Thunder Rolling Down the Mountains

 

It was lovely weather here in Perth last week.  There were many tourists wandering the streets and admiring our beautiful city.  On Wednesday, a passer by photographed my shop window display and focused on the paper feather mobile.  What a surprise to find that he had emailed me with some news!  He had posted the photograph onto the National Geographic Your Shot website.  http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/4005523/#comments and it was spotted by a lovely lady called Janet. 

Janet is married to a direct decendent of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe  His true name was Hinmatóowyalahtq̓it which means 'thunder rolling down the mountains'.


Thunder Rolling Down the Mountains.
(b.1840 - d.1904)

Chief Joseph with his family. c. 1880

Janet commented on the post on the National Geographic site.

..."the family of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Tribe are delighted to see such a lovely work of art..."

And so now we have made contact.  I emailed her some coloured shots of the window and let her know that her comments about the photo were much appreciated.  It had made my day!
She replied early this week telling me all about her husband's ancestry and about the Chief Joseph's tribe.  Wow.  I just couldn't believe my little paper feathers could connect with someone on the other side of the world.



 

Cocktail anyone?

Just been thinking about my favourite places.  New York is one of my most loved places.  It's where I got engaged and where Mark & I were married...so it holds very special memories for us both.
Our wedding day was really just a drinking tour of the city!  We started with champagne at the Boathouse, then onto the Empire Rooftop Bar for cocktails and nibbles.  Our final stop was Soho House, NY (thanks to our fabulous friend Jane for arranging this) for more cocktails (and some food too).

Empire Rooftop Bar, NY

I do love a great cocktail.  I think they are so special and a real treat.  I found a great website that you can view lots of magazines on.  issuu.com has publications on just about everything.  Some you have to pay for but there are just so many that are free to read!  I'd come across the Soho House Drinks magazine House Tonic which is free to browse.  Or just have a look on their website for some delish cocktail recipes.

How about these:

Pink Girvan by Saele Valese (Berlin Soho House)
50ml Hendricks Gin
10ml Rose Syrup
10ml Elderflower Syrup
20ml Lemon Juice
Serve in a rocks glass garnished with a cucumber.

or,

Manahattan
50ml Woodford Bourbon
25ml Sweet Vermouth
2-4 dashes of Angostura Bitters
Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass.  Start with the bitters, sweet vermouth and the whiskey last.  Add ice and stir until the ice begins to dilute the drink.  Strain into a chilled cocktail glass.

I'm definitely going to start making more cocktails.  Just need some fab glasses.  What do you think of these?

 

I have lovely vintage teacups that I could tranform.  I see another project on horizon!

Aila
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