To be honest things are a bit hectic here just now... the daughter's just started the school year, Lola seems to be having the longest season in history and is still sharing my bedroom and I have a load of documents and stuff to wade through just now.

A small, pre-dinner nip while I'm 'cooking' is much needed and very welcome. Even this awful stuff.

Oh, and the wife's gone AWOL... so thing's ain't that bad, I guess! :)

^ Ah ha, so you flambéd the fish

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Originally Posted by Mendip

If there are any members who enjoy rot gut brandy, they can have it.

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Your Brix and Stratton might accept it.

Or keep it for me

I'll rock,paper,scissors you for it Helge!:spin:

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If there are any members who enjoy rot gut brandy, they can have it.

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Bagsy first!!!:)

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I'll rock,paper,scissors you for it Helge!

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Damn !

You won..

(I needed to strip the paint off my BSA B40, but I'll see what the wife's Som Tam (hok prick) can do)

Enjoy.

(well underway for a quintuple this year, it seems :) )

Cheers!:)

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Originally Posted by Mendip

^ Not started!

To be honest things are a bit hectic here just now... the daughter's just started the school year, Lola seems to be having the longest season in history and is still sharing my bedroom and I have a load of documents and stuff to wade through just now.

A small, pre-dinner nip while I'm 'cooking' is much needed and very welcome. Even this awful stuff.

Oh, and the wife's gone AWOL... so thing's ain't that bad, I guess! :)

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Cheers!

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You're welcome

Up to him ofcourse, but it would seems fair if you played the Brix and Stratton, for the title.






(go for 'rock' )

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If there are any members who enjoy rot gut brandy

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Hey Mendy, Pass it your gardener. I bet he can do some magic and make a really unique Ya Dong with maybe some scorpion venom. To bad Chitty isn't your neighbor, He would take that stuff without a question. :)

Since returning from the UK a couple of weeks ago I've lost 5kg, just by following a couple of simple rules.

On weekdays I don't buy any alcohol, therefore there is none in the house to drink. And I try to eat before 6pm.

This was working well until people started giving me presents... but what can you do?

Tonight I ended up having a nip or two of this Togouchi Japanese Blended Whisky, which is way better than the Serbian Apricot Brandy, but still pretty awful to be honest. It's been a long day and I can't even be bothered with the pretense of 'fishing with a drink'.

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Oh, and I'm swimming 60 lengths a day and once below 100kg it will be full on treadmill, etc etc. And I have to say that the mental stress the wife puts me under probably contributes greatly to me burning off calories, although you won't find that in any of these woke diet books.

Let's add another simple rule... today in the Kommandant's absence, I cleaned the house top to bottom, washed all bedding (although Lola has irreparably stained my duvet cover) and prepared breakfasts for the remainder of the week. All this in one morning, but a couple of weeks 'work' for some.

And it's enchiladas tonight...

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And it's enchiladas tonight...

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Where did you find the corn tortillas up there?

^ Here we go... they would maybe not pass muster in Mexico...


I found them in the back of the cupboard, but I think the corn tortillas are the least of my problems.

I have found 'Corn Wheat Wraps' made by Deli Sun, and they are in date.

And I have mixed in some 'Old El Paso' Enchiladas cooking sauce with a bag of my frozen bolognaise/cottage pie sauce I found in the freezer.

With some rice to pad it out.

I'm quietly confident about this meal, but I doubt there will be any photos! :)

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And I have mixed in some 'Old El Paso' Enchiladas cooking sauce

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Here that is the best you can do. In the late 50's and early 60's that sauce was imported by ARAMCO to Saudi. They also had tinned corn tortillas. It is a damn good taste, I think generic to so many "Mexican" restaurants. But I will send you a meat filing recipe that is easy to mix up that you and J will enjoy.