Here we are, a week away from SCAA#6 when I realize I never wrote up #5. Ooops! For Santa Cruz Alcohol Appreciation chapter 5, we chose hard cider as the theme. Here’s how it works: everybody brings a different kind … Continue reading
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, in large part because it doesn’t involve gifts. I also love gathering with groups of good people around a tasty meal and a bottle of wine any time of the year. This year … Continue reading
Despite my best efforts (aka begging,) I haven’t been able to snag an invite to a family Thanksgiving dinner for myself and fellow T-day refugee, BK. After wallowing in self-pity for a wee bit, I decided to see if we … Continue reading
So I turned 29 a few weeks ago, which means I’m now thisclose to 30 and that has prompted something of a miniature nervous breakdown. Nah, that’s the wrong word. Rather, it’s just caused a whole wealth of self-reflection as … Continue reading
While I was back east, bk decided he’d be lonely and needed to have a party. So he decided to have another chapter of AA. However, without me to organize all the details, he failed to properly document the tasting … Continue reading
BK and I’ve been on a quest to enjoy white wine, so we decided to have our second chapter of Santa Cruz AA focus on that most ubiquitous of Californian whites, Chardonnay. We ended up with about 15 bottles of wine, … Continue reading
I was all set to write about the wine-tasting we held last week until I realized I’d never written about the gin tasting. So let’s back up a bit here Back in Albany, bk decided to start a little alcohol … Continue reading
Not being near our families for the holidays has been a little hard, probably more so for me than bk, but we’re learning to create our own, new traditions. I was unable to attend his family’s Passover seder last year … Continue reading