Sale, Sale, Sale. And gin.

At least in my house, I'm seeing that a little nudge might be necessary to get the spring knitting in full swing.

Even though my new patterns are in the works, I'm getting ready to wear a few of my old favorites as soon as the sun starts to shine.

In case any of you are in the mood to do the same, Nantucket Red, Cherry Vanilla, and the Golden Vintage Cardigan will all be 30% off for the rest of April.

And if you're pulling out the cotton yarn, you might want a springy cocktail to play with as well.

With the potential for some sunshine, my mind has turned back towards my all time favorite summer drink, the Gin & Tonic. You already heard about the apple and cilantro version I made a few days ago, but we've rummaged around the cupboards and made up a few more combinations, and so far, it's hard to find a bad one if you have some form of the following:

2 oz gin
A savory herb that's not mint (muddle a teeny bit)
A sliced fruit
citrus or another fun thing
and tonic

Here are the combos that have our seal of approval so far:

sliced lemon, majoram, and orange bitters
sliced cucumber, and dill
sliced orange, basil and orange bitters
sliced orange, majoram, and orange bitters
sliced orange, cilantro and orange bitters
sliced apple, cilantro and lemon

I've run out of fruit and herbs for now, but I'm thinking pear and grapefruit could also be kind of tasty, and plan on stocking back up at the store later today. Any other ideas are welcome! Like the patterns, I"m offering mods to the cocktails :-) Find the one that fits you best.

And for GlennaC, up in Canada, I will try a few vodka tonic combos as well.
Thinking pear is the way to go there, right?