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Catoctin and Kimpton – Cocktail Combo.

November 19, 2017

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Visited the Lorien Hotel (a Kimpton) in Alexandria for an evening where friends of ours from different lands and lives unknowingly were working on the same project – a tasting of Catoctin Creek’s locally distilled and bottled rye and brandy’s paired with Chef’s choice hors d’oeuvres from the Lorein. Our friends Becky and Scott Harris have created a high level distillery in Purcellville, VA and Steph Vogel, another amazing person-friend runs the Lorien. The perfect cocktail storm.

Serious mixing and choosing

Yes, that one.

All enjoy.

Good Stuff.

Becky explains the science.

“The barrels are this big! ” Scott

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“We just have beer here.”

November 4, 2017

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My kind of bar! Proletariat Bar, NYC. Superb beer, kind and knowledgeable service, and perfect conversation. DSCF0473 DSCF0483 DSCF0482 DSCF0485 DSCF0476

The Laundry Series..

October 29, 2017

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Omnipresent in European towns and villages – laundry hanging, drying, billowing. Lovely but tired scenes of buildings and light enhanced with signs of daily life.

Cagliari, Sardinia

Vespas, yes.

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Laundry at Night

Laundry up high.

Two must share this line.

Laundry has the Blues.

So much sky a surprise.

Another Day in Malta: Wind in Valetta

October 29, 2017

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A very windy day on the Mediterranean

To get to Valetta from Cospicua you can either take the ferry (every 30 minutes…or so) or you can take a water taxi from the taxi stand. The taxi is more fun but way more arbitrary.

Views from the War Museum on the bluff are incredible. Valetta itself is overrun with tourists but makes a nice afternoon of wandering.

Ancient barracks

The Cathedral is a late stage capitalism joke. God is dead and the admission charge is 10 euros. The cattle fill the place. Not really worth the price of admission. ON the other hand, the War Museum is modern and well put together.