Minnie & The Hubster

     In my blog of December 2019, I introduced you (readers) to my neighbor, Marsh. That blog was about how we met. It has been ten years since Marsh passed, and so in this blog, I tell you how we said goodbye.       "Do you enjoy this?" asked Anna to Marsh, as she rode on the back of his motorcycle. They were dating then, and Marsh wanted to share his passion for motorcycles with the love of his life. Clearly, Anna did not enjoy the ride. So, Marsh sold his motorcycle and settled into married life. However, he always thought about motorcycles, longingly watching as the neighbors rode by on theirs. He especially took notice when our neighbor, Barry, rode by on his Harley.      Anna always told Marsh, "When I die, you can buy your toys!" So when Anna did pass in 2004, the first toy Marsh bought was a silver Dodge Dakota 4-door truck. It was gorgeous! The truck was roomy enough for Marsh's beloved Doberman, Edie, to ride along on his many ...

      When I told our Copy Editor, Burdy, I had one more blog for this year, she exclaimed, "No-o-o! You have to do a blog on Wisconsin Whiskey and Bourbon."       "Uh-h-h, Okay?? What do I have to do?" I'm thinking aloud.       "Don't worry about a thing," she says. "I'll take care of getting the Bourbon and Whiskey that we can try."       So for this blog, with the help of Burdy, we taste 9 (yes 9) different Wisconsin Whiskeys and Bourbons. Keep in mind, this is over a couple of days, and they are tastings of about an ounce or less. With different schedules that do not always coincide with distillery hours, and oh yeah, a Pandemic, the Wisconsin Whiskeys and Bourbons, we are tasting for this blog, can all be found at our local grocery liquor store. Here's the Spirit Line Up.        The first time the Hubster and I went to a distillery was during a visit to South Carolina. The establishment we visited ...

         In college, I tried my first wine and loved it. My friends in college drank wine. We did not have a specific brand, except one friend. She drank Manischewitz.      While in college, I was involved in a program known as 5-H. It was an extension of 4-H, only a service organization for college students. One weekend, our group went to Camp Upham in the Wisconsin Dells area for the sole purpose of cleaning the grounds and buildings for the upcoming camping season for the young 4-hers. After the long, labor intensive day, we went to a local tavern for some adult libations. Upon entering, the leader of our group looked directly at me and said, "Do not order a white wine or any wine." He was well known in the area and did not want to be embarrassed by someone who drank wine. I did order a beer, but could not drink it, because to me, it was disgusting. I gave it to the "sensitive "fella," and ordered a diet Coke.      That...

     Let me say, I had planned on doing a blog on Chardonnay wine before the Covid-19 pandemic. I had been gathering various Chardonnay wines to taste with the Hubster. However, when the Govenor closed Wisconsin Wineries, Distilleries, and Breweries, this blog came to the forefront. Over the course of a long weekend, the Hubster, one of our Millennials, and I tried the Chardonnays I had gathered. This Is How We Did our Wine Tasting:      1, Open the wine to give it time to breathe. I can not stress this enough. Each time you come back to the wine, you will notice the flavor profile changes. Also, I like Chardonnay room temperature rather than chilled. The Hubster disagrees with this notion. However, I think you will taste the flavor notes more accurately than chilled. I will say, we do keep our wine in a cooler part of the house.      2. We tasted wines in groups of two. This helped to really distinguish the tasting notes of the wine. ...