Benedictine and Books

It's winter! That officially means crisp, cold walks in the hills with stunning afternoon light, a pile of books to read, and a bene'n'hot to finish off the day.

Bedside book pile on 1 July

Matching glasses!

Biking through the New Year

We rounded off the year with a few mountain bike rides and some drinks with friends.

Breakfast with the Reid Sisters

Chester 'helping' with the laundry

25 years ago to the day we met

New Year's Eve bike ride

Apparently the Burnley Miner's Club is the world's biggest consumer of Benedictine, and Burnley FC is the only club in England to serve the drink on match days. We toasted Him Outdoor's hometown with a round of Christmas Martinez (4 parts Four Pillars Christmas Gin; 2 parts Rouge vermouth; 1 part DOM Benedictine; and a dash of Angostura Bitters). Cheers. And Cheese. Lots of cheese.

Calamity Sue; still life with cheese

New Year's Day bike ride

It's hot and thirsty work!

Cheers; Happy New Year!