[Thought I'd have a go at resurrecting the "Five O'Clock Friday" regular series featuring humorous (to me) memes and other time wasters found online.]

Enjoy.

[Thought I'd have a go at resurrecting the "Five O'Clock Friday" regular series featuring humorous (to me) memes and other time wasters found online.]

Enjoy.

During a recent shopping trip, whilst I had an armful of bottles on the way to the checkout,  I spied a couple bottles of Whistlepig Farmstock Rye on a shelf. Ah well, what's one more bottle?

Farmstock Rye is a newly stocked label in our state-controlled liquor stores. In their best imitation of Socialist countries where a government monopoly controls supply, VA ABC makes it hard for us in the Old Dominion to obtain rarer spirits. I grabbed my one allowed bottle and was thankful to have been in the store at that moment. (Previous posts on this Prohibition-inspired rule of government can be found here and here.)

I had also recently picked up some of the Rocky Patel Disciple. This is a newly released blend that I have been looking forward to trying since it was announced. This past weekend offered the opportunity to pair the two new additions.

 

During a recent shopping trip, whilst I had an armful of bottles on the way to the checkout,  I spied a couple bottles of Whistlepig Farmstock Rye on a shelf. Ah well, what's one more bottle?

Farmstock Rye is a newly stocked label in our state-controlled liquor stores. In their best imitation of Socialist countries where a government monopoly controls supply, VA ABC makes it hard for us in the Old Dominion to obtain rarer spirits. I grabbed my one allowed bottle and was thankful to have been in the store at that moment. (Previous posts on this Prohibition-inspired rule of government can be found here and here.)

I had also recently picked up some of the Rocky Patel Disciple. This is a newly released blend that I have been looking forward to trying since it was announced. This past weekend offered the opportunity to pair the two new additions.

 

As noted recently, there's been no time for a fire this fall. So far. But that doesn't mean we're not keeping warm. On a recent cool evening it was finally time to break out the propane floor heater on the screen porch. That, along with a pour Jack Daniel's Gentleman Jack and a vintage 2018 Fratello DMV Virginia cigar, provided all the heat that was needed.

As noted recently, there's been no time for a fire this fall. So far. But that doesn't mean we're not keeping warm. On a recent cool evening it was finally time to break out the propane floor heater on the screen porch. That, along with a pour Jack Daniel's Gentleman Jack and a vintage 2018 Fratello DMV Virginia cigar, provided all the heat that was needed.

I often enjoy looking through old photos on my laptop to see what I was doing at this time in years back. One thing I've noticed recently, that in years past, we've already enjoyed several fires out back by now. This year, between frequent weekend trips and day after day of wet weather interspersed with warm temperatures, it just hasn't happened this fall. Yet.

The closest we've come so far this season is siting around the pit a couple weeks ago, using it as a foot rest. The condensation on the bottle above illustrates just how warm it was, even in the shade. Despite the absence of the wood fire, it was an enjoyable respite.

Soon, real soon, we'll be enjoying wood smoke along with the tobacco smoke. If it would just stop raining…

Cheers!

I often enjoy looking through old photos on my laptop to see what I was doing at this time in years back. One thing I've noticed recently, that in years past, we've already enjoyed several fires out back by now. This year, between frequent weekend trips and day after day of wet weather interspersed with warm temperatures, it just hasn't happened this fall. Yet.

The closest we've come so far this season is siting around the pit a couple weeks ago, using it as a foot rest. The condensation on the bottle above illustrates just how warm it was, even in the shade. Despite the absence of the wood fire, it was an enjoyable respite.

Soon, real soon, we'll be enjoying wood smoke along with the tobacco smoke. If it would just stop raining…

Cheers!