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Apricot brandy sounds nice. Have you done home-distilling before? I'd be scared to go blind!
 
It was a good day, and I did distill the apricot wine, now I have a couple of liters of apricot brandy. Had some tonight, still a bit high, I've become a cheap drunk. Ate well and feel good, maybe too good, tonight.
Cate said:
I love salmon but unfortunately here it's usually farmed & the farms here are horrible & destroying our waterways. Here's just one article- https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-22/richard-flanagan-allegations-salmon-farm-expansion/100085142
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Thanks Cate, that is too bad. There is some salmon farming here on the Pacific coast, mostly in Canada. I have heard some bad things about that too. All the salmon I have is wild caught. I am sure some of them come from hatcheries, but they are released as juveniles and grow up wild in the Pacific. Not the same as farmed.
Llama said:
Apricot brandy sounds nice. Have you done home-distilling before? I'd be scared to go blind!
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It is, it came out 120 proof (60% alcohol) I need to be careful. I did some distilling back in college, but this is the first in recent times. I have a nice little still, so its not too hard. Don't tell anyone, wine making is legal, but distilling it is not, even for home consumption. Hope I don't go blind!
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Wow, apricot wine sounds delicious! I don't think I could handle the brandy to drink though my grandmother used to make a berry liquor by leaving the berries out on the sill with some sugar in them. We'd have it over ice cream and get all tipsy and dance and sing to the Andrew Sisters together. I think I had some still parts in my inherited stuff from my family at one point. Our area was known for hard cider. Are the apricots ones you grew yourself?
 
Today was a good enough day. I woke up feeling bad so did not go to the gym. But now I am fine, so back to the gym tomorrow. I ate well.

Good news, I ate the first 2 peaches from our orchard today. More to come...
liza3 said:
Yum apricot brandy and almond apricot cookies!!
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It is good, but I have to be careful... of both.
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I binged yesterday, and sure did not want to post about it... Today is a new day, and no binge so far.
Llama said:
Fresh peaches
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Llama said:
Also yay for not binging on a "no gym, feeling off" day.
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Cate said:
^What Llama said^
Well done, Rob!
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Thanks, I wish yesterday had ended as well. I am looking forward to more peaches!
liza3 said:
Sometimes we have to settle for 'good enough' days....glad you're feeling better!
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Thanks Liza, and you are right, however I always have trouble with "good enough"...
Emilyrose said:
Haha, I would not do well around that apricot brandy! :D
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LOL, you'd be welcome to it, if ever you dropped by.
 
Today was a better day, ate well, exercised and feel good tonight.
Llama said:
Binges suck and I'm sorry you had one yesterday :grouphug: Today will be a better day!
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Thanks Llama, it was a better day!
liza3 said:
sorry about your binge day. As llama said--today will be better!
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Thanks Liza, I appreciate you visiting me.
Cate said:
I don't know any perfect people, Rob. I think we'll keep learning until the day we die. You are living a good life as far as I can see xo
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Well said Cate, and I have not broken your no perfect people streak, LOL. Yeah, on the whole my life is pretty good.
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yay to better days!
 
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