my other interests/ hobbies

Yes, i do have hobbies/ interests in things that are not plants ... for example, baking, cooking, handicrafts (mostly to do with clay though) and ... anything to do with alcohol ...

if you must know, i'm crazy about collecting small bottles of alcohol ... i *ahem* came back from a trip to Europe with my main luggage weighing in at 28KG (not to mention my other bag weighing at 14kg as well as other stuff i had begged people to lobang back for me) with most of the weight contributed by such beloved horde ... it was so wonderful ... in Bath (UK) i acquired some of the apple beverage (the milder version so sadly), in Normandy (France) their lovely Apple Brandy, in Austria, their cute little round bottles of Mozart(?) liquer .... the list goes on ... the only thing i don't collect is beer i think ...

lately my interest is not so much as collecting (i'm thinking maybe to drink the honeymoon mead in my cabinet on my wedding annivesary) but well ... _CREATING_ alcoholic beverages of choice ... it's not a matter of cocktails ... it's more of ... HEALTHY stuff ... like fruity liqour ...

It kind of started recently, when i was musing to myself ... about how to create this lovely apple pie drink i had once in Chicago (from Bucket O Suds - YEAH! I was only of those lucky few who had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the pub. I'll write something about the place one of these days) ... research turned into making fruit wines ... and now i'm sitting here thinking about my list of things to get before my first attempt at my Death By Apple Pie drink ... ingredients will remain secret until I've done the perfect brew but the end results will only be tasted 6 months later ... so watch out for it!