T Stands For Mint Julep

 

Before we begin, I want to send my thoughts and prayers for the people in Louisiana and Mississippi who are being ravaged and displaced due to Ida.  This one is a killer and my heart goes out to those affected.

On Sunday, my orange mint and pineapple mint got haircuts.  I crushed some of the plants and cooked them in sugar water in my microwave.

 

I hate heating the kitchen when I can use the microwave instead.  Instead of showing the actual results, I created a spread in my Stress Free altered book.  I also wanted one final entry using Neet's theme at Art Journal Journey, which is Type.  Please join me now at my dining room table.

 

Today I'll be visiting Oak Alley Plantation where we will be making Mint Julep.

The path leading to this plantation is lined on both sides with 300 year old oak trees.

 

This is a typical antebellum plantation found in the southern part of the United States.  Antebellum homes are generally considered to be built during the period  after the War of 1812 and before the Civil War.  Most were built with money made from cotton farming.

 

First is the recipe for Simple Syrup, which you will need in order to make Mint Julep.  Since I don't have any bourbon, I will be using lemon juice.

This is what real Mint Julep looks like that was made at Oak Alley Plantation.  They used a silver goblet.

I really enjoyed my visit to Oak Alley Plantation and learning how to make Mint Julep.

I started this spread after I found all these images in a travel pamphlet I got through the mail.  I LOVE getting junk mail!  I've had the recipe for over a year and now had images of the actual plantation cited in the recipe.

I started by cutting and sewing the images to a background of barn wood postcard weight cardstock.  Next, I used a gifted (thanks Valerie) border stamp along the top and bottom of the two pages.  The stamp pad I used was gifted to me (thanks Sharon) and it actually stamps four different colors in a continuum.

I want to thank Neet for being such a wonderful and gracious first time host this month.  She is the first person I've recommended for a first time position and she has truly done me proud.  I'm sure everyone will agree, too.  Not only has she visited everyone, she has created a plethora of great posts to both inspire and encourage art journalists and mixed media artists alike.  I hope you are ready to sign up again next year, dear friend.  We both can thank Julia (of WOYWW fame) for bringing us together in the first place, too!  

 

As an aside, after Neet had decided on her theme, she was a bit worried that no one would "get it."  From all the wonderful links her theme has generated this month, it appears to be one of the most popular themes this year!

 

Now, however, it's everyone's turn to share a drink related post.  It can be gifts you received, photos, a place you visited, movies, postcards, mail art, junk mail, catalogs, books, sketches, mixed media, drawings, paintings, tags, scrapbooking, or other art that is digital, hybrid, or traditional, as long as it in some way relates back to a drink, any drink.  Regardless, please share below and Bleubeard and I, along with the rest of the T gang will be by to visit.   Please link only your T post and not your blog in general.  Bleubeard would like to remind you that old photos are acceptable because they may be taken any time, not just on Tuesday and not just this year. 

 

 

I want to remind everyone to dig up your Second on the 2nd.  It can be any post, any length, any genre you choose as long as it has been published sometime in the past.