Bye Bye Bombay Blues: Sunday, November 22nd!

All words are pegs to hang ideas on. -Henry Ward Beecher, preacher and writer (1813-1887)

Hi D, So crazy about the tiffins the whole time I was reading about the process I kept thinking why not take your lunch in the morning but alas I get it now. Glad your feeling ok but poor mom hope she is fully recovered, make sure you take good care of her. Pictures are amazing, love you. 

Up with the beeping of the alarm at 7:00 am to turn the electric kettle on and then tiptoe into the bathroom to prepare my Instanto so as not disturb a still slumbering Lady Darjeeling. When I emerged Lady D was up, feeling much better, but declining a cup of tea, claiming it was too, too hard on her tummy at this early stage of recovery. [As controller of the TV remote, she put on CNN and we are now watching an extended documentary on the history of ISIS. Chilling in the extreme, made even more horribly real in light of the very recent terrorist attacks in both Paris and Mali.] We don't leave until 10:30 am this morning so will finish packing once we have had breakfast and return to our room. Will also give me more time to scribe! Day 26, Field Report:  Sunday, November 22nd: Mumbai/Bombay to Udaipur!

missed that Crown Royal in my new found "magic cabinet" but the work in the garage is almost done. Could not use electrical wire from disconnected heater in your office as it is aluminium and might not be the best choice, so I bought few feet of copper wire and put in a junction box in line with your outside plug on the West side of the house (plug outside your office patio door is on the same breaker now), which I was able to use in the garage for the vacuum - Louise says she might even try to use this vacuum to clean the house after few more samples from the 'magic cabinet" ;). 

Garage is clean and you almost have enough shelves for most of your "treasures". Few changes to layout had to be made but there's a room to dance in the garage; glad you ordered that fridge as we made few trips to vineyards and breweries - couple garage pics attached. Love your blogs, take care and travel safe, Henryk


Hello Sun Worshippers! Trust you are both well. Sorry that I've not been in touch sooner. No excuses but plenty of reasons!
Fondestos from her Imperiousness, Lady Darjeeling, to you both. Cheers, Patrizzio!

  
Christianity From an Indian Perspective Hello Temple Goers! Glad we did our homework! Cheers, Patrizzio! 

Thanks for keeping us up to speed as you eat and drink your way through India.
You'll be pleased to know its -6 C here today with light snow fall expected. You'll be even more pleased to read the good news in the following link. Ciao for now!

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/crown-royal-world-whisky-of-the-year-1.3328260

Gimli's Crown Royal produces World Whisky of the Year

Crown Royal, the whisky-maker from the small Manitoba community of Gimli, has won a world title and been labeled a "masterpiece."

Its Northern Harvest Rye has been named the 2016 World Whisky of the Year, marking the first time a Canadian whisky has received the honour. Renowned British whisky writer Jim Murray announced the designation on Friday, giving Northern Harvest Rye a record-tying 97.5 out of 100 points in his 13th annual Whisky Bible.

"To say this is a masterpiece is barely doing it justice," Murray said in a news release, adding that it takes rye to "new heights of beauty and complexity." The choice has stunned some people, according to an article in Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper, but Murray's not surprised. Similar ripples were made when the 2015 title went to a Japanese single malt.
 
         Scots left reeling as Canadian whisky named world's best 

"Last year people were shocked when I gave Yamazaki the award – until they tasted it. Then they saw it was not the affront to scotch they first thought and something truly extraordinary," Murray said. This is the second consecutive year that Scotland has missed out in a top five placing in the Whisky Bible, said Murray, who tasted more than 1,000 new whiskies before choosing the Northern Harvest Rye, which sells for $32.99 for 750 ml in Manitoba.
 

"This year, doubtless there will be many more eyebrows raised because rarely is Canada mentioned when it come to the world's top whiskies," he said. "But, again, I have no doubt people finding the bottling I tasted will be blown away with this whisky's uncompromising and unique beauty."

The distillery in Gimli, a community of just over 1,900 on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg, began producing Crown Royal whisky in 1939 — the year of the royal visit by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth — and it was only available in Canada until 1964. Northern Harvest Rye came out this year.

"We couldn't be more proud," said Alistair Kidd of Diageo Canada, which bought the Crown Royal line from Seagram in 2000. "Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye showcases the rye whisky that is integral to making Canadian whisky unique, and is a testament to the incredible distilling and blending that takes place in Gimli."

Hello Snow Cousins! Trust everyone is well. Sorry that I've not been in touch sooner. No excuses but plenty of reasons! Cheers, Patrizzio!