"Never are voices so beautiful as on a winter's evening, when dusk almost hides the body, and they seem to issue from nothingness with a note of intimacy seldom heard by day." ~ Virginia Woolf (Night and Day) ~ WINTER SOLSTICE (Hubbard Lake) ~ 'FATHER CHRISTMAS' (dressed for Winter) ______________________ BRANDY-RUM MOCHACCINO ~ Warm yourself on frosty winter nights with this piping hot chocolate drink compliments of Mathew Tekulsky's Making Your Own Gourmet Coffee Drinks _______ cup of hot espresso 1 1/2 tsp. brandy 1 1/2 tsp. rum 1 12 tsp. creme de cacao 1 Tbsp. chocolate syrup 3 oz. steamed milk 1/4 cup heavy whipped cream ground cinnamon ground nutmeg thin wafer garnish Mix espresso , brandy, rum, creme de cacao, and chocolate syrup in a (warmed) glass. Add 1 1/2 oz. steamed milk and 1 1/2 oz. milk foam. Top with whipped cream, sprinkle with cinnamon and nutmeg. Garnish with thin wafer. ________ GRASSHOPPER CAPPUCCINO ~ For the minty coffee lover fro...