It has been a little while since I last wrote a blog post. Life has taken over a bit, trying to get things finished - which gives me a great sense of achievement. I thought this blog may be more about crafty stuff, but tonight I feel like writing about gin. Gin - the staple of many drinks cabinets. I remember mum's drinks cupboard having a bottle of Gilbey's in it, and I had a cheeky sneak of it around the age of .... - well, I remember trying it, and thinking it was disgusting. Later, I tried it with some Coke - and that was not too bad! However - gin and tonic is very much a grown-up drink - in my mind anyway. When I started as a barmaid, I was rather surprised to discover 'blue gin' - a few weeks later I realised that it was the bottle that was blue, rather than the gin itself. That gin was Bombay Sapphire. I remember it well as I was working in the yacht club bar, and we had people in promoting it, so we had Bombay Sapphire polo shirts, caps, and a leaflet about...