Winners of the Goody Bags are: Lorie Mink, Jessie Dimovski, Carla Rotmans, Candace Vachon, Madlyn Hilton, Pat Stacey, and Susan DeGraaf.
I'll be mailing them out tomorrow.
Did you missing my blog February 18th? In it, I talked about the little figurines mentioned in Sentenced to Death, the Dolly Dolittles. Even though no one asked, I've decided that I'd like to do more of that kind of blog post. Why? After 8 years of blogging, I've pretty much exhausted things about myself. But I can wax poetically for years to come when it comes to my characters.
In the coming weeks, I'm going to try to set up a schedule for regular posts on the Victoria Square, Booktown, and Jeff Resnick mysteries. Today, the Jeff Resnick Mysteries are on deck, and mostly because I've started a new Facebook page to celebrate the series. Come on over and LIKE Jeff.
Jeff works as a bartender in a little hole-in-the-wall sports bar called THE WHOLE NINE YARDS on Main Street in Synder, NY. It's mostly a beer joint, but occasionally someone comes in and orders a cocktail. If I wandered in, I'd likely order a gin martini. (I'm old fashioned. That's a martini in my book--nothing with sickly-sweet flavored liqueurs. Ick!)
1 1/2 ounces of gin (well, unless you specify*)
1/2 ounce dry vermouth**
Stir (or shake) the vermouth and gin over ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a martini glass. Serve with a twist of lemon peel or (preferably) 2 queen olives skewered by a toothpick.
Voila! You've got a traditional martini. (Yum!)
What drink would you order?
*I like Gordon's Gin, but the English version--not the kind we get here in the states. Too bad about that actually.
**Noel Coward was reported to have said that the ideal martini should be made by "filling a glass with gin then waving it in the general direction of Italy." (Source: Wikipedia) Added side note: earlier this year I got to see Coward's home and gravesite.
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