Many of my more loyal readers know that in Nebraska Dave and I were able to grow hops in our backyard. We had a cool landlord/homeowner who gave Dave permission to dig up part of our backyard and string up trellises to grow hops (among other fruits and veggies). In summer 2009 and 2010, we had … Read more
After Rose’s Saturday night reception, we checked out of the hotel on Sunday morning and enjoyed a beautiful drive up to Golden, about 25 miles west of Denver. There were two things in particular we wanted to see in Golden: The Colorado Railroad Museum and the Coors Brewery Tour. I’m falling behind on my posts … Read more
Today we harvested our first batch of hops! We’re expecting 1-2 more harvests before the end of the season. Today we probably got enough for Dave to brew 1-2 batches of beer. It’s in the food dehydrator right now and our house smells like a brewery!
First of all, a week after the artificial insemination, here’s what we have for a pumpkin so far:This is about 1.5 lbs. and about 10″ circumference. I’m so excited at this! Unfortunately, the next several female flowers haven’t been opening up, but they can be really sensitive to amounts of water it receives. There are … Read more
I’m stoopid tired again. It started with another yard sale this morning. So once again I was up at 6am on a Saturday. It was lousy this time around: $20 in 3 hours. Compared to $300+ in 6 hours last Saturday. We ended up giving away our two largest items — Dave’s old model train … Read more
Yesterday Dave and I took a field trip to the Carolina Brewing Company for one of their weekly tours. We had a nice time (without the kids). Dave did a description of the brewery and nice review of their beers here. I just can’t believe we’ve been living right up the street from the place … Read more
(The label Dave came up with for his first batch of Homebrew! — Howie’s our dog…) Dave got a Mr. Beer for Christmas. It was “given” to him by his two sons. (Am I mother-of-the-year or what — convincing her sons to give Daddy a Home Brewery for Christmas!). On Christmas afternoon, he took over … Read more