Today, in an event organised by Jennifer, I am honouring my friend, Barbara, of Winos and Foodies. Barbara recently completed a gruelling 6 months of Chemotherapy and so today several of Barbara's friends around the globe, including Bron who invited me to take part, are celebrating the end of her treatment by raising a glass of bubbles, to her. Until a few months ago Champagne was my favourite drink, but as Barbara knows, I have chosen to cut back on the alcohol recently, so instead I raised a glass of Sparkling water sweetened with a floral Elderflower Syrup that I picked up locally at Rainbow Grocery.
Cheers, Barbara, love from San Francisco, as always...
© 2009 Sam Breach
Super, I love elderflower cordial.
ReplyDeleteMany cheers and hugs to you too Sam
xxx
Sparkling water and Elderberry syrup sounds delicious Sam. After 8 months sans wine I did enjoy my glass of champagne yesterday. Thank you for celebrating with me. Love from Oz.
ReplyDeleteWonderful news that Barbara has come to the end of her treatment.
ReplyDeleteLeave it to you to toast in such a gorgeously classy, creative, and local way :) I love it. You are awesome, Sam. Thank you and many hugs to you.
ReplyDeleteI'm a massive fan of elderflowers. I picked up some cartons of elderflower juice from IKEA the last time I was there although your stuff looks much more classy. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteGood luck to your friend Barbara! :-)
ReplyDeleteI love Darbo's Elderflower Syrup!
Did you know that Darbo is an Austrian company, run by the same family for what are now three generations? Besides producing excellent jams, sirups and the like, their TV commercials are of the kind you really want to watch! Here is a particularly cute tongue-in-cheek one, the Coin-Operated Boy.
(No, I don't work for Darbo, but I definitely have a few glasses of their jams in my fridge!) ;-)
P.S.:
ReplyDeleteI found a better link to Darbo's witty commercials, at the company's website.
Enjoy! ;-)
Thank you for this lovely post, Sam - I'm so glad too! Wish I could send you a bottle of homemade elderflower cordial - when will you be back next? kxx
ReplyDeleteEderflower syrup is so delicious. I get one that is already mixed in to carbonated water. It is so good. I think it would make some interesting desserts.
ReplyDeleteChampers is my favorite libation as well, but I am trying to cut back too, so this website is a welcome and exciting surprise!
ReplyDeleteI plan to try sparkling water with elderflower syrup as soon as possible.
Your ideas are giving me inspiration, Sam! Thank you!
Cheers to you, Sam. And thanks again.
Peace,
Jen