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
pink grapefruit mint sorbet ~ and cocktails!
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
national margarita day!
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
30A ~ Rosemary Beach
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 ~~~
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
4th anniversary ~ sharing
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
it’s cocktail hour ~~~
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
tiki bar tailgate ~ 2013
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 ~ old school tiki style
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