Sunday Morning

[jcav]

Nice, John. We have my wife's family, and some in-law's cousins from Ireland coming soon.
I hope they like my Irish Red!

I am sure they loved it!

John

 

[JohnSand]

Thanks John, they did! The American family preferred the Rye Pale (Wrangled the Rye Beer), the whole event went well.

 

[corkybstewart]

Roasting coffee for the week, working on my drip irrigation system for my pistachios.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

It's a soggy 47*F here in my corner of MT this morning. Worked all night, later it'll be laundry & supper; and a couple of beers whilst cooking. Should be nice & quiet today, suits me just fine.
Hope everyone has a great Sunday!
Regards, GF.

 

[corkybstewart]

My month old grandson is here with his family, an employee dropped off his 90 pound German Shepherd for me to keep for a day. Other than that it's nice and quiet

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Yesterday was Swedish Midsommardag, but it rained all day, which put a damper on my grillin' & chillin' festivities. I was able to enjoy some herring, beets, onions, knackebrod & even some strawberries indoors though, so it wasn't a total loss. Worked all night & after work (a little over an hour from now), I'll fire up the grill. Going to do Steven Raichlen's Caveman Steaks:


Hope everyone has a great Sunday!
Regards, GF.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Good Sunday morning HBT! I've worked all night, quittin' time is just a little over 2 hrs from now. It's been about 2 weeks since we've had more than a few drops of rain & I'm wishing there was a way to get a little of all that rain you folks back east are getting & would rather not have. Thoughts & prayers going out to those in the flood & fire zones.

I'll be grillin' & chillin' later, whilst watering the lawn; going to smoke some chicken leg qtrs on the Weber & going to tweak my usual smoke roasted sweet potatoes by wrapping them in bacon. Add to that some stir-fried veggies & a blackberry sour and I should have a tasty supper.

I hope everyone has a great Sunday! Regards, GF.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Good morning HBT! I'm working again today, quittin' time in about 10 mins. Then I'll be watering the lawn, doing laundry & grilling up some pork steaks that have been marinating in pineapple/teriyaki sauce for the last 9 hrs & enjoying some cold cider whilst I do. I hope everyone has a great day!
Regards, GF.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Worked all night, off in a couple hrs. So tired today, think I'll skip supper & just hit the sack when I get home. I hope everyone has a good day!
Regards, GF.

 

[jcav]

Rest up and have a great week!

John

 

[corkybstewart]

We're moving in 2 weeks, so my past 4 Sundays have been spent cleaning out the accumulation of 30 years of living in one house, and raising 2 kids here. When we sold our horses the barn became a repository for all the kids stuff as they grew up and moved away, all our stuff we "stuck in the barn for right now" that never was dealt with, and the tons of rocks my rockhound wife and I have accumulated. I'm almost 62 years old, these 10 hour days of hauling stuff to the dump and sorting stuff for the moving sale are killing my poor, worn out body.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Working again today. Back hurts from shoveling wet, heavy snow yesterday. It'll be interesting to see how the neighbors deal with the almost knee-high berm around their cars, left there courtesy of the snow plow; should be frozen pretty solid by now (heh, heh, heh).

The weather forecast is for a nice day, partly cloudy, very light wind. Won't get above 35*F, but that's ok; just means my beer won't get warm while I'm grillin' & chillin'. I hope everyone has a nice Sunday!
Regards, GF.
A little something for a Sunday morning, enjoy!

 

[corkybstewart]

Packing to move to the other side of New Mexico tomorrow morning. I've cleaned our barn, attic, garage and most of the house of the artifacts of 27 years of raising a family in one stable place. We moved here to be in the country, enjoy neighbors when we wanted to without hearing their fights because our bedroom window was 10 feet from their kitchen. We moved here so we could have horses, dogs and cats. It was quiet and peaceful, except for the first weekend of October for our annual Oktoberfest. But all the neighbors were here so it was a great time.
As a geologist with 37 years experience in the oilfields I would be lying if I said the oil industry has not been very, very good to us. But in the past 2 years oilfield service companies, mostly trucking companies have moved into the neighborhood and this past week dirt work started on a multi well drilling pad, soon there will be a drilling rig across the street and for eternity there will be production equipment-tanks, pump jacks, etc.
It's going to be hard to drive off tomorrow and leave all this behind but it's time. I just finished digging up my hop garden to take with me, I have a couple of loads to haul to the dump and tomorrow we load the moving truck and start a new chapter in our life.

 

[Kirkwooder]

Good Sunday morning everyone. It's 12*F here is Steuben County, New York. The snow is falling at about a two inch an hour rate right now, and falling isn't quite the right word, as it is nearly horizontal as it passes by my living room window. I can't see the road that is about 50 yards from the house. There is almost a foot of fresh snow so far.

Today will be spent dealing with the snow, and cleaning after yesterdays double brew day. I'm sure that hours will be spent between my drive way and a couple of the elderly neighbors places. I am sure to be well aquainted with a shovel by the end of the day.

First, will be breakfast. Some eggs over easy, home fried potatoes, thick cut bacon, home made Italian bread darkly toasted and dripping with butter, and a fresh, hot cup of coffee should hit the spot.

Hope everyone has a great Sunday.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Worked all night, off in about an hour. It was warm enough to rain/melt yesterday, so now everything has a glaze of ice, and it's foggy; should be an interesting drive home this morning. Once I get home, it'll be laundry, supper & bedtime. I hope everyone has a nice Sunday.
Regards, GF.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Good Sunday, it is raining here on Long Island, and temperatures are plunging into the single digits later. I’ll be making some brunch starting in about five minutes. Make it a great day!

 

[Kirkwooder]

Good Sunday morning everyone. It is 24*F and the snow just started to fall here in south western New York state. A fresh dusting is covering the old crusty snow that fell during last weekend's double brew session.

Both beers are still actively fermenting on day#9, the lager chugging away like it has been all week, and the IPA seems like it is just about done. I might even rack and dry hop it later tonight.

My daughter and grandson are supposed to come down and go sledding this afternoon. We haven't seen him in a couple weeks and I gave her a hard time about that. I do enjoy my time with him ever so much.

Before they get here, I need to bring in some fire wood. That seems like a never ending chore this time of the year.

First things first though. Breakfast is in order. We had corn beef and cabbage for supper last night and there is just about enough left over for a proper hash and eggs breakfast this morning. Add in some toast with homemade raspberry jelly, and a fresh hot cup of coffee and that should make for a pretty decent Sunday breakfast.

I hope everyone's Sunday is as enjoyable as mine is looking to be.

 

[Kirkwooder]

It's hard to believe that it's Sunday morning all ready. It's an almost tropical 37*F here in Steuben Co, New York. How odd it is that on Friday I woke to -10*F and wind chill factor cold enough to close schools all over the region. Weatherman claims that mid to upper 50's may be possible today and tomorrow.

My wife and I have had our grandson this weekend. We will need to take him home this afternoon. We have spent the last two days sled riding and snowmobiling. I promised to take him for another snowmobile ride this morning before the snow melts away. I'll try to get him to help me bring in a couple loads of firewood today before he has to go home, as much help as a 4 year old can be anyway.

I bought a new truck this week. It's the first new truck I have ever bought and it's a huge change from the 2003 that I had before. I'll need to spend a bit of time reading the owners manual to figure out how to work all of the gadgets and goodies that are on this thing.

I dry hopped my IPA Friday afternoon and if we get home soon enough I'd really like to get it bottled. I've been out of home brewed IPA for months now and been buying it. Although I have had some very good ones from the local micro's in that span, (if you haven't had them, you must try the Great Ape series from Craft Brewers in Honeoye Falls, NY, especially the Mukumba IIPA.) I have been spending a fortune. I hate thinking about the cost every time I go for a beer. I don't seem to do that with home brew.

I'm sure we will have to have some pancakes with MM's in them, along with some thick cut Amish bacon and maple syrup for breakfast this morning. That's my grandson's traditional breakfast at Nana and Papa's house. Although that's what we had yesterday and he was talking about waffles for today. A tall cold glass of milk for the boy and several cups of fresh hot coffee for me should complete the meal.

I hope everyone has an enjoyable Sunday.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Good Sunday morning HBT. It's cold & wet here in my corner of MT this morning. It warmed up enough to rain yesterday & last night, but not enough to melt all the snow & ice. 1/2 my driveway (the unpaved part) is a 2" thick slab of ice, covered with about 3/4" of water. The temp is supposed to drop later today/tonight & all that water is going to freeze; more ice, lovely.

I worked all night, off in a couple hrs. Seems like a good day to stay inside, have a couple mugs of hot, buttered rum, curl up with a good book & hit the sack early.
Hygge.
Hope everyone has a great Sunday!
Regards, GF.

 

[Kirkwooder]

Sunday morning is here once again. I've slept so late I nearly missed it. I spent most of last night out in the wind and cold trying to coax the willey coyote out of his hiding spot and into the scope of my rifle. We saw several but to no avail. It was a very enjoyable night despite the lack of success.

I've been up long enough to make a pan of sausage gravy and some homemade biscuits. Drizzled with plenty of Franks Red Hot, it is one of my favorite weekend breakfasts.

I don't have anything planned for the day. I probably will cut a load of fire wood. I need to rack a lager into secondary. It's looking like a good day to empty a few bottles of home brew and just relax.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday.

 

[Kirkwooder]

Good Sunday morning. It's a crisp 18*F here in Western New York, with a wisp of light snow floating straight down. Today, I need to clean out my workshop so that I can get my car in and get the oil changed and tires rotated. No small task, if you could see the shop...

Not feeling all that hot this morning so I think I'll skip breakfast.
Hope everyone has an enjoyable Sunday.

 

[kh54s10]

Good Sunday Morning. 61* here in east coast central Florida. Partly cloudy, high is expected to be 81*F. Have to work midday for 4 hours, then I will watch the Daytona 500 later in the afternoon.

Take it easy.

 

[Kirkwooder]

Good Sunday morning brewers. It's a cool and windy 36*F here in western New York. The wind is supposed to blow all day in the 30-40 mph range, with some gusts reaching upwards of 70 mph.

I think I'll try and brew an English pale ale. what better idea could I have than trying to brew on a day we are likely to loose power, trees are likely to, at the very least, drop a few branches, if not totally uproot, anything not tied down might end up in the next county. Good idea. Brew a beer in the shop.

First I have to have some breakfast, a couple of over easy eggs, sausage patties, home fries, and a cup of coffee should hit the spot.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday.

 

[Kirkwooder]

Once again Sunday Morning has rolled around. Good Sunday morning everyone.

Here in Western New York, it is a very breezy 35*F with temps. likely to go up near 50*F later. The wind is supposed to continue all day, and it is likely that we get some rain. We may loose most of our snow today. My grandson will be disappointed that the seasons sledding may be at an end. I need to move some fire wood today. It may have to wait until tomorrow. I might spend some time building a new double brew burner stand instead.

I'm making a corned beef for dinner, so I'll need that to go into the oven this morning or I'll forget it altogether.

First things, first though, eggs over easy, home fries, sausage patties dark toast, and coffee sound like a good way to get things started this morning.

I hope all have a wonderful Sunday.

 

[kh54s10]

Another Sunday with lost sleep..... I wish we could do away with time changes.... Anyway sunny and 68 degrees - going up to 81. On my second cup of coffee. Have a good day.

 

[gratus fermentatio]

Good Sunday morning HBT & Happy St. Patrick's Day! It's finally warmed up a bit here & actually feels like spring, even though the snow on my lawn is over a foot deep & there's a 4 foot pile of it along the driveway. I've been chopping ice every few days, trying to drain the lake that used to be my driveway. Finally got the upper hand on it yesterday & it's mostly just mud now. Should be another gorgeous day, but I've worked all night, so I'll be sleeping most of the day. I hope you all have a great day!
Regards, GF.

 

[Kirkwooder]

Happy St. Patrick's Day. It's a cool 32*F here in western New York. A light snow is falling, though the warm weather of the last few days has melted most of the snow that has cover the ground for months. Today is not supposed to be very nice, so I imagine I will help SWMBO shampoo the carpets. After all I spent the day yesterday brewing.

I will invite my folks over for a fried chicken and biscuits dinner tonight. I haven't had them over for most of the winter due to the snow and ice. It just isn't worth the risk at their age.

I may even sneak in an extract IPA brew while the carpet is drying. We will see. I already have two beers fermenting, although my English Pale Ale is nearly ready to bottle. My pipe line is filling rapidly.

First will come breakfast, left over corned beef from last nights dinner for some hash, over easy eggs, some dark toast and a couple cups of coffee should do the trick.

I hope everyone enjoys there Sunday.

 

[Numsquat]

Happy St Patrick's everyone! SWMBO big holiday celebration day. HB Irish Red on tap, Guinness Foreign in bottles plus various Irish whiskeys and Irish creams abound. Doing bangers and mash with bacon cabbage for mid-day meal later.

Will be kegging 5 gal hoppy blonde later today and prepping for a 10gal pale ale brew on Monday (don't have to work until Tue). Watching "Irish"movies during the day (wife and I pick equal numbers, mine Boondock Saints 1&2, hers The Quietman and Michael Collins) while eating, drinking, laundry and hanging in the brewery.

Brewery playlist is a shuffle of various Irish bands including Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Murphy, enter the haggis, seven nations, galic storm among others.

 

[CKuhns]

Happy St Pats day!! - Church, Brunch with friends, put together a 5 Gallon batch of Joe's Ancient Orange Mead and racked a 5 gal Groenfell Meadery Psychopomp (Tart Cherry) Hydromel clone from primary. Looking forward to some warmer weather. (Lost a foot of snow the last few days and have another foot plus to go.) Local flooding has closed some roads.

 

[Kirkwooder]

Sunday morning has once again dawned here in Western New York. It's a crisp 21*F and the sky is crystal clear. The weatherman claims it will be a nice day today, some where near 50*F.

We have our 4 year old grandson here at the house for the weekend. yesterday we were busy visiting the neighbor's dairy farm, stepping in cow poop, looking at the milk in the big refrigerator tank, seeing the baby cows, counting the cats and shooing away the pigeons. Then fixing and riding the go kart for the first time. Finally ending the day with dinner with my folks. A very busy day indeed.

Today looks to be just as busy. We need to move some fire wood to the basement. The go cart was so much fun that it will need to be ridden some more. The creek is low enough we might need to try and catch a brook trout or two with the Incredible's fishing pole. The chickens will need feeding, their eggs will need collecting. Then there will be dinner with his mom and dad when they come to pick him up. Then Nana and Papa will need a nap!

First there will be a few M&M pancakes for breakfast.

I hope everyone has as enjoyable day as we will be having here today.