Well I'm back Online...AGAIN ...

That's right ... sigh ... after an exhausting week without internet (due to the thing-a-ma-jingy being totally blown in the green box), schedule changes at the day job and having to go in this morning as well, things are finally looking up ...

I Have Internet!! 

YAY!!!!

If it wasn't for being able to pre-post and set the posting date my Fun Drink Friday would never have gone up. I'm telling you, hopefully this does it and we have no more internet blackouts.

So, it's Fall (finally) you wouldn't know that today sitting om my side of Florida. Muggy, Humid and overcast. BOOOO.

Come on cooler weather!!

Here's my Fun Drink Friday from Friday to share.

Nothing like a cider drink to welcome the Autumn season

© Christina Holmes

Instead of wine, this juicy sangria is made with hard cider spiked with lemon juice and apple brandy.

This looked like the perfect first drink to the Fall season.

Hard Cider Sangria

CONTRIBUTED BY GRACE PARISI

• TOTAL TIME: 15 MIN
• SERVINGS: 4

1. 1 cup quartered and thinly sliced unpeeled green, yellow and red apples
2. 1 navel orange—quartered and thinly sliced crosswise
3. 1 cup apple juice, chilled
4. 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
5. 1/4 cup apple brandy
6. One 22-ounce bottle hard apple cider, chilled
7. Ice

1. In a pitcher, combine the apples with the orange, apple juice, lemon juice and brandy. Just before serving, add the hard cider. Serve in tall glasses over ice.

LINK - Food & Wine

Enjoy and have a wonderful Sunday!!

Fun Drink Friday - Hard Cider Sangria

© Christina Holmes

Instead of wine, this juicy sangria is made with hard cider spiked with lemon juice and apple brandy.

This looked like the perfect first drink to the Fall season.

Hard Cider Sangria

CONTRIBUTED BY GRACE PARISI

• TOTAL TIME: 15 MIN
• SERVINGS: 4

1. 1 cup quartered and thinly sliced unpeeled green, yellow and red apples
2. 1 navel orange—quartered and thinly sliced crosswise
3. 1 cup apple juice, chilled
4. 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
5. 1/4 cup apple brandy
6. One 22-ounce bottle hard apple cider, chilled
7. Ice

1. In a pitcher, combine the apples with the orange, apple juice, lemon juice and brandy. Just before serving, add the hard cider. Serve in tall glasses over ice.

LINK - Food & Wine

Fun Drink Friday - Upside Down Cake - Happy B-Day to my Bestie!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY MAR!!!! 

the best friend in the whole wide world!! 

i have a feeling we'd be able to drink a lot of these 

UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

MIXED WITH SMIRNOFF ICED CAKE

WHAT'S INSIDE:

2 oz SMIRNOFF Iced Cake

1 oz orange juice

1 oz pineapple juice

top off with club soda

HOW TO MIX IT:

Garnish with sprinkles, cherry and an orange slice.

Read more: http://www.smirnoff.com/en-us/newmain/vodka-drinks/drink-recipes/upside-down-cake.aspx#ixzz3Di3JqzOQ

Puppy Kisses

This is Elvis and he loves to give puppy kisses all day long. 

What's better than being puppy kissed awake LOL.

I asked Elvis this morning, what should mommy blog about and he turned from his perch on the back of the sofa to lick my nose. LOL.

 I, in turn said, oh you want me to blog about puppy kisses LOL, so that's how the blog came to be this morning.

Elvis is one of my fur babies and is three years old.

He's a full blood long haired red Dachshund. 

  He loves looking for little lizards to chase and squirrels to tree.

As well as burrowing under the covers. So we always have a throw on the sofa for him (and mommy to stick her feet under). 

He's also a nose licker.

All Photos are owned and copyrighted to: C.A. Salo

Fun Drink Friday - The Cape Cod w/ Absolut Vodka

THE CAPE COD

Ingredients

• 2 Parts Absolut Vodka
• 3 Parts Cranberry Juice
• 1 Wheel Lime

How to mix

                           Fill a chilled highball glass with ice cubes. 

                           Add all ingredients. Garnish with lime.

About this drink

The Cape Cod is probably named after the Massachusetts peninsula because they actually grow cranberries there (and the drink contains, well, loads of cranberry juice). But the drink also shares some features with the East-Northern outpost -- the true New Englander knows how to time it for just when the reds match.

As Summer is going to be turning into Fall, one of my favorite times of the year. Here's one of my favorite drinks, The Cape Cod. 

... Wait a true New Englander :-/ hell people, I am from New England. Just dish up the drink and hand it over. I don't care about the reds matching, just if it's made right and the flavor is good

Can you tell I am no bartender LOL.

For more info and recipes, visit Absolut.