Toadfish Monastery

Homebrew rice wine.

Tea is currently brewing

Australian Cabernet - Shiraz. Fruity.

Again, tea still in the brewing phase

This weekend we were introduced to Vola Sangiovese. Sharon, our friendly wine advisor at Trader Joe's showed it to us as we were shopping. She said it was fruity, and best slightly chilled, but very good, and at under $3 a bottle how could we refuse?

We sat it in the fridge for about 20 minutes, then opened it and enjoyed it while watching a storm on our front porch. It made for a lovely late Sunday afternoon!

Italian Sangiovese? I'd never seen it below $15 a bottle!

Tea just started to brew and this sort has to do for at least 10 minutes

Blood orange Italian soda

I still have to brew the tea, so drinking will have to wait for another half hour

With a nod to Jimmy Buffet, my blender has rendered that frozen concoction that helps me hang on.


O god, o god, now I have SEVERE margarita headache, over, under, and around *both* eyes...   

...wait...

...wait...

...it's dissipating...

...hallelujahs!  I'm cured!

Now another delovely schlurp!   

The tea to drink has still to be brewed

Watered down pink lemonade

I think I can take the first sip (safely) in about 10 minutes

Tea.
Earl Grey.
Hot.


With sugar.



And an oreo cookie.

Tea is brewing (what else did you expect?)