Love Brews in WA: Recap...

Due to travel, Marie has been out of the blog-scene for a couple of weeks......so lets catch up! Marie was able to be in NC for Martha's successful right eye cataract surgery. While there she had a blast seeing Papa Chuck, B-Rad Love, Maggie, Carolyn and family.

Martha's pretty green eyes - Pre-surgery.

PC is excited!

We had a great time walking with Miss Winnie at the Y trail. It was so beautiful and peaceful. Brad even joined us one day.

The soon-to-be grandparents enjoy a few minutes on the poop deck.

Brad couldn't wait to sit by his beautiful niece.

Love my Carolina girls.

Brad on his big green tractor.

Gotta love a Marion sunset.

Last weekend we cleaned up the summer garden to get ready for a small winter garden. We hope to plant lettuces, kale, onions, etc....we will keep you posted on what we finalize. I had a low hop production this year and I belive it was due to the hop rhizome beeing rootboud in my planter box. Marie helped me remove the roots and thin down.

The sunflower heads are a hit with the local bird crew.

Pulled the last of our carrots and weeds.

I think this would qualify as root-bound.

Our usual Sunday morning wake-up scene.

We had a yummy meal this week that we wanted to share with yous....Marie highly recommends that you boyz learn how to cook like this for your women...Coq au Vin. (Marie here: I asked if Connor would make dinner Thursday night so she could work out... I sit down to this gourmet dinner and say "how did you find time to make this?" and CT says "I knew I had to make something that I could throw in the oven and forget." Ha. I laughed. I wish it was that easy.)

One of the best meals I have ever had.

Bikes and Brew:
I plan on kegging the Kolsch today....I tried to recreate a brew my brewthers/brewister and I brewed in December of 2010. We called it MTB (Mills-Tuck-Bos) it was an Indian Brown Ale. Everything went well on Saturday and it is happily fermenting away.

Kolsch with active fermentation...

The mini bike is almost ready for firing up. I have cleaned the carburetor and installed an new set of points. I have been reading up on rust removal. The little fuel tank is lined in rust....I am experimenting with molasses. I purchased 4 gallons at our local feed store. I am soaking the inside of the tank with it. I hope it works!!! The CB550 is being built as we speak. I got the parts back from powdercoating and they look fabulous! It is a sweet looking brat-style bike.