...aromatic herbs, wreaths, and cocktails...

 

Mountain Mint

At the start of the pandemic, I could only get mountain mint which didn’t work for their intended purpose- my fella’s mint juleps. At the end of the season, after they looked dead in their pots I dumped the pots into the garden. Oops, I’ve heard mint can spread. They’ve mostly stayed in their places and yesterday, thanks to a post on aromatic bundling, I decided to make an aromatic herb wreath with mostly mountain mint, some sage, lavender, and spearmint. It’s all set to dry now.

I’ve also been having fun with cocktails. During the Association for Gravestone Studies conference cocktail, I created a variety of cemetery-themed cocktails. This one is called Country Cemetery, a traditional chocolate martini with spearmint from the garden.

Sweet mint from the garden

A Country Cemetery cocktail with spearmint from the garden

I’m trying to make the most of summer and I’m trying not to look at my countdown of days before I have to return to my university campus. I wish I had known that I would have had 400+ glorious days at home. It’s been a reflective time for me and I’m hoping that some of the boundaries I’ve been working on will stick. For now, I’m officially on vacation until August 16^th when my academic contract resumes.