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02/05/2011 23:14 #53555
Beautiful snow...Category: weather
02/04/2011 16:31 #53546
Qwirkle!Category: friends
I finally bought my own copy of qwirkle! Got it at hyatt's. Thanks, (e:puddlediving), for letting me keep yours for so long. Next game purchase will be ticket to ride.
02/03/2011 22:21 #53539
Skye's blanketCategory: friends
I gave jennie 1/5 of the afghan at her shower... All that's left is edging and tucking in the ends. Soo much quicker than jill's!
(e:heidi,53500)
crochet
(e:heidi,53500)
crochet
tinypliny - 02/04/11 22:01
Lovely!!
Lovely!!
02/01/2011 21:55 #53534
Make beer?Category: friends
An (e:peep) suggested we make beer, since we like drinking it so much. Here's a recent display of game night beers. And cookies.
But this is what I picture when someone says beer-making...
Grain mill
Food scale
Five-gallon carboy with tap
A stack of books
Yards of plastic tubing
Kettle for cooking, copper tubing for cooling (we forget its proper name and the brewmaster is downstairs)
Basement sink - brewing was banned from upstairs after an explosion busted a dining room window and threw shards of glass into the newly plastered ceiling.
Hydrometer
Kegs and CO2 charger in 1965 GE fridge (freezer on the bottom - great item!! donated by Penn College, refurbished by Lou)
Chemicals and stuff
The stove caught on fire and has been replaced by a propane burner (probably from a turkey fryer)
I hear there are $100 kits available...
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Icicles at the office
Uncle Dudley and her new cocker spaniel puppy Jude. He's four months old.
But this is what I picture when someone says beer-making...
Grain mill
Food scale
Five-gallon carboy with tap
A stack of books
Yards of plastic tubing
Kettle for cooking, copper tubing for cooling (we forget its proper name and the brewmaster is downstairs)
Basement sink - brewing was banned from upstairs after an explosion busted a dining room window and threw shards of glass into the newly plastered ceiling.
Hydrometer
Kegs and CO2 charger in 1965 GE fridge (freezer on the bottom - great item!! donated by Penn College, refurbished by Lou)
Chemicals and stuff
The stove caught on fire and has been replaced by a propane burner (probably from a turkey fryer)
I hear there are $100 kits available...
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Icicles at the office
Uncle Dudley and her new cocker spaniel puppy Jude. He's four months old.
heidi - 02/03/11 20:42
(e:lauren) - yes, very serious brewmaster :-) He's always got something on tap, and the beers range from "okay" to "yummy!"
Yes, it's legal as long as the total production is less than 200 gallons/year and not for sale (Pennsylvania). :::link:::
New York isn't quite so clear :::link:::
(e:lauren) - yes, very serious brewmaster :-) He's always got something on tap, and the beers range from "okay" to "yummy!"
Yes, it's legal as long as the total production is less than 200 gallons/year and not for sale (Pennsylvania). :::link:::
New York isn't quite so clear :::link:::
tinypliny - 02/03/11 02:31
! All this is legal, is it?
! All this is legal, is it?
lauren - 02/02/11 08:57
holy crap. you must have a pretty serious brew master living in the basement! :) there is definitely no need to have all that stuff for brewing, especially for beginners. There are two routes I would suggest: 1) Go to Mr. Beer dot com or another similar site that will get you a very basic starter kit. These are great because there is not a lot of investment and if you find that you hate brewing, it's not such a big loss. But, the beer reflects what you pay and isn't that amazing. Or 2) Go to Niagara Traditions Home Brew Supply and buy one of their kits. It comes with all the ingredients you need, but you will also need some of the equipment. (Although almost none of what you have pictured above. We have a 2 big carboys, a hydrometer, and some big kettles.) It is difficult, admittedly, but lots of fun and rewarding!
holy crap. you must have a pretty serious brew master living in the basement! :) there is definitely no need to have all that stuff for brewing, especially for beginners. There are two routes I would suggest: 1) Go to Mr. Beer dot com or another similar site that will get you a very basic starter kit. These are great because there is not a lot of investment and if you find that you hate brewing, it's not such a big loss. But, the beer reflects what you pay and isn't that amazing. Or 2) Go to Niagara Traditions Home Brew Supply and buy one of their kits. It comes with all the ingredients you need, but you will also need some of the equipment. (Although almost none of what you have pictured above. We have a 2 big carboys, a hydrometer, and some big kettles.) It is difficult, admittedly, but lots of fun and rewarding!
02/01/2011 21:34 #53533
SpotlightingCategory: home
So usually when you go wandering around the countryside here, you're spotlighting for deer. A and I went rig-spotting instead. We drove from Covington over to Troy, down to Canton, over 414 to Gleason, then towards Fall Brook through County Bridge. We were travelling on little snow covered back roads in my two-wheel drive Dakota.
We passed Fallbrook Road, where we had taken pix last April (e:heidi,51874) and I wanted A to turn around so we could head out towards the cemetery and the compressor station we saw last year.
As soon as he headed toward the berm, I knew we were stuck.
A nice couple comes up in their chevy truck, asked if we had chains. Nope, I don't keep chains in my truck. They say they're headed to the Legion just over the top of the hill and they'd ask if anyone had chains and could pull us out. Another truck stopped, "Got chains?" "Nope."
Next, a frack waste water truck stops. He's got chains and a thick Southern accent. Our local fire chief, who also owns a tow truck (and I have his # in my phone), pulled up behind us. I'm sure Shawn got a chuckle out of it.
A hooked up the chain.
And he towed us out. I should have tried video.
He wanted to tow us to the top of the hill but we said just out of the snow would be fine.
So yeah, irony abounds. Uncle Dudley thinks the out-of-state gas workers have been instructed to be nice to the locals whenever they have a chance.
[A says I should have gotten out and taken pix, the snow was really deep where we got stuck.]
We passed Fallbrook Road, where we had taken pix last April (e:heidi,51874) and I wanted A to turn around so we could head out towards the cemetery and the compressor station we saw last year.
As soon as he headed toward the berm, I knew we were stuck.
A nice couple comes up in their chevy truck, asked if we had chains. Nope, I don't keep chains in my truck. They say they're headed to the Legion just over the top of the hill and they'd ask if anyone had chains and could pull us out. Another truck stopped, "Got chains?" "Nope."
Next, a frack waste water truck stops. He's got chains and a thick Southern accent. Our local fire chief, who also owns a tow truck (and I have his # in my phone), pulled up behind us. I'm sure Shawn got a chuckle out of it.
A hooked up the chain.
And he towed us out. I should have tried video.
He wanted to tow us to the top of the hill but we said just out of the snow would be fine.
So yeah, irony abounds. Uncle Dudley thinks the out-of-state gas workers have been instructed to be nice to the locals whenever they have a chance.
[A says I should have gotten out and taken pix, the snow was really deep where we got stuck.]
tinypliny - 02/03/11 02:36
Heh - fun story with a twist. I am glad you didn't take a video. The pictures are awesome for this story.
Heh - fun story with a twist. I am glad you didn't take a video. The pictures are awesome for this story.
theecarey - 02/02/11 16:46
Getting stuck aside, that looks like a nice winter country drive. Nice that you had several offers of help. And yes, ironic that it was the frack truck that was successful.
Getting stuck aside, that looks like a nice winter country drive. Nice that you had several offers of help. And yes, ironic that it was the frack truck that was successful.
Trugding about in all that snow is a lot of exercise.
the snow even though dark does look nice........