happy vernal equinox!

happy first day of astronomical spring everyone!  (meteorological spring occurred on march 1st). can you feel the change in the intensity of the sunlight? i sure can. i suppose i should be commemorating the the equinox with something spring-like, or at least light saturated. but, instead i have for you oyster shells. i have two boys (my husband and my son) who adore oysters. so, last night we had a couple dozen oysters for our son’s last night home for spring break (he headed back to nyc this afternoon). after the boys ate their oysters, they then soaked the shells in gin overnight, in order to make an oyster-shell acquavit of sorts. the maceration worked well (the gin has a lovely mild brininess to it) and the oyster shells got lightly bleached in a way that emphasized their striated coloration.a win for STILL. a win for the boys. spring is here and everyone is happy!