One of the oldest members of the Fellowship- Katherine and Greg at Rufus’s often put up the most glorious drinks on their blog. Plus they are wee bit partial to a glass of champers- darlink. So this one is for them. My new favourite drink is Champagne and Honey Mead. Lots of champagne -a little bit of Honey Mead. Quite Divine. And it is the perfect drink when alone in the house listening to music and marinating home made cheese (I will let you know how it turns out before I share!) And if I can remember what I did.
Hic!?
Berit has been working hard on fixing up the old chook house. I told him to think like a mink. Later, he said, now that I am thinking like a mink I am thinking we have a lot of work to do to make this mink proof.
He has gone to spend the weekend with his family in Chicago. Hope he comes back. 
Timatanga Moana is the most photogenic pig. I must call the man and find out when we are to collect the little boar kunekune. Hopefully after I have been to New Zealand the first time. 
Daisy my ungrateful cow. She has such an attitude this cow, but I do love her. You should see her with strangers. She bobs her head here and there .Up and down, side to side as they try to touch her face. They think she is trying to knock them out but really she is just trying to get their hand onto the top of her head above the ridge. That is her favourite scratching place. 
I opened up the bee hive again. Almost a month ago I put on a super filled with round forms meant to create round comb honey that I then cut out in their plastic containers and put lids on, creating perfect gift sized pots of honey. But once I had the lid off I could see that the Russians have completely scorned the plastic, preferring to be cramped into the super below. So to avoid swarming I have taken the failed plastic super off and replaced it with a conventional wooden honey super. I think I need to do more research. I guess the Russians are just not round peg bees. 
We have had a curious summer so far. Very cool ( I am still wearing long sleeves in the mornings and evenings) with more cloud cover than the last few summers. So the tomatoes are just not ripening. And the few ripe ones we have harvested do not have a full summer flavour yet. Hopefully it will warm up a bit soon. 
It is humid too and the dews are heavy, so the most recent cut of hay will take a few more days to dry. I am hoping to bale on Monday.
The cucurbits though are doing exceptionally well. Not in volume but in quality. We definitely have food to eat.
The buttercup is my favourite. What is yours?
I hope you all have a lovely day.
Your friend on the farm.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
33 responses to “My new Drink”
I do believe you favorite new drink is destined to become my favorite new drink. Cheers!
Ditto. I’d love to try that stuff.
I like the sound of Champagne and Honey Mead. The only trouble I see is it might go well with breadmaking, preparing dinner, sewing and knitting…. I might not be able to find my bed at the end of the day! 😆
We are partial to champers and now have a new favorite drink too. Thanks for the shout out. Your tomatoes are really coming along!
Champagne is the only alcoholic drink that suits me, but unfortunately it isn’t within my weekly budget. Not sure about sweetening it with anything, though. I’m not really into sweet drinks generally, including fruit juice. Isn’t mead the drink that wealthy medieval people drank at their banquets as an excuse to behave in a rowdy fashion? …Not that I can imagine you being rowdy, Cecilia 😉 Cheers!
Lovely–we have a mead-maker here in Salem, so I’m going to run right over this morning and pick up a bottle! A toast to you!
We have a few mead makers here in our area of Maine, but I have not tried it yet! I prefer Prosecco to Champagne. Probably would be great with that as well!
Your drink looks lovely. And a bit intoxicating this early in the day but oh—wouldn’t it be lovely to sip a glass on the deck in the dusky hours? Yes, I think so. That little kunekune is one adorable pig and I don’t usually think of pigs as adorable. Have a lovely day–and I am sure your helper will return after the weekend. How could he stay away?
Favorite cucurbit: butternut squash. My late-start (post-move) tomatoes have blossoms, but no fruit. I’m hoping for tomatoes by the end of the month.
My tomatoes are still tiny green marbles on the stems. Oval for the Romas, round for the Tommy Toes and flat and deeply ridged for the Grosse Lisse. I can’t wait for the first ripe ones. Butternut, Ironbark, Kent and Jap are my favourites.
My husband has been making mead for years and has really perfected it! It tends to be a little bit too sweet for me, so I like the idea of mixing it with champagne. I might like it better that way! We get our honey from a local bee farmer who sells it out of his garage. I’ll be up your way in about a week and I’ve been hoping for some home grown tomatoes. I think my parents have had some ripen already. I’ve also been hoping the sweet corn would be ready.
Champagne cocktails and cheese – sounds perfect 😉
Cheers!
We have gone from Sweltering heat to suddenly feeling like fall. The cottonwoods are even reflecting the cool as I can see yellow leaves appearing. Fall is such a sad time for me. Although, I don’t know why. I guess it is the death of summer that I morn. I do relish the brilliant burst of color, the last hooray Autumn brings and the cooler days. Other than that my spirit starts to mourn.
Sigh…….
Linda
http://coloradofarmlife.wordpress.com
I’m thinking zucchini may be my favorite summer squash. I just put up bags of grated zucchini in the freezer to make zucchini banana nut bread with during the winter. And I think acorn or butternut may be my favorite winter squash. They are growing very well now and should be ready the end of August! 🙂 Hope it does warm up there Celi, as you all must be missing tomatoes! My very favorite in the Black Krim. We are eating them daily here! XO