In Spokane, there’s a small, and I mean small, bar called Tiny Tiki.  Barely the width of a hallway and with a handful of tables, it was a fun place to go if you only planned to have one drink — because while the place is small, the drinks pack a punch. Sadly, due to the pandemic, the bar is temporarily closed.  (There’s no social …

We restart IVF treatments next month, so I’m doing dry October.  And I was feeling like a mocktail that could bridge the gap between summer and fall.  No cider.  No cinnamon.  Something that let me have a little bit of summer in my September.

**Editor’s Note: Before we start, I just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who purchased an item for the World Relief kitchen kits.  We have enough goods to put together eight kits, which is incredible.  I may do more kits in the future, but I’d like to focus on getting these eight put together and delivered.  You guys are amazing!  I’ll add $50 grocery …

We’re homebound for a bit except for outdoor activities, so I’ve been putting together a list of some of our favorite isolation date nights.  And probably the most fun we had during the pandemic was a dumpling making night.

On August 1, I’m going sober.  This is not new ground for me.  But it’s been a while.  So this weekend, I am going to enjoy a few of my favorite brunch cocktail — the Aperol Spritz — before going dry.