This isn’t my first draft of this post. It’s more like my fifth. I’ve been feeling the weight of everything and I unloaded a lot in those words… all in a long, somewhat sensical paragraph. It was good to get it down, to express my heartbreak over the pandemic, to share a bit about these complicated emotions that I (and so many others) are having to deal with. What came out was something along the lines of “Everything is awful. How will anything get better?” Elements of this linger in my thoughts. But I don’t want to leave out the good, the joy, the gratitude. When I revisit this entry years from now, the mixture of devastation and hope and uncertainty and warmth is what I wish to remember.
Support. Laughter. Anger. Learning. Tears. Books. Connecting. Dancing. Hugs. Alone. Together. Fear. Confusion. Singing. Volunteer. Distant. Zoom. Birthdays. Backyard drinks. Bread. Companionship. Masks. Walks. Funerals. Debates. Tension. Vote. Relax.
The Last Word
Yield:
1 cocktail
Ingredients:
3/4 oz gin
3/4 oz green Chartreuse
3/4 oz Luxardo maraschino liqueur
3/4 oz lime juice
Lime twist (optional garnish)
Maraschino cherry (optional garnish)
Directions:
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until chilled, about 10 seconds. Strain into a coupe (or cocktail glass of an equivalent size).
Garnish with lime twist and/or maraschino cherry.
