Gin & Tonic and Iggy Pop in September?

A "G &T" is a classic highball cocktail made with, you guessed it, gin and tonic water poured over ice, garnished with a slice of lime. So it´s September and the fizz is about to go out of the season; little doubts about a cocktail designed to beat the heat can grow as daily high temperatures waver. But really it´s not quite autumn and just too early for caridigans and B&S (Brandy and Soda) served in a lowball glass. 

Be a Wild One, Iggy Pop sez. Cease the moment. Look to get carried away with exuberance by seeking out the smallest bottles to maximize spritz! Bang your "G &T" with Bitter Lemon/Limon Dry. Slap it with Blood Orange or fresh Grapefruit Juice and squeeze the best out of the remaining days of summer. You alone (and Iggy´s dad) can make this party zing! 

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"Windows on Baikal"

While indulging in a bit of reminiscing and reviewing fotos taken in Siberia, I found a series I shot of the windows of homes around Lake Baikal.

Please note, the houses themselves are without paint. Oddly, only the windows receive paint and a splash of creativity and fanciful flourish. I was so taken with this novel approach to home maintenance, I broke out the camera just to shoot the series, "Windows on Baikal". I share five of the many taken that day!

Being this principally is a food blog, I should add that we consumed mostly black bread, smoked fish, the caviar of Omul (a fish found only in the waters of Lake Baikal) and the Cup-O-Potato-Buds re-hydrated with boiling hot water from many a samovar. Russian Standard Vodka, was the tipple of choice - sometimes mixed with Schweppes' Bitter Lemon (more readily found in Siberia then in North America it seems). Ah, Siberia I love you well!