Friday, May 9, 2014

Carpet, Jeopardy.

Thursday we enjoyed our bowling and actually bowled reasonably well unless you see the scores out friend go. Told her if she was carpet tilesgoing to humiliate me like that I wouldn’t want her with us. Funny, she didn’t take any notice of me. We practically had the alley to ourselves again. There were just four people who have been bowling regularly every Thursday for most of the winter season and whom we know quite well. Then there were the carpet people. Turns out they are having new carpet (big carpet tiles) put in as well as new vinyl flooring in another part. I imagine that will set them back a penny or two. No idea when it’s being done but as they are shut every Monday and Tuesday during the summer, maybe it will be done then. I didn’t know there was such a thing as large carpet tiles, it occurred to me that they could do that in our apartment which wouldn’t necessitate moving the furniture very far. Probably too expensive which means, as we can’t move the stuff, it won’t get done whilst we live in this apartment. Oh well, doesn’t look that bad.

We are following Jeopardy’s Battle of the Decades – they haveKen Jennings invited champions to compete from different decades with the final prize being one million dollars. Thursday featured Ken Jennings who is famous for having the longest run of any champion – 74 games – and earning some $3 million; he won the round on Thursday with little or no problem.  It is, to me, wonderful to watch such clever people. I enjoy answering some of the questions and am thrilled to bits when I can answer something that they miss. Needless to say it doesn’t often happen. We missed his 74 shows as it took place whilst we were in NC and for some reason we weren’t watching Jeopardy then although we had done so before we left Canada and again when we returned. We did see the programme occasionally but not regularly. The finals will be at the end of next week, right now we are watching the elimination rounds. Watching these champions is fun. They are so confident they are relaxed on TV and can be quite funny. As Alex Trebek, the host said, the last time he was on Jeopardy he was beaten, by a computer named Watson.

I have been neglecting my visits to other blogs this week, my apologies, but health reasons have interfered. Not to mention life which still has to be lived.

This is one of my favourite cocktails but to me, the only way to make it is with champagne, or sparkling wine. I have it as a special treat now and again. To me it is the perfect drink to celebrate Mother’s Day. As I have always understood it, with white wine it is a Kir, with champagne it is a Kir Royale. So cheers.

Kir Royale

By Colleen Graham
Kir Royale Cocktail


If you like berry flavoured cocktails then this classic is a great choice. It is one of the few cocktails that uses the black currant liqueur, Crème de Cassis, which acts as a dark sweetener for your favourite wine. The choice of white wine is something of personal taste; dry wines are preferred, Chablis is a great option. Also, this drink is easy to serve at an open house, business reception, or casual cocktail party.
The Kir became popular in French cafes in the middle of the 19th century and was further popularized by Felix Kir after World War II. The then mayor of Dijon in Burgundy, France, served the drink often to promote his region's fine products (wine and Crème de Cassis). The name Kir has been associated with the drink ever since. There are also many variations of this wine cocktail, each unique but carrying on the Kir tradition.
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Yield: 1 Cocktail 
Ingredients:
  • 1/4 ounce Crème de Cassis
  • 2 1/4 ounces dry white wine or Champagne
Preparation:
  1. Pour the Crème de Cassis into a wine glass or a champagne flute
  2. Slowly add the dry white wine or champagne.
Have a great day
Jo

12 comments:

  1. Seventy-four shows is really impressive.

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    1. It is. Have you never watched the programme. It really is good, my favourite. You probably don't have time.

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  2. That drink sounds great but I'm afraid wine doesn't like me! It's years since I've been bowling. I may give it a try.

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    1. Sorry about that Rosalind. I love to drink champagne in particular. Which kind of bowling are you talking about?

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  3. I haven't watched Jeopardy in years and I missed out on Ken's wins but of course heard about it.

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    1. As you will gather, I love it. Especially right now with all the champions taking part. Ken Jennings will not be back til next week now. I think he will probably win, but there is another champion, Roger, I would like to see win as well, he is really good.

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  4. Jo, I was on a TV quiz show in the UK many moons ago. I won my heat and took my place on the leader board. Then I suffered the indignity of watching my name slide down and down and eventually off the bottom. It was good while it lasted!

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    1. Good for you getting to the top of your heat at least. With Jeopardy (which used to be on in the UK) you win or lose each night. If you win 5 times in a row you become a champion. Once a year they have a tournament of champions. This is a tournament of champions over the last 30 years. Of course all the competitors are very good at this stage.

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  5. KIR, my favorite light drink to order in a restaurant. I think that despite health issues you are an amazing blogger--every day! I love knowing that you are a click away.

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    1. It is a nice drink isn't it? With wine or bubbly, but I do prefer the bubbly. Not quite every day, I take Sunday off. Thanks though, always appreciated.

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  6. That looks like an interesting drink. I think that would be fun to watch the Jeopardy Tournament. I remember watching Jeopardy years ago when I was young and home sick and trying to come up with the answers; its neat the show is still around!

    betty

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    1. It's actually been going for 30 years Betty. We love it and watch it faithfully every night.

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