Our annual summer gathering, this year christened The Last Word Lavender Party, takes place tonight. While many of our friends are lucky enough to be out of town and soaking up the sun on a Provincetown beach, we’ll be hosting a poolside escape right in our backyard, weather-permitting. We are notorious for having it rain on our party parade, so after over a decade of rain-outs, we just count on the wet stuff, and if the sun deigns to peek out, it’ll be a bonus. Bring a bathing suit just in case. Someone usually ends up in the pool, rain or not.
{For this event, I will be wearing my treasured sample of Tom Ford’s ‘Lavender Palm’ cologne.}
The Last Word Cocktail
3/4 oz. gin
3/4 oz. chartreuse
3/4 oz. fresh lime juice
3/4 oz. maraschino liqeurÂ