VALENTINE VIGNETTES

I kept teasing John by telling him the present I got for him was "the coolest thing ever!" He responded with " Well yours is hot, baby. Hot!" Turns out, we were both right. I got him a full summer's worth of gift certificates to

his favorite sno-cone stand (cool!), and he got me a can of my favorite blood orange tea, and several bags of my special Big Train chai latte mix (hot!). We know each other well.

Oh yeah, almost forgot! Remember Clifford's Wine Bar, formerly owned by friend Lisa? Well, in order to have more time for yoga instructing and Guy Town performing, she sold the wine bar to Isaac, who has renamed it Ike's Wine Bar & Brew Pub (or something like that). Soon as we heard about the amazing four course meal he was planning for Valentine's, and at such a reasonable price, we got our names on the list. Sooooo glad we did! Especially liked the little aperitif that he threw in as a bonus. He called it "Love Potion #9", and it was made from Prosecco (an Italian bubbly) and a passion fruit juice blend (a hint of grapefruit, maybe?) with fresh berries afloat in the flute. Now, I'm not much of a drinker - especially not champagne - but this was yum-may!