Tuesday morning I went from this ...
to this ...
with no fuss, and no muss. No consulting with husbands or brother-in-laws was needed. No trips to Van Liews's in Kansas City to buy a new water pump. No new caulking and sealing. It was an uncover, clean, fill, and plug in year. So I celebrated with this...
and looked at these. The allium and columbine are especially pretty right now.
All I want to drink these days are cosmos. Cosmos made with Grey Goose L'orange and Cointreau. The kind where you rub the inside of your glass ahead of time with a slice of orange making sure you rub the rim with the rind and then float a couple of big fat slices of orange right on top. It's the cure for whatever ails you if you've had a rough day, and the icing on the cake of a good day.
To be more precise the recipe is: 2 oz Grey Goose L'orange, 1 oz Cointreau, 2-3 oz of cranberry juice (I use ocean spray 100% cranberry juice) depending on how strong you like them, put it all in a shaker with ice, give it a good cha, cha, cha, and pour over ice. After you have rubbed the inside and the rim of the glass with an orange of course.
The fountain is a cause for celebration! (not that you need one)
Posted by: Janet Ghio | 05/07/2015 at 06:35 AM
Yum!
Posted by: Chris Oliveira | 05/07/2015 at 09:10 AM
The sound of burbling water is one of the best ever. The cocktail looks so refreshing. Great way to celebrate fountain day.
Posted by: Joan | 05/07/2015 at 09:15 AM
That is one good looking fountain. To many more years of bubbling!
Posted by: Maureen | 05/07/2015 at 06:55 PM
I have one of those fountains that I haven't put out yet. Seeing you put yours on the concrete made me think I will put it by the pool...yep that a good idea. Lots of good pictures here, and I am going to try that drink...it looked great!
Posted by: Robin | 05/16/2015 at 12:24 PM