§ If the "spirit" Moves You...

Not only is October meaningful to the young at heart with Halloween,  we also observe many traditional holidays and celebrations such as Navy Day,   Day of the Dead, and the annual American Heart Association's Heart Walk nation-wide, as I've mentioned recently, but as we all know it's also Breast Cancer Awareness month. It's a 'busy month'.   Fund raisers galore and wearing of the pink ribbons and men and women alike remember those that have passed on from the killer disease and/or survived from it all, but I also take it a step further. Of course I do. I even  DRINK PINK!!

One of my favorite liquors is tequila. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not one to drink in excess. Never have, never will. But living in Tucson I tried just about every brand of Tequila there was available over the more than decade residing there; being so close to Mexico and the blue agave plants that are distilled for the liquor. Then, one day at a local grocery store I saw a new one! And, yes, in Arizona you can buy hard liquor at a grocery store! I put a bottle of it in the shopping cart and that very night, Bud and I tried it. DEEEEEEEElicious. Of course, it's a liqueur which means you SIP it and very LITTLE of it. No more than a shot glass will suffice. It was sweet like strawberry ice cream with a 'kick' of tequila's bitterness. A bit sweet and scorching going down the throat, but after the shock and sting of tequila, the strawberry flavor came thru and it was quite mellow afterward. Now, I have a shot of it during October [like I said, if it weren't for margaritas I probably wouldn't drink anything but water and milk. Maybe a caffeine free soda once in a while].

Our local liquor store here in Corpus that we shop at for Bud's wines and brandy, [Wines and More], for October and cancer awareness, I not only drink, but I buy PINK!  A whole new kind of Halloween spirit that's just been on the market a little over 20 years.

By the way, the rose on the bottle changes color to let you know when it's chilled to perfection.  From their website I did a screenshot. Or if you'd like to read more detail of the liqueur, click here.

§ Okay, so I Took a Shot!!! Sue me!!

Bud and I finished a very colorful, challenging puzzle....

...the other day I found a 500 piece panda bear puzzle. It's a bit different for us, it's 5D [not 3 d, but, yes, 5 d]. I think the bear will jump out at us as we work it.  As long as it doesn't mistake us for bamboo, I think we'll be okay.   Can't wait to try it out.

Once we finished the puzzle it was finally time for the stores to open! Two essential stores, Pet Smart [for cat litter -TMI?] and the Liquor Store. LOL I admit, I try to be a good patient and not mix the hard stuff with my heart meds, but on occasion, I will have a favored frozen margarita. On this day, Bud said he had to stop at Wine and More...it's, for the both of us, like two kids in a candy store!  The store area is certainly a large warehouse/supercenter!! Bud was out of scotch [his preferred drink].  Me?  I just like to browse and buy something new to taste.  Of course, 99% of the time, Bud will finish the bottle I buy.  This time, I spotted Canadian Whiskey [bottled in USA] that was Cinnamon Flavored!  I thought..."oooo, wow, yum!"  So, off I went to find the dear man, and go pay for my new tasting treasure!  Got home, and that night,  had a shot glass...and whoa, Nelly, that was delicious!!  Bud is gonna be sorely disappointed when he finds I'm gonna hoard that stuff!!! And yes, they have a cigar room, where you can enjoy a smoke and drink on property - - not me, but whomever wishes to do so.

If you ever had cinnamon oil from the drug store [we bought vials of it when we were kids and soaked toothpicks in the oil and chewed on them -now-a-days you need a written Rx for that oil!!]  Anyway, it is a very smooth, mellow whiskey [I'm not a connoisseur by any means but I know what I like] and this Catch Fire tastes like the good ol' days of yore!  But, 66% proof...lol