Join us for @Moravian Sons Distillery free sampling of spirits and signature cocktails tomorrow July 25 from 4 to 6 pm at the Cherry Valley Marathon Gas Station in Caledonia, Michigan.
We have regular tastings at the area Marathon gas stations on Lincoln Lake and in Belding, and at local liquor stores in West Michigan.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to taste sunshine in every glass.
Our portfolio of spirits: Apple, Peach, Pear and Plum.
Moravian Sons cocktails: Applejack Rabbit, Blueberry Crush and Jack Rose.
We had an exceptional Father’s Day celebration yesterday at our house underneath the pergola covered with wisteria vine, which keeps the patio cool.
My parents Eliska and Vaclav Konecny, came over with my brother Vas all the way from Big Rapids and Paris. a hometown Up North.
At 90, my father professor Vaclav still loves to drive. Although he doesn’t take the freeway anymore, like me, he prefers to drive on the old 131.
I love the way the old 131 aka Northland Drive winds through charming Michigan hometowns like Cedar Springs and Howard City with its dam fed by the Muskegon River.
Even Maranda made it over and our neighbors Catherine and Katie on a scooter. The vibe was good and everyone behaved including myself, which is not always the case. Sometimes we end up fighting over little things that a minute later mean nothing.
I made our famous jello-shots with our signature @Moravian Sons Spirits https://moraviansonsdistillery.com apple brandy. We had two flavors: strawberry for adults and orange for kids without alcohol. I make the jell-o shots with sugar-free strawberry Jell-O using one cup of boiling water and one cup of apple brandy.
The spirit tastings around the holidays are tricky as we found out Friday. People had already stocked up on adult beverages during the week. We sold only four bottles of slivovitz but hopefully to returning customers, one of them a pediatric dentist.
We grilled our favorite bbq baby back ribs with potato salad.
I charged my solar gnome lamps in full sunshine. Hopefully, they will work tonight.
As I logged in 2,146 in the 50k-word challenge for a total of 46, 445 in two writing sessions, I lived a normal Sunday going to mass at St. Pat’s and even cooking festive dinner.
I paid attention to the sermon given by Vicar David about the good sheep and the bad goats. Doing bad stuff is just as despicable as doing nothing at all. I regret how many times I have been just an observer rather than acting, except for the Velvet Revolution in 1989, when I walked into the streets to manifest against the socialist regime.
I’ve been touched by the church’s prison ministry and the need for women’s underwear in the county jail. This time, I took action, I bought underwear, reading glasses, and socks, and put a book in the prison package. I have to get out some travel-size toiletries from the hotels, that I had forgotten to take.
We also stilled the plum ferment, but the yield is half of last year’s, which is not good. It must be due to the low content of sugar, which is a result of not enough sun when the fruit ripens.
Whoa, we’re halfway there Whoa oh, livin’ on a prayer Take my hand, we’ll make it, I swear Whoa oh, livin’ on a prayer
Everybody knows this song by Bon Jovi. And I can feel it in my head, body, and soul, and in each word I write. I am keeping a steady pace of writing around 1,700 words a day; the word count doesn’t give me a big cushion, but it doesn’t exhaust me either.
It was a beautiful November day, as we reached almost 60 F.
I got in my daily exercise, and meditation today. I calmed down a bit, but I am still on trail energy mixes, except for this evening. We went to Smyrna Bar to deliver our new peach spirit by Moravian Sons Distillery based in Lowell, MI. So, I ordered Halfway to Cuba, a pulled pork sandwich with pickles and mustard which was delicious. The owners are going completely local. Yes! Way to go.
Today was also the opening day of the firearm hunting season, so I could hear gunshots as soon as the sun came up. The hunting season makes me nervous walking on the trail, especially because I can’t find my orange hat.
Keep it up, Wrimos. We’re halfway there.
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I’ve been waiting for this beauty to bloom. Acidanthera is also known as peacock orchid. It has beautiful white flowers on long stems. I planted it only in May. Unlike their tropical counterparts, it wasn’t expensive. I only paid $9.99 for 30 bulbs. The ones planted in the pot are doing the best.
My other gardening great news is that one of our cherry trees is recovering and has new leaves. We also planted more plum trees for our plum brandies, and of course, it’s harvest time. The fruits are looking great. For info about our Moravian Sons Distillery go to https://moraviansonsdistillery.com/
I also canned blueberry syrup which is out of this world. We used it to mix our signature cocktail Blueberry Crush. I designed the cocktail after studying the basics of making a good cocktail.
Summer events & discoveries
I hate to see summer go. Overall, I had a good selling season. My best event was the Wild Blueberry Festival in Paradise, UP. I was there with seven other authors. We stayed in Paradise Shores Cabins which were excellent. Thanks to our hosts Mark & Melody Ricci. We discovered a hidden gem on Lake Superior- Crisp Point Lighthouse.
Last author’s summer event
Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Apple & BBQ Festival, Silver Lake Sand Dunes
This time I came to the party early about four hours before Threads officially launched last Wednesday. I stumbled across the new social media platform as I was placing an ad on Meta for our Moravian Sons Distillery free tasting. I had to look up how to do it via my Instagram account. Then I got the ticket badge with my number #2681604.
The Lowell Ledger
Our hometown newspaper The Lowell Ledger hit the stands with the story about the Moravian Sons Distillery on Wednesday morning, and I could post on Threads that hasn’t launched yet in the evening.
I believe that our past sets us up for our future. However, we can only master the present.
January
The year started strong with a full For the Love of Books Podcast author guest list focused on diversity. This year in January I will be focusing on marketing, lifestyle changes, and author events.
I also worked on the revisions of Shifting Sands: The Lost Town. This year I will be finishing the sequel The Quest for the Lost Town.
What is lost can be found.
Unknown
We were in full production mode at @Moravian Sons Distillery stilling plums and apples. Check it out.
The podcast was all about romance. This year the podcast will be all about the romance because love or the quest for it never dies.
We flew to Venice, Fl for winter break, and met up with our French family. This year I am still undecided. I will be participating in Pages Promotions Winter Festival 2023 organized by the one and only Diana Kathryn Wolfe-Plopa.
My first physical author’s event will be the Lansing Women’s Expo on Feb. 10, 11 & 12.
We kept stilling at Moravian Sons Distillery.
March
My podcast theme was and will continue to be spring. Michigan has long winters, and the anticipation of spring is important. I always start my seeds in the sunroom.
In March, I added to my author guests the amazing UP authors thanks to author Mikel Classen and publisher Victor Volkman.
We celebrated our son’s birthday on March 1. This will continue. March also marks Lent. Each year during Lent I do tons of Lenten readings. The catholic religion has always inspired me with its mysteries and dogmas.
I will be participating in the Grand Rapids Women’s Expo from March 17 through March 19 at DeVos Hall.
April
Easter in Czech Republic, Vizovice, Moravia
Our fifth grandchild Henrik was baptized on Easter Sunday April 17 at St. Rose’s church in Hastings.
I started writing for The Lowell Ledger. I’ve been writing for our hometown newspaper on and off for the last 27 years. The paper is one of the sponsors of the podcast show featuring Indie and small press authors.
My comeback story was Torched in Lowell (LOL). I have just modified the headline; it was actually Torched Glass Art Studio opens in Lowell. My second one was Ripple, and what a ripple it has been. Maybe the headline should have read Rippled in Lowell (LOL).
The definition of ripple is the continuing and spreading results of an event or action. After less than a year in business, the restaurant is closing its door this Friday due to unfortunate circumstances, to say the least. No kidding, another Mexican restaurant opened next door in the old Backwater Cafe building. I have yet to do a story on this bizarre sequence of events.
May
My birthday at Cedar Springs Brewery with our fifth grand child, Henrik
It is my second favorite month after June. My birthday marks this month since I was born on the Czech national holiday to the shooting of fireworks. The new regime changed the holiday to May 8. Go figure. We always manage to celebrate somehow, only the Covid years shut down my birthday celebrations.
June
People for Palmer Park in Detroit.
Palmer Park Art Fair 2022
June starts my summer cycle of authors’ events. I was at the Art in the Park in Palmer Park Detroit on June 4 & 5. This year we’re planning on attending the Czech and Slovak Festival in July instead to present our traditional fruit brandies.
Muskegon Lakeshore Art Festival wasn’t as productive as in previous years due to high gas prices and inflation kicked in. Hopefully, this will taper off by the time LAF comes on June 24 & 25.
To be continued………..
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The wind picked up in the afternoon blowing leaves and sweeping my gardens, so I skipped the daily walk..
I am definitely a morning writer through and through no question about it. Whatever I don’t get done by 1 p.m. doesn’t get done. Even the characters in my stories know that. They stop cooperating.
I logged in 2,063 words and I am sending the protagonists off into the unknown, not without a fight, both in the story and real worlds.
Now stilling pears
Our son Jake with his family came over to work in our Moravian Sons Distillery. This is our second production season. First, Jake and Ludek had to unload the non-pasteurized apple cider from Hill Bros Cider Mill in Sparta, our major supplier. It was a total of 450 gallons of sweet and tart apple cider that will turn into hard cider.
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