Okay I had gum surgery on Thursday. The recommendation was soft food for at least 25 hours. The truth was I lived off painkillers (naproxene) and wine with the occasional bit of risotto or pasta. Amazingly I lost 3 pounds in three days. I doubt it would be a recommended diet by a doctor or… Continue reading The Dental Surgery Diet
Category: Musings
Musings – just what it sounds like. Dr Booze muses on …
Italy Day 1
Espresso, beer, and water in the airport. Beer and bread and grilled cheese at the bus station. Chicken liver on crustini, followed by wild boar in tomato sauce, with a nameless chianti for supper. renting a car: 400 euors! touring wineries is an expensive business. I could have just bought a case of wine and… Continue reading Italy Day 1
Wine Stains
I am, sadly, notorious amongst my friends, for my wine spills. I tend to talk with my hands. And I tend to have a glass of wine in one of them. And that glass is usually red. This obviously, is a situation leading to the occasional minor stain. In general I spill copious amounts of… Continue reading Wine Stains
Life on the Road
Much as I’d like to report otherwise, the truth is once you’re in towns smaller than about 150K population, your dining options are slight. (They are also limited in many larger centers too.) I tend to forget this until I’m on a driving holiday. I’m on my way to the Okanagan for a biannual tour… Continue reading Life on the Road
The company we keep
So there I am, in a windowless room, drinking bulk wine from a carafe. It was thin, sour stuff, and if you could catch a bouquet off it, over the perfumes, colognes, aftershaves, and hair products, well you’re a better man than I Gunga Din. The thing is, I enjoyed the glass enormously, and the… Continue reading The company we keep