I like this time at night on HBT

[Leadgolem]

If the yeasties are eating each other then they must have had a good reason.

Anyone else getting dumped on by snow? Looks like 6+ inches in the past 8 hrs.

You mean like the Donner party?

Not anymore, that was Saturday. What is really funny is that the news coverage made it look like the city shut down. It didn't.

I'm heating up strike water for the first time in almost 2 months, and it feels great!

That is all...

Nice, I know how brewing deprived you have been.

Happy brew day to you, happy brew day to you!



When I was in 5th grade I moved to a new school and got an F in math. Because I didn't know how I got the answers. Teacher said half the grade is the answer and half is explaining how you got the answer. So I got a 50 on every test. I didn't know how I knew the answers, I just knew them. So mother got involved again, she was pissed. She made them give me real tests and after that I was shipped to the highschool for pre-algebra classes. 100%. I knew all those answers too. I only ended up going to school until 9th grade, then I felt like I was wasting my time. Explained to my parents that I wanted to make money from my art and I didn't need school to do that. Plus, there was nothing they could teach me that I couldn't learn quicker from a book. So they let me quit even though legally they were supposed to make me go until I was 16. Now I only make a little extra spending cash from my art CDs, because I don't really promote them and plus I got bored with it. I have gotten along fine without formal schooling, well, until hubby got sick and all the extra medical bills. But, we still have plenty of food and soon a new roof over our heads. It's a beautiful day and life is good. My new seeder will be here any day now and then I will plant my in-ground gardens. Hopefully this year, no hurricane will wipe everything out like it did last year. That was awful. Her name was Debby.

Debby sounds mean.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Debby was evil, filled up the rain gauge every 30 minutes for a while there(holds 4 inches before it started splashing out). 18 inches of rain within 24 hours. Washed away all our blackberries when I was making $300 a day picking them(just counting the ones I picked). Sold them for $25 a gallon and 10 people could have picked for a week straight and still not get them all picked. The whole family was out picking, huge berries and it didn't take long to fill up a gallon, 20-30 minutes. Then Debby came and washed them all away, and not to mention the other crops. Also washed away our roof, shingles flying everywhere. Most evil bitch I ever met. We were flooded in for over a week.

 

[Varmintman]

You know Bobbi life is not that different here. We can get snowed in and lose power just like you can get flooded in from a hurricane. Me I kind of like those days or weeks as it may be.

 

[SharonaZamboni]

What kind of art do you make, BobbiLynn?

 

[ruralbrew]

It took me a while to catch up on the chicken magicians, cheese stretchers, inflatable dudes and the evil bitch named Debby.

Bobbi, this year you will have to brew a wheat and dump it on a bunch of those blackberries in the secondary. Have a nice blackberry wheat. I was going to last year but it was so dry there were no berries.

We have Amazon Prime and I recently discovered Instant Video. What a way to burn up some time. I've been watching Justified from the beginning.

 

[BobbiLynn]

I don't remember the last time I saw snow, probably 15 years.

What kind of art do you make, BobbiLynn?

Right now I'm into paper as a medium, but I love fabric and yarn too. This one is called memories of summer. Made from torn and folded paper and glue. The CDs I released last year are to teach making greeting cards. I've made wedding dresses, soft sculpted dolls. Whatever I feel like doing. The last attachments are from my Christmas CD, instructions and patterns to make them on the CD. Printable greeting goes with it, but it's printed right on the card in the sample. That one says "Christmas is a time for.... building friendships. Then my cat design also made with folded paper, that one says "Walking in a winter wonderland". Did the designs and made up the sayings myself, I never copy anyone.

 

[Leadgolem]

 

[brewingmeister]

I've seen snow in Florida...nothing like this though. Pic from this morning of the what fell last evening/night. Under that white crap is a where I left my smoker.

 

[bottlebomber]

I don't remember the last time I saw snow, probably 15 years.

Right now I'm into paper as a medium, but I love fabric and yarn too. This one is called memories of summer. Made from torn and folded paper and glue. The CDs I released last year are to teach making greeting cards. I've made wedding dresses, soft sculpted dolls. Whatever I feel like doing. The last attachments are from my Christmas CD, instructions and patterns to make them on the CD. Printable greeting goes with it, but it's printed right on the card in the sample. That one says "Christmas is a time for.... building friendships. Then my cat design also made with folded paper, that one says "Walking in a winter wonderland". Did the designs and made up the sayings myself, I never copy anyone.

Very cool! My wife is crafty like that too. I really like the paper folding technique you've used in the cards.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Well, maybe I did take the walking one from a song, but didn't copy anyone's greeting card design to go with it....

On craigslist today, someone was giving away free snowman kits. He said just bring your own shovel. :cross:

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Does anyone remember the Christmas carol spoof from the early 90s "Walking Round in Women's Underwear?"

*sings* In accounting there's a guy named Melvin. He pretends that I am Murphy Broooowwwwwn.

 

[SharonaZamboni]

Very nice, Bobbi. I'm totally unimaginative! Except with cooking. I can cook.

Edit: you could sell stuff on Etsy if you want to bother with the shipping.

 

[BobbiLynn]

I've done over 300 different card making designs, also love to draw and paint. Hubby keeps saying I should open a little shop, host card making classes and teaching people techniques. I love 3D decoupage as well. About once a month I go to our local retirement home and teach classes on a volunteer basis. The ladies and even the men really enjoy it. They arrange for college kids to aid me in the classes. It's a lot of fun but I'm not allowed to take pictures. Too bad, there are some very colorful characters.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Bobbi, this year you will have to brew a wheat and dump it on a bunch of those blackberries in the secondary. Have a nice blackberry wheat. I was going to last year but it was so dry there were no berries.

I have been thinking about how to brew with the berries. All the rain we've had, we should have more berries than ever. We also have wild blueberries. The blackberries are all wild too, they love growing under our 15 acres of planted pines. And they also grow in other places, probably 25 or more acres of blackberries when they are in season. All this rain we've had, we should have a monster crop this year.

 

[Leadgolem]

I have been thinking about how to brew with the berries. All the rain we've had, we should have more berries than ever. We also have wild blueberries. The blackberries are all wild too, they love growing under our 15 acres of planted pines. And they also grow in other places, probably 25 or more acres of blackberries when they are in season. All this rain we've had, we should have a monster crop this year.

Hmm, blackberry wine? I'd love to do some, but unless you are picking your own berries it's cost prohibitive. It will be a few years before my blackberries yield enough to make wine with.

You could also do a blackberry sour, or a melomel. Though I would suggest seeing if you can source some local wild honey for a the melomel.

 

[Stauffbier]

Nice art Bobbi! You could definitely sell that!

So, I'm on the last 10 minutes of a 45 minute flame out hop stand, and then It's time to chill it up!

I'm pretty beat, since during the mash I took my mom to get a bunch of boulders for her landscape. Between that and all the lifting for brewing My back is barking at me!

 

[Leadgolem]

Nice art Bobbi! You could definitely sell that!

So, I'm on the last 10 minutes of a 45 minute flame out hop stand, and then It's time to chill it up!

I'm pretty beat, since during the mash I took my mom to get a bunch of boulders for her landscape. Between that and all the lifting for brewing My back is barking at me!

Well no wonder. You use the bark in landscaping, not on your back.

 

[Varmintman]

Well no wonder. You use the bark in landscaping, not on your back.

Hehe beat me to it.

 

[BobbiLynn]

In accounting there's a guy named Melvin.

I'm not sure why but I want to hear more about Melvin in the accounting department. Hubby is a big burly bearded guy but I do love me a nerd. Hubby hasn't lost his beard from the chemo, it got curlier though. I think it's adorable. Also not so big and burly anymore, but that's fine with me too.

 

[BobbiLynn]

I planted more lima beans in pots today. I love them cooked with onions and smoked sausage. Ever tried it?

Maybe I am an Internet troll, but is it trolling when it's true? On the chicken site hubby just rolled his eyes when he saw what I posted. He said leave the chicks alone, what you are doing is just weird. He knows I really was typing with my chick. And I really do wonder what he'll say when he is big enough to depress the keys. We are going to meet one of the chicken people later this week. Someone local welcomed us to the site so hubby asked him for his phone number. Bugged him about it until he gave out his number. Hubby says "He said contact him anytime but now acting like he doesn't want to give out his number!" Now who is the weird one. I'm going to teach my chick to type, he likes it and seems very interested.

 

[Varmintman]

Bobbi how many times have you been told not to play with your food

Hehe yup I saw a rockchuck today. Oh happy times

 

[BobbiLynn]

If I was on the Jodi Arias jury, I would find her not guilty just to see what shade of red Juan Martinez's face turns when he hears the news. Maybe his face would explode. That would be awesome.

 

[BobbiLynn]

I got called for jury duty one time but was disqualified. Eeny, meeny, miney, mo, catch a tigger by the toe.... is he guilty or is he not, well, just see where my finger lands. My attention span is too short to be a juror.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Since it's quiet right now, I guess I won't be interrupting if I continue to ramble about nothingness. I have started offering advice to the chicken people. And hubby gave the chicks a sand box to play in. We are both quick learners, reading all about them. I wonder if the chickens will end up being as crazy as we are, probably. My dog is still pissed and won't even look at them.

Big John is available for sale if anyone is interested. You can PM me and we'll keep it discreet. Hubby and my nephew don't want to post him for sale under our craigslist or ebay accounts. Car parts, rusty old stuff and Big John. I'll probably take 30 bucks for him, he's vintage. It says on the box that he holds 250 pounds, but I haven't been able to get him to lift a finger. Maybe I should go blow him up.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Okay, here he is in all his blown up glory. Hubby said, "I hope you do not plan on posting that picture online, people will think you are a weirdo". Followed by "If you don't get that thing out of the living room, I'm going to take a knife to him". Big John. And people already know I'm a weirdo. Hubby killed that hog in the background and we ate him. Hubby thinks he was made to be a woman's toy and didn't understand the mouth thing. He said "It's a man, of course he was made for a woman!". I said well, why does he have an innie then and hubby said probably an attachment is supposed to go there. Hmmm...

 

[CityOChampBrew]

Okay, here he is in all his blown up glory. Hubby said, "I hope you do not plan on posting that picture online, people will think you are a weirdo". Followed by "If you don't get that thing out of the living room, I'm going to take a knife to him". Big John. And people already know I'm a weirdo. Hubby killed that hog in the background and we ate him. Hubby thinks he was made to be a woman's toy and didn't understand the mouth thing. He said "It's a man, of course he was made for a woman!". I said well, why does he have an innie then and hubby said probably an attachment is supposed to go there. Hmmm...

Knife huh? So now we know what your Hubby nicknamed his peep.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Knife huh? So now we know what your Hubby nicknamed his peep.

Huh? Bobbit boy? Bobbi's toy the Bobbit boy? I wasn't going to play with him, he is for sale in unused condition.

 

[mjdonnelly68]

I've been considering using sweet potatoes in beer for a good while now. I've read you can sub the sweet tatters for pumpkin.

You can absolutely use sweet potatoes. I make a sweet potato stout that is absolutely delicious.

Double up on the rice hulls though...

 

[mjdonnelly68]

Okay, here he is in all his blown up glory. Hubby said, "I hope you do not plan on posting that picture online, people will think you are a weirdo". Followed by "If you don't get that thing out of the living room, I'm going to take a knife to him". Big John. And people already know I'm a weirdo. Hubby killed that hog in the background and we ate him. Hubby thinks he was made to be a woman's toy and didn't understand the mouth thing. He said "It's a man, of course he was made for a woman!". I said well, why does he have an innie then and hubby said probably an attachment is supposed to go there. Hmmm...

Words, what are the words...

I give up.

 

[BobbiLynn]

I really want to try out using sweet potatoes, that's something I can grow easily.

I have decided that for the sake of all things good and holy in our humble home, and since there have been no takers, Big John should be returned to his rightful owner. I have a first and last name but no phone number or address... yet. It will be like a blast from the past. He's been missing since 1985. His owner will be so happy to see him again. Here you go, you left this at my place back in the 80s.