Cocktails
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Summer Sangria Swizzle
It’s Saturday! It’s so close to summer I can taste it, and it’s supposed to be close to 80 degrees here this weekend, which is huge for us in the Pacific Northwest during the first week of June. I feel in my bones that we are going to have a gorgeous summer and I can’t wait for all that this sunshiny season has to bring. Long, lazy, warm days, the smell of suntan lotion, working in the garden, hours spent reading, playing at the beach, swimming. And food and drinks, of course. I can’t promise you great weather, but I can promise you here at Lemons & Roses it’s going to be a…
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My Perfect Manhattan
Last year for my birthday my friend, Shannin, took me to see Les Miserables here in Everett. It was amazing, of course. (Although we missed our gorgeously talented friend, Michelle, in the role of Fantine.) But even more spectacular than the musical, was when we exited the theatre that night and it was pouring snow, big fat beautiful flakes; there were even a few white inches carpeting the ground. When we got back to my house in Everett, Greg and Jason had put the kids to bed and were up drinking Manhattans by the fire while they watched Louis C.K. clips. It was nearly midnight, but we sat up till well…
