You Heard Me!

Doesn't this just make you smile?  Yesterday I took a little trip out to Point Reye's Station, a small community in Marin County, CA.  This is a photo of Toby's, a store filled with all sorts of goodies; local jam, honey, candies, fruits and vegetables.  Hay is sold in back.  

Here's another reason I detest public swimming pools.  Then again, no one would notice me in a bathing suit!  

My friends in England and Germany have complained to me of a dismal Summer thus far. Here in California we suffer from the opposite conditions; lack of rain. Regardless, here is an homage to RAIN! Live, in concert, Perpetuum Jazzile, perform Toto's Africa,  at Vokal Xtravaganzza 2008 (October 2008). Arranged by Tomaž Kozlevčar. Crank the volume, close your eyes and get blown away!

How lucky can I get! A bumper crop of sweet, juicy apricots...yum! I didn't even fall off the ladder. Update: After eating lots of apricots, making marmalade and sharing with the neighbors, I still had a few left over. Then I remembered that one of the most delightful taste treats I had in Austria was a liqueur made from "Aprikosen".  It is called Marillen Likör and is difficult to find ( in fact, the company went out of business), so I decided to whip up a batch of Apricot Moonshine. Vodka based, it will take a minimum of three months to ferment, but I can't wait to see if I came close to what I remember drinking.

I'm putting aside all thoughts of impending geopolitical gloom 'n'doom [ well, for a moment... ] whilst recalling the good ol' clueless days of Summer! This song stuck in my mind from waaaay back, when I was a pre-bikini'd, four-eyed "dork", who wanted to grow up to be as glamorous as Annette Funicello! The hair! The boobies! The men going ape-sh*t as she oils up "Moon-doggie" with suntan lotion in that positively, sexy, see-through, white fishnet bathing suit!