Unexpected Sunny Days

Something strange has happened this year. We've had not one but two beautiful sunny, hot bank holiday weekends in May. This is made stranger as I took the boy up to Aberdeen for the second weekend, so he could meet the remaining elements of my family.

Before we left I had been scaring him with tales of his very blood freezing in the cold North. 

But instead, this was the scene which greeted us on Saturday afternoon as we sauntered along the beach. We might even have paddled in the North Sea.

On such a gorgeous day, it seemed only right that we celebrated with some summery cocktails before dinner.  I had previously found a recipe for thyme martinis, which I had palmed off to my parents to test for me.  Their reports had been positive, and as all the ingredients were to hand it seemed like the perfect opportunity.

Thyme Martini

2 measures of gin

1 measure of limoncello

1 measure of line juice

Shake over ice, garnish with some sprigs of thyme which have been grilled on the BBQ for 30 seconds and serve