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local milk is a journal devoted to home cookery, travel, family, and slow living—to being present & finding sustenance of every kind. It’s about nesting abroad & finding the exotic in the everyday. Most of all it’s about the perfection of imperfections and seeing the beauty of everyday, mundane life.

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A long time ago in a different life (or at least i A long time ago in a different life (or at least it feels that way) I was riding in a car at night with @whereissionnie to meet up with @ruthielindsey and @1924us for bonfires and general cabin shenanigans outside of Nashville. 

I remember the drive so well. It’s a conversation that always stuck with me. We talked about trauma and crisis. And I don’t know much, but I shared the only thing I know, a thing that has served me well through the natural undulations life is bound to bring.

And that is simply sometimes you have to cling to the mast. You aren’t doing anything but surviving but that’s the most important work of all. Because the storm WILL pass. And you‘ll be left standing.

And when it does you can mend the sails. Untangle the ropes. And get on with the business of sailing.

I’ve learned to give myself permission to do nothing but make it through. To sleep a little too late. To dance in front of the mirror and feel myself even when I look ridiculous. To load and unload the dishwasher and allow that to be a great victory. To dress like a cartoon character in nothing but white t-shirts and denim shorts.  To eat mac & cheese from a box and frozen chicken nuggets sometimes. To not respond to text messages. To flail and get back up over and over. To ask for help. A lot.

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And most of all, whether navigating calm waters or stormy ones, what matters more than anything is the crew you’re doing it with. Surround yourself with solid people.

People that challenge you with compassion. And humor. People whose strengths buttress your weakness. People that don’t judge you. That believe in you even when you think they’re maniacs for doing so.

I know a disproportionate amount of us have had rough seas this year. Cling to the mast in the storm. Choose your crew wisely. No storm ever lasted forever. But there never was a last storm in the world. Accept that they will come and be prepared.

Rose Colored Glasses Cocktail Recipe

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01.08.2020

Rose Colored Glasses Cocktail Recipe with Beth Kirby of Local Milk Blog and Hangar 1 Vodka

This is my favorite recipe for gatherings, and a reminder that just because the holidays are over, it doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate the everyday. This cocktail is fancy enough for any celebration without being complicated or precious. I like to serve it as people arrive along with a few simple bites, like a well-curated cheese plate or a little amuse bouche. It’s basically my happy hour favorite all dressed up for company: Hangar 1 Vodka, champagne, guava kombucha, a bit of citrus, and rosewater. It doesn’t get easier or more delicious. Mix a pitcher, chill, serve. Click through for the Rose Colored Glasses recipe! 

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Some of the transformations you go through in this life are going to feel like a butterfly bursting out of its cocoon. And some are going to feel more like that little caterpillar must feel when it realizes it’s in a weird sarcophagus. 

And that caterpillar doesn’t know how it’s going to get out; it doesn’t know it’s going to grow wings! So whether you’re butterflying out of 2019 or you’re like the caterpillar and not sure you’re going to get out because you can’t see your wings coming, know: you both fly. It’s all a matter of time and patience. 

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So many of us set New Year’s resolutions around this time of year, and I’m for that. But I’m also for really thinking about what you’re going to leave behind, not just what you’re going to pick up. The turn of the decade, the turn of a year, it gives us a moment to pause. To actually think about time instead of letting it wash over us. And to set intentions not just about where we are going, but about what we are leaving behind. 

May this next year leave all you don’t need, teach you what you need to know and be spent with your rose colored glasses on celebrating the everyday. 

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Rose Colored Glasses Cocktail Recipe

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Rose Colored Glasses Cocktail Recipe

Serving Size: 4-6

Rose Colored Glasses Cocktail Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup Hangar 1 vodka
  • 1 cup champagne
  • 2 1/2 cups guava kombucha
  • 1/2 cup of orange or blood orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon rose water
  • Grapefruit for garnish

Instructions

  1. In a carafe mix all the ingredients (if you don’t have a long cocktail mixing spoon the handle of a wooden spoon works fine), keep chilled and serve with fresh slices of grapefruit.
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This recipe was graciously sponsored by my friends at Hangar 1 Distillery. The opinions are, as always, my own.

 

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One thought on “Rose Colored Glasses Cocktail Recipe”

  1. Dennis Edward says:
    January 13, 2020 at 2:01 am

    Waohhh……..Cool one.Thanks for sharing this.

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