Sleep has evaded me the past two nights and I expect little else from tonight’s rest. And I’m not sure what writing this will accomplish, but nevertheless I feel compelled…no, responsible to react. I suppose I’ll start with tears. For the past two days I have shed quiet, constant tears for those lives profoundly changed…
Chapters 2 and 3
Welcome back to book club! Where we read the book and then you read about what we read. Tonight’s wine of choice was selected by our very own Kelcie. Winking Owl Wine is a $3.00 bottle that can be found at Aldi grocers. The wine can be described as cheap, worth it, and ‘it does the…
Chapter One: Own Your Moods
Hello people of the interwebs! Tonight was the first night of our book club. In true Bushel fashion we all planned ahead, everyone read the assigned chapter and everything was perfect…until I had to sign into the group skype session. I think it took me a whole 45 minutes, and half a bottle of wine to…
The Bushel Reads A Book
Hey party people! I owe you a hugeeeee Trump’s ego sized apology. I have been so very absent since I started my new job in April. But now that things are settling in, I’m back at it! Hopefully for good! But I want to shake things up a bit. Instead of ranting about books, I want…
The Gemma Doyle Trilogy
The Cocktail: Blackberry Thyme Sparkler Good evening ladies and gents. Can we all just imagine that I’m sitting in a leather chair by the fire in a smoking jacket, coughing because I’ve never actually smoked a pipe before? Awesome thanks. Now that we’ve set the mood, we can begin. Tonight’s book selection takes us back…
Jane Eyre
The Cocktail: Rose Water Cointreau Fizz Oh hey, I didn’t see you there. Welcome back. Today we’ll sip on some rosewater as we discuss the darling love story of a woman and a brooding mysterious man. And thennnnn we’ll tear it apart with some sort of raging feminist point of view. Bottoms up! Ingredients: 30ml…
Moby Dick
The Cocktail: Moby Dick Cocktail This week’s cocktail is pretty specific to our literary selection. Like all sea faring scoundrels, Captain Ahab was rumored to throw back some rum every once in a while. What else are you gonna do on a smelly ship filled with smelly men? Ingredients: 2 ½ oz dark rum ½…
The Diviners
The Cocktail: The Bees Knees Hey you jazzy people! Welcome back to Booze&Books where we make drinks and read stuff! And when I say we I mean me and my dog… Cheers to post grad life. This week’s book selection takes place in the 1920s, and so does our cocktail. “The Bees Knees” was a common…
Hamlet
The Cocktail: Absinthe I’m not sure absinthe is considered a cocktail, in fact I know it’s not. Absinthe is a highly alcoholic French spirit distilled from anise, fennel, wormwood, and other botanicals. It’s famously called The Green Fairy for its natural green color and because of its hallucinogenic qualities. Most Americans know absinthe from the movie…
Cathleen Ni Houlihan
The Cocktail: Irish Trashcan This week’s cocktail is a college favorite. Named for its color, and the load of crap that goes into it, it’s a guaranteed good time! I chose an Irish theme this week because tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day! And I love all things Irish, especially the men! I mean….the literature. Ingredients:…
The Awakening
The Cocktail: Vieux Carré This week’s cocktail is a little complex, but it’s authentic to the region of our book choice. I myself have never had this drink but I might have to order it this weekend. Vieux Carré directly translates to “old square” but is more commonly known as the French Quarter in New…
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Cocktail: This week’s cocktail is one of my favorites, mostly because it reminds me of my time in England which is incidentally the setting of our first book. PIMM’S, named after its founder James Pimm, first made its debut in the years between 1823 and 1840*. In fact, the characters of our first…
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