Cathy was far away today, but she's on her way home now, and when she gets here, I'll greet her with this "Gin Bouquet" I made. I should have clipped more of the Eastern Red Cedar greenery for decoration, didn't realize how flat it was. There's six different gins in there, a bottle of Martini & Rossi vermouth, Rose's Lime Juice, Fentiman's Tonic, Schweppe's Tonic, limes, and pickled onions. No glassware, we've got
that coming out our ears!
My mother was a bit easier. I got her a live rosemary bush (she likes herbs) and took her out for dinner: an Italian hoagie at her favorite sub shop. Mum's pretty casual.
So...what'd you get your mother -- of yourself, or of your children -- for Mother's Day? Anyone else buy them booze?
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Brunch at Sunnybrook Ballroom in Pottstown....not so much about the food, more about the memories of eating there as a family 30+ years ago.
What? No Bluecoat?
Kidding--looks like a great basket.
Got my own mother a collection of flours/flour mixes. Thought it was a good pun for a mother who loves to bake.
I wanted to get her stuff we didn't have: we have open bottles of Bluecoat, Junipero, and Gordon's. I like the flour pun!
I got my mom a bottle of Two Brothers Bare Tree (a "barleywine-style Weizen" as they call it). She's still a light lager type for the most part but she has weaknesses that I can exploit to broaden her horizons... Weizens being one of them.
Late lunch at Capone's with my wife and 1 yr. old son.
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