Today, while the blossoms still cling to the vine
I’ll taste your strawberries, I’ll drink your sweet wine
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
‘Ere I forget all the joy that is mine, Today….

Apologies to the late John Denver (and to those of you who are old enough to get that song stuck in your head), but today seems more like a martini day, if you ask me.

Even so, despite the truly weird weather we’ve been having in Kansas, the strawberries are fat and ripe and oh, so juicy.

Which is why this Tippling Tuesday is all about the berries. The strawberries, that is. And, no, I do not recommend drinking this one through a straw no matter how tame the first one tastes. Trust me.

Strawberry Adult Drink

Ingredients

3 ounces vodka
3 ounces freshly-squeezed lime juice
1 cup strawberries, hulled and halved
Ice cubes

Directions

1. Put all ingredients in a blender and whir the hell out of it.
2. Strain into two tall glasses.
3. Garnish with a wedge of lime and a strawberry.
4. Repeat as needed.

(Recipe adapted from here.)

After the second or third round you’ll know just what the man meant when he sang:

I’ll feast at your table, I’ll sleep in your clover
Who cares what the morrow shall bring….

Have fun, Venomites. And sleep tight.