cocktails, island style, stories & beautiful blue water
Happy Cinco De Mayo ~ the day folks in the US celebrate a love for Mexico and especially a love for margaritas! The bluwaterlife house margarita is great anytime, but with a pot full of fresh mint outside, I’m going for a minty twist on the traditional frozen. Bluwatermom and her new/replaced knee are on the mend and it is a beautiful day… Read More
Uh-oh, this could be dangerous. Combine my love for any kind of ice cream with a stylish cocktail, and the result is delicious double trouble 🙂 . I shared the recipe for Lemon Basil Sorbet last year. Sorbet requires only a few ingredients, minimal prep and a quick 25ish minutes in the Cuisinart ice cream freezer for a refreshing treat. This… Read More
It’s National Margarita Day! I don’t know how various holidays get established, but this one gets my vote. Buffett concert tickets for my town went on sale today, and I spent the morning wrangling various devices to (successfully!) score tickets, so of course I was thinking about margaritas. And then I realized I hadn’t shared my house margarita recipe on the website,… Read More
Last visit to 30A section of the NW FL panhandle was vacation time last year at the end of June ~ just before Independence Day ~ and the area was inundated with visitors. This trip could not have been more different. It’s February, truly off-season, and I am here for entirely different reasons. There was one nice sunny day this… Read More
Lemon. Basil. Sorbet! I think ice cream should be a food group :-). I love any variety ~~~ ice cream, frozen yogurt, sherbet, sorbet, gelato, granita, frozen treats, bars, sundaes, splits, cones ~~~ oh my! For easy and quick, sorbet is always a great option. There is almost always a recipe that will work with a few ingredients that you… Read More
It’s our 4th anniversary! Thank you for reading and being part of life enjoyed :-). You may have noticed that while the site and blog are about stuff I like and things I do, the photos are mostly places and things ~ and not many photos with people. When I started this website I promised to friends and family that… Read More
Do we have any tonic water for Boat Drinks? It’s club soda for Mojitos, right? Do we have any? What about limes? Is it a little shot of Cointreau, or a big one in the Margaritas? It’s either the voice in my head ~~~ or Bluwaterguy playing bartender! Whether you call them boat drinks, tiki drinks or cocktails, there is… Read More
I gotta fly to St.Somewhere I gotta go where it’s WARM! Boat Drinks ~ one of my all time favorite Buffett tunes ~ and my ringtone on Bluwaterguy’s phone. So when I heard this year’s tour name ~ Songs from St.Somewhere ~ I knew we were in. Last year’s concert and tail gate was so much fun, I was just hoping this year’s would… Read More
Trader Vic’s ~ now we are talking old school tiki style! We were downtown on Friday, and I thought about Trader Vic’s at the Hilton Atlanta…which happened to be just up Courtland Street from my conference. Hey, I was ready for drinks and dinner ~~~ and tiki drinks at that! This Trader Vic’s location opened in 1976. I’ve written… Read More
