Veronica’s #WritersDiary, When the Polar Vortex Hands You Lemons, Make Lemon Drops—Shaken, Not Stirred!

“We’re in the beautiful Canadian Rockies–lots of snow, sub-zero weather…” I had this opening line all planned for the blog today, imagining the finishing touches of today’s blog post being typed from within the stony halls of the castle in Banff Springs, as I sat by a roaring fire. But alas, the blizzard gods from the Polar Vortex of the west intervened with their snowy vengeance, and cancelled our flights!

So back we trotted home with our reclaimed bags, soaking faux fur boots dripping puddles on the floor, courtesy of  the rare torrential southern California rains. We rescheduled the trip (and indulged, ahem, in a few libations—not vodka lemon drops this go around actually, but gin/St.Germaine/lemon juice martinis (Savoy American Bar style))