Cocktails, Cats and Rainbows

 

Cocktails No. 2 were Enzonis: gin; campari; lemon juice; standard syrup; muddled grapes

Enzoni

Progression

The Blackhurst Advent Cocktail Calendar Day 3 was a Negroni with a bonus advent jigsaw puzzle. 

Even when one is not in the best location (outside the cinema where I'd been watching films at the British Film Festival), rainbows are always worth photographing.

The Blackhurst Advent Cocktail Calendar Day 4 was a Tequila Sunrise - bright and colourful. Oh, and I have bought a plant to put in my giraffe pot, and I think it looks lovely.

The Blackhurst Advent Cocktail Calendar Day 5 was a Mexican Firing Squad, which contains tequila, lime juice, grenadine and Angostura bitters.

The Blackhurst Advent Cocktail Calendar Day 6 was a Long island Iced Tea. A friend popped round to visit at cocktail hour, which is why there are three. We all have a Long Island Iced Tea story - some of us even remember them.

It might not have been the best time to put up the solar lights in the gazeebo, but, however...

The Blackhurst Advent Cocktail Calendar Day 7 was a Water Lily. These contain equal parts gin, creme de violette, fresh lemon juice and Cointreau. We also celebrated Sourfest; hence the commemorative T-shirt in the photos. 

A brief interlude to admire the aftermath of Sourfest (it seems I didn't take any photos of the actual event), and then the Blackhurst Advent Cocktail Calendar Day 8 featured a French 75.

Advent Puzzles

Things start to get busy at this time of year, as you can see. 

 

We went out to dinner one evening, and I spotted this person waiting at a bus-stop in all their finery. There are so many potential stories here; I just love it. 

As it is the first of the month, there is the customary photo of the bedside book pile. 

Him Outdoors doesn't really do Christmas. I suggested we put up a tree and decorations, and this is what he offered.

He has, however, bought me this wonderful advent calendar jigsaw puzzle. There are individual boxes for the twenty-four days, and we get to do a square each day.

I have also signed up to receive a box containing gin and other accoutremenets every two months. This coincides with our intention to have an advent cocktail each day. Today's libation is a White Lady (gin, triple sec, lemon juice, sugar syrup, egg white). Already a new favourite.