summer in a bottle...

I'm sitting at my desk looking out at two butterflies twirling in airborne dance in the lush garden...Ireland, you may have a lot of rain but the resulting resplendent greenery is worth it. Oh Yeah.

We had a few days sunshine last week down in deepest West Cork. Not as much as the rest of the country mind (the locals tell me the "sea mist" is to blame - it was like living in a cloud all the start of last week, I jest you not) but enough to enjoy the weight of the suns rays, and to unfurl ourselves a little.

Following in my foraging vein of late (there has been wild garlic pesto and muffins and nettle soup, yes, really, I even served the latter to my dad) I (well, my tiny slaves really) harvested some elderflowers from the (wildly overgrown) hedge in the garden... 

did what you do...

and bottled it...

 

MMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmm...

Kids like it diluted with water. 

I'm a bit partial to diluting it with a nice Cremant to be honest.

Cheers! Here's to a chilled Summer, in whatever guise it takes!