Homer, AK
Today was a quiet day with a little shopping thrown in. We went to the Safeway, we went to a local bakery (Two Sisters), we went to the wine shop, and we went to the meadery. Meadery? Yep, there's an artisan shop (Ring of Fire Meadery) here that makes mead. Honey, water, yeast, and time - you've got mead. Add some juice from any kind of fruit and you've got melomel. Add juice and other parts of the plant (skins, stems, seeds, roots) and you've got meddyglyn. Oh, and you thought I wasn't paying attention?
We tasted a whole range of products, basically everything they make except the cysers (like cider except made with apples and - you guessed it - honey), and bought a couple of bottles to try over time. Since honey is the key ingredient, they source it from all over, especially Hawaii. In fact, there seemed to be a strong link between the 49th and 50th states throughout the shop. Maybe they're different kinds of snowbirds: Alaska in the summer and Maui in the winter. I can think of worse things to happen. In any event, Geri bought me a small jar of Macadamia Nut Honey from Hawaii, which I've never had (or even heard of) before.
On the way home, we stopped for a couple of pictures - hanging flowers and, well, you get to guess what kind of shop the other one is.
OK, it's a feed and animal store.
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