Hi all…We are days away from leaving Marthas Vineyard and finishing our recording. Our days and nights here have been filled with beautiful sunrises, blood red moons,  ocean views, crystal clear night skies, snowstorms, wild deer and rabbits… and our songs floating through the air … songs that appeared here, songs born at home, songs that became clearer here… the silence and beautiful isolation of this place has been great for the general muse.Last night, during singing breaks, we moongazed with the telescope, watched the fishing boat lights out near the horizon, and eventually watched the sun rise as we harmonised…. All the while sipping on hot cocktails… and thus..

My recipe for this blog is for an “Engine”. A Marthas Vineyard cocktail created by Rudyard Lee Cullers in early 2008. Take a half glass of hot herbal lemon tea (remove teabag), add half spoon of honey, add some apple and pear slices soaked overnight in Quantreau, a decent measure of Canadian Whisky.  Stir and sip slowly through the night, singing until the sunrises over the Atlantic……….. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

John x