2017: Day 2 Goodbyes suck. That’s why I’m going to keep this short. 5 years ago I met a wonderful group of people who pushed me, challenged me, and some days you beat the living crap out of me). But you made me a much stronger person. It’s been an honour sweating with you, cursing … [Read more…]
Day 2 of the 1460 days of drinking: “The Wall” Pink Floyd!! I know, I know, I know. You were thinking this post would be about the now famous wall that, this past week, was enacted by Executive Order. Unfortunately, when we now hear “wall”, we think Trump. However, for nearly 40 years, Pink Floyd … [Read more…]
2015: Day 13 Today I pay tribute to the members of my excellent relay team at Challenge Penticton – Joanne and Pam. We came up with the name “Slower Than Expected” mainly because Joanne and I were in ‘off years’ in training and honestly didn’t know what to expect come race day. Admittedly, I felt bad … [Read more…]
2015: Day 9 Day 9 of the 12DOD remembers some of the epic rides we had this year. Not epic because we had a great ride though. Epic because of the rain!!! We had one of our first training rides this year in Whistler in mid-May. I was super excited because this was the first … [Read more…]
Joel says we should name this one Sour Puss. It’s a Meyer Lemon martini.
2013: Day 3 It’s a watermelon martini kind of night. Yum!
2012: Day 10 Tonight’s drink is the Snowflake martini. A delicious drink made from Hpnotiq, St. Germain, Meyer lemons, Chardonnay and Sprite. Thanks for reminding me to use my St. Germain Jodi – you’d love this drink
Today in our 12 days of drinking, we feature the Blood Orange Martini. This sassy lil’ number comes alive with a hint of orange blossom water. Notice the pulp? That’s today’s recommended fruit serving! Recipe: 2 oz vodka, 1 oz peach or orange vodka, 1/2 oz of orange liqueur (e.g. Grand Marnier or Triple Sec), … [Read more…]
In honour of our friend Susan D’ong’s birthday, we are celebrating the 12 Days of Drinking with “Peacock Blue”. Recipe: 2 parts Hpnotiq, 2 parts raspberry vodka, 1 part Sprite, in a sugar rimmed glass