Seven Quick Takes is being hosted at Betty Beguiles this week.
1. I love coffee. I love cake. I love coffee and cake. I love coffeecake. I love coffee and coffeecake even more when I’m enjoying it with friends. And doesn’t coffee and cake taste even better when eaten off cute dishes?
2. I never used to give much thought to cocktails, but between my sister introducing me to Cosmopolitans and some radio show’s putting daiquiris into my head, I’ve been having fun this summer exploring the world of the blender and the shaker.
3. Which puts me in mind of this treasure from the early days of St Blog’s: Tom of Disputation’s Assumption Swizzle. “…drink only for cheer, lest it lead you to sin, and drink only one, lest it lead you to dormition. ”
4. Which makes me think of this fine piece of literature:
Seriously, this book is a scream. Maybe the Assumption Swizzle will make it into the next edition.
5. We have one of these living in the shrubs around our front door.
6. Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, has over 1 million residents. Did you know that? I didn’t, until this week.
7. I have so many quotations posted at Happy Catholic starred in my Google Reader. Here’s a couple:
We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink. — Epicurious
The Magi set out because of a deep desire which prompted them to leave everything and begin a journey. It was as though they had always been waiting for that star. — Pope Benedict XVI