September 14, 2011
The Things I Once Carried 3
In the liquor cabinet: Patron Silver tequila, Belvedere vodka, Shakers wheat vodka, Grand Marnier, triple sec, dry vermouth, Bacardi rum, Myer’s dark rum, Tanqueray, grenadine, bitters.
On the counter: Maker’s Mark, Woodford Reserve, Knob Creek, Booker‘s bourbons. Fonseca 20-year tawny port.
In the refrigerator: six-pack Anchor Steam, six-pack Gordon Biersch blonde bock. Mint julep syrup. Agave nectar. Limes. Olives. Maraschino cherries. Chilled Dry Creek chardonnay. Mrs. T’s Bloody Mary mix. Worchester sauce. Horseradish.
On the wall in the den: two display cases with over 60 shot glasses from different states and several countries.
In the 3-case wine rack: mostly red blends. Imagery, Hook and Ladder, Kenwood, BV, Sequoia Grove, Thomas Fogarty, Ridge, Cooper Garrod, Mondavi, Opus One, Beringer, Benziger, Byron, Jordan.
In the cupboard: 6 martini glasses. 20 white wine glasses, seldom used. 6 large red wine glasses. 6 tumblers. One insulated shaker. Too many pint glasses to count.
In the kitchen drawers: 3 customized wine corks. Several corkscrews. Three bottle openers. A strainer. A gadget for cutting the foil off an unopened bottle of wine. A wine saver pump. Wine pourers. Wine stoppers. An absinthe spoon. Assorted stirrers and wine charms.
Gone: all of it.
Days Sober: 738.
So grateful that that life is gone.
Sep 17, 2011 @ 01:58:44
Absolutely beautiful! Days sober…. a blessed miracle! Your gratitude is palpable. Thank you for the reminder.
Sep 17, 2011 @ 04:30:31
That was quite a load to put down! I *am* so very grateful.
Thanks,
Joyce
Oct 06, 2011 @ 14:35:04
Sounds like my cup board years ago…….the other day we had friends over and my husband offered a snaps to them…..we had no snaps glases….years ago I had every glass for every drink I could imagine to go with the booze I had….then came the day when I did not care at all when I did not care if I drank our of the correct glass, then came the day when I did not care what I drank as long as it gave me the effect……then I was lost in complete darkness, living in a cacoon not knowing what to do and how to stop ……..I tried everything, almost died twice and finally
crawled into AA ….again…..