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is now blanketing the ground again. This cycle of freezing temps, snowing, & then warming up again is a sure sign that spring is on it’s way.

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So what if it took me lawd knows how many years, but today was the day. The Menu was: Buttermilk biscuits Collard greens Fried chicken Drink: beer I made the biscuits this morning since Margaret was studying for her test (which she’ll be taking in 20 minutes). I used her big stand mixer for the [...]

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Margaret picked out all 3 for me.  She said she’d be happy if I liked at least one and fortunately I really like all 3. The Rasputin beer was very tasty.  The Korbinian was almost the same as the Rasputin, but it was less hoppy.  The Belhaven had an odd taste that I couldn’t my [...]

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For someone that started doing vocals in his older brother’s band back in the 70′s, his voice has held up perfectly to 2011. Neil, if you ever read this I want you to know that your voice has held up very well over the years. Since I was born in 78, I’ve had a chance [...]

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I love love love these!

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This is what good bread should look like And this is what good bread should taste like

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So, I had a grand idea of running speaker wire in the walls and mounting the rear surround speakers to the walls. Little did we know what we had in store for ourselves. The job started yesterday and didn’t get finished till this evening. Every time we thought we were making headway, 2-3 hours would [...]

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Today I really wanted some fresh homemade bread, so I went to my old standby recipe Tassajara yeast bread. I got out all my ingredients, cookbook, mixed, kneaded, shaped, let rise, baked….. I  love bread! The mixing, the kneading, the rising, the baking, the eating. Yep, I love everything about bread. Everything except what happens [...]

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Two mornings in a row we’ve woken up to wonderful layer of snow on the ground and in the trees. I love snow when it’s clean and undisturbed. I love being the first out in it… before the tracks of other people, animals, cars, and snow plows mar the scene. It’s so peaceful tromping through [...]

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So what happens when you want to replace an old two-wire outlet with a grounded outlet and new wire? You run into walnuts of course. That’s what happened when I decided to replace an old outlet and also add a new one towards the top of the T.V. we have mounted to the wall. It [...]

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I promise!!! 2010 was a rough year for my entire family, but 2011 will be better. This year my New Years Resolutions are going to focus on family/friends, Darryl, and me. Faimly/Friends -I will be better about remembering birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries. I will be better at sending out cards/gifts. I will send/give out only/mostly [...]

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We pretty much all pooped out around 9pm… so no celebration for us

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