5 May 2007
Cinqo de Mayo
After a long, disgustingly muggy day at faire, we gathered with friends for dinner at The Slashed Shoe–a pretty regular Saturday night event for us during Scarborough. This week was a little different, because some folks had decided we should have a Scotch Tasting. And since some don’t do Scotch, it became a Scotch and Port tasting.
Now, that sounds like a whole lot of fun. But, when we’re all super tired from Kid’s Week adventures, and you add to that the 100 + percent humidity we dealt with all day–with occasional sprinkles—I think we were all too tired and beat up to even really appreciate it!
The boys mostly tasted the Scotches, and we girls concentrated on the Ports. I took a bottle of my beloved Samos—not a Port, of course, but sweet and decadent and in the same spirit! Most of us managed to taste from each bottle, pick a favourite, and have a small glass, but it wasn’t long before tired crept right on in and forced us toward bed.
I had taken a couple of really nice still life photos of Scotch bottles and Port bottles. I had also taken a couple of fun shots of the booth from the lane, all warm and glowing with golden light in the otherwise dark night. But when I looked at all my shots, and found this one with so many bodies in it, showing the movement and fun and friendship — and Bill’s tongue (!)—it was the obvious choice!
~MB
