martinis and mocktails

One of my big reasons for moving home was the discovery of a community of friends. It’s been a classic case of “Where have you been all my life?”. Turns out, the relationships I’ve been seeking for twenty years have been waiting quietly for me to come back.
After a long week and an afternoon of canning, I was ready for Martinis & Mocktails chez SHA/CA. The Fabulous Four were all in attendance (yours truly, CS, HC, and KB). The aim of the evening was to share signature drinks, and share we did: fresh mojitos, sangria, the newly christened blue martini “Wreck-Me-Em” and the HUZZAH!, which featured the truly amazing black raspberry liqueur Chambord.
CS and I later concurred that our downfall of the evening was the abundance of glorious cheese snacks. Havarti, Goat Cheese, Blue Cheese Tarts, Buffalo Chicken Wing dip, Three Cheese & Spinach dip…oof. And the piece de resistance, the pear crumble which contained no cheese but really couldn’t possibly be good for you.
Above the conversation we could hear the rain drumming on the sunporch roof. It was the perfect party: relaxed, casual, funny, and with a lot of cheese and drinks. What more could a countrymouse ask for?

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