Tiki Mask

Picked up this tiki mask on sale at Bachman's this past weekend.

Cigar Time

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Busy getting ready today for the upcoming school year so it was great to come home and have a gorgeous August afternoon to sit in the back yard with a cigar, martini in a tiki mug, and, best of all, Dale.

Tiki Mug Monday

New tiki mug for my birthday. Despite having photographed them all recently I decided to do it again to include the new one.

Twenty-seven mugs pictured here.

Aloha Shirt

Recent birthday cigar. Got to wear a new aloha shirt.

Recent Birthday at Psycho Suzi's

So glad to celebrate my recent birthday at Psycho Suzi's Motor Lounge with Dale. We got there shortly before 5 and were able to score a table on their most awesome patio deck which overlooks the Mississippi River. Before 5 p.m. it's seat yourself on the patio however after this time you need to see the hostess.

We settled in and ordered drinks. Dale got a Pabst Blue Ribbon and I went with one of my favorites, the Psychotic Suzi. I tried getting a selfie of myself with my cocktail but Dale kept messing with me.

For an appetizer we ordered the poutine tots which the menu describes as "house sausage gravy served over tater tots with Nordeast Minneapolis made cheese." So satisfying. 

For dinner we got the Hawaiian Surf pizza. For dessert Dale  ordered coffee but I went ahead and got the Fu Manchu which has a little coffee in it.

Now, on my last visit to Suzi's I discovered that they have a dock. You follow a little path out behind the restaurant down to the river bank. It's really more of just a landing as there is no actually dock in sight. There were a couple of kayaks beached on the shore. I saw the people in them paddle up just before we left our table. 

This was a wonderfully enjoyable, laid back birthday with just Dale and myself. Equally as fun but quite a contrast to my birthday last year which involved a few more people.

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Tiki Mug Collection

Recently I pulled out all of my tiki mugs to find out how many I actually have. I was shocked. I've counted 26 in this picture.

Tiki Oasis 2017 - International Intrigue

From the Tiki Oasis website:

"Intrigue abounds at Tiki Oasis this year. Imagine sampans drifting across the Banda Sea. Expect spies and their agencies to conduct counterintelligence resulting in entertainment for all. Our agents have traveled the world bringing back art, rum, and entertainment from countries around the globe.

You might envision yourself to be Marco Polo traveling the Silk Road; executing an impossible mission as an agent of T.I.K.I. en route to Constantinople via The Orient Express; touring your Jensen Interceptor or a Monteverdi High Speed over the Alps; riding a Rickshaw through Tokyo chasing agents of A.L.O.H.A.; crossing The Black Sea, the Red Sea, the Caspian Sea, or the Bay of Bengal; or hopscotching the globe from Stockholm to New Amsterdam to Shanghai. If you seek International Intrigue and aspire to join a den of spies, then Tiki Oasis in San Diego is your destination. Don appropriate duds, grab your favorite Tiki mug, hop in your hot air balloon and join us for three days and four nights of fun."

Maybe one of these years I'll actually make it.

Shag - Wahine Wednesday

Shag is one of my favorite tiki artists. Oh hell, he's just one of my favorite artists in general. Whimsical and fun, he helps keep the spirit of mid-century America alive.