Guess I won't be going to TTnT this year. My car just got hit about 10 miles from site. It's probably totalled. Nobody badly hurt.

I'm going to be in Media, PA this weekend for an event, and I have a question; does Pennsylvania still ban the importation of firewood? It looks like the weather on Friday is going to SUCK, and I'm going to need to get a fire going first thing on Saturday, so I'll need dry wood. I could bring some with, but don't want to break any kind of laws or ( Read more... )

So, much was accomplished. The ale was brewed, the wort is resting, and I'll probably pitch the yeast before bed. I'm a little nervous - it's a long time for it to cool before I seal it up, but I can't reall sanitize my counter-flow wort chiller right now, so I've gotta do it the slow way ( Read more... )

*White hypocras (different than white hypocrites - I'll be boiling some of those later in the week, natch ( Read more... )

The house is filled with the aroma of hypocras. This time, I'm going to save the spices and use them to make mustard, or possibly compote.

"The path of my life is strew with cowpats from The Devil's own satanic herd!"

Brett Farve is dead to me. He has betrayed the team that made him great. He has debased himself. He has defecated upon his legacy. He is as nothing.

Today I picked up 4 new hens. Two of them are wheaten bantams, about the size of pigeons. They shall henceforth be known as Tikka and Masala. The other two are barred rocks pullets of uncertain age; they are definitely not old enough to lay, but judging by size, they're probably pretty close ( Read more... )

Lunch was truly excelent. I went with Mom, who had the afternoon off. Apparently it's still Restaurant Week, which meant that it was VERY busy. The advantage was that RW pricing was in effect, meaning a 3-course lunch for 20.09. Given the quality of the food, it was one of the better deals I've encountered ( Read more... )

I'm afraid that sometime on Saturday night, I drove right up some poor bat's backside...


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