#crossingthebar

Five lancet window openings with lead-lined stained glass by Irish artist Catherine O'Brien are in St Multose Church in Kinsale, Ireland. The theme is Tennyson's 1889 elegiac poem "Crossing the Bar" which compares death to crossing a sandbar.

When I put out to sea,

Is it Whisky Wednesday already? Cracked open this bottle of 20 year old Speyside from Costco. Tastes like Oban to me. Paired it with a Room 101 Ichiban Habano and some Mexican Hot Chocolate ice cream from Indulgent Infusions. What a great pairing. The chocolate with a hint of spicy mixed well with the cigar and scotch. . Found out this week my friend Bo is home again and recovering from COVID-19 but also found out that a damn fine Coast Guard officer, Maeve Keogh passed away. So Bo, here's to your continued recovery. To Maeve, fair winds and following seas as you cross the bar. See you in Fiddler's Green. Fuck cancer! . . "It gladdens me to know that Baldr’s father [Odin] makes ready the benches for a banquet. Soon we shall be drinking ale from the curved horns. The champion who comes into Odin’s dwelling [Valhalla] does not lament his death. I shall not enter his hall with words of fear upon my lips. The Æsir will welcome me. Death comes without lamenting… Eager am I to depart. The Dísir summon me home, those whom Odin sends for me [Valkyries] from the halls of the Lord of Hosts. Gladly shall I drink ale in the high-seat with the Æsir. The days of my life are ended. I laugh as I die." ~ Ragnar Lodbrok . . #fuckcancer #crossingthebar #uscg #uscoastguard #cigar #cigarphotography #cigarlover #cigarphoto #cigarafficionado #cigarsnob #cigarstagram #cigarlifestyle #cigarlife #room101 #cigarsandwhisky #TapThatAsh #whisky #scotch #speyside #whiskyandicecream #whiskyphoto #whiskywednesday #whiskylover #whiskyneat #whiskyphotography #quote #quotestagram #IndulgentInfusions (at Coastal San Pedro) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCZ2C5znjij/?igshid=1lwct8bpih1rk

YASSSS, MARY MARGARET, YASSS!!! I’d agree completely. You’d probably get annoyed because I would call you by your full name, 24/7. Haha But we’d be besties!

and if I missed anyone, sorry. Seriously, let me know and I'll make a new list. Or make a post just for you. xoxo