Yesterday I spent the day with friends. We went letter boxing and bowling and generally had a wonderful day. We also had some great food. I was introduced to finadene – an amazing combination of onions soy sauce vinegar and chili pepper. It is a condiment from Guam.

It is a really bad thing that I know Biscoff Spread exists. How can you un-know something or un-buy the jar? This is the delicious Biscoff cookie in paste form – unbelievably AWESOME.

As disappointed as I was in 2008’s Doors Open is as impressed as I am with 2009’s The Complaints. Ian Rankin is so wonderful at hooking you into a character and has a strong sense of Edinburgh as well as the inner workings of the criminal justice system.

Lemony summer beer – so delicious we went out and bought a case!

hum is pot still rhum infused with hibiscus, green cardamon, ginger root and kaffir lime. It is different and delicious. I had it mixed with ginger ale and lemon over ice – so refreshing.

A new exclusive flavor available at Target (curse you Target for having ice cream!) of coffee mascarpone ice cream with cocoa dusted coffee rum lady finger pieces. It was too sweet and not coffee enough for me – which did not stop me from eating half a pint in 1 sitting.

Get ready for thick and buttery Texas toast with 2 peppery fried eggs, 4 slices of bacon and American cheese. I had 1 for breakfast this morning and will try to avoid in the future due to the fact that it has half the daily recommended calories and who knows how much fat!

Found this on the shelves of the beach house so I brought it to read between swims and chats and beach games.

This morning I ended up getting sucked into watching The Goonies and was really glad I did. 25 years after it was first made in 1985 it is still funny & fun – timeless.

Jack Reacher is an a great character – a lone wolf who roams the world with nothing but the clothes on his back and years of specialized military training. In this book – the 12th in the series and the 1st I ever read – he hitchhikes through Colorado and gets trapped in a town called Despair. Everyone is secretive and he is clearly not wanted and that just piques Jack’s curiousity.

Fast paced, interesting and mysterious – Lee Child has a good formula. I will read lots more of Reacher’s adventures.