Tiki Mug Inventory 2019

Sunday, September 29, 2019

Here's what I got:

Yes, I realize that a few of the things pictured here are not tiki mugs so, obviously, they are not being counted in the inventory.

I found the above guy in the basement. He's a double of another mug also pictured. 

All totaled I counted 52! Three more than last year...

Feeling' Fall - Cigars, Cocktails, Playlists

Sunday, September 22, 2019

Fall is on the way. Astrological fall starts tomorrow but today we just came off a run of hot, sticky July-like weather. Today however was mid-60s, cloudy, and rainy in the afternoon. I set up for a cigar in the garage and lit up after making a hula-hula cocktail. I also worked on one of my tiki themed playlists. 

 I also worked on one of my tiki themed playlists. 

Back to Lucky Cricket (Lucky Cricket 4 for 2019)

Sunday, September 1, 2019

Dale and I went back to Lucky Cricket today for the first time since their temporary closure.

I started with the Tiki Reviver which the menu describes as, "Rich and mystifying. Rums, coconut, pineapple, lime and spiked with coffee liquor." Delicious and very well made. 

Dale was my designated driver so he drank iced tea. We ordered the egg rolls as an appetizer. They were crunchy and tasty. 

For lunch Dale ordered the Tangerine-Sesame Chicken and I ordered the Kung Pao Shrimp.

For my second drink I ordered the Saturn which the menu describes as, "Light and mysterious. Tattersall Gin, passionfruit, falernum, almond and lemon." I really enjoyed its tanginess which was enough to keep me sipping rather than slurping it. 

For dessert we had some pineapple soft serve which was awesome. 

It was good to be back at Lucky Cricket. We weren't sure after the sudden closure that they would actually reopen. The food was excellent and I found the drinks to be well made and not over-sweet (which can often happen with tiki drinks).  Both the food and drink menu items have been drastically reduced and for what reason I'm not quite sure. At first I thought that maybe we were seeing a lunch menu rather than a more extensive dinner menu. However, upon returning home I checked out the only menu posted online and it was the same as the one at the restaurant. 

We plan to be back!

Dole Whip at the Minnesota State Fair

Friday, August 30, 2019

Dale and I came across a Dole Whip booth at the Minnesota State Fair. We went with the pineapple flavor in waffle cones!