Jeeves and Wooster

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,

And vegetation for the service of man

That he may bring forth food from the earth,

And wine that makes glad the heart of man,

Oil to make his face shine,

And bread which strengthens man’s heart.

Psalm 104:14,15

The November  issue of House Beautiful features various interior designers’ photos of their bar set-up with all the sparkling glasses and bottles and it made me like my little tray of relaxation all the more.

Andrew and I long ago  lived in Miami and liked to sip a drink when he got home from work.  Back then in was Piña Colada or a Cuba Libre; it seemed so appropriate to the Florida life (which NPR just proclaimed the least stressful city to live in).  We were always well stocked with Coco Lopez and pineapple and the blender in good working order.  Life was good and it was always summer.

It was our way to relax and catch up on the day, wait for the hibachi to heat up and enjoy the evening.  When life got really busy, it seemed imperative to touch base with each other this way, our ritual of sitting, sipping and rehashing our day.

Life is still pretty busy and we still have our nightly ritual but because we live in wine country, it will sometimes be a great glass of wine instead.  Piña Colada’s got to be a bit too much work.

My bronze tray was a Christmas gift one year from Andrew because I wanted one and then found out he had spent a lot of money on that tray and so I really thought it needed to serve a lovely purpose.  I thought this was a good purpose.