What's happening in my world…
Well, I put in our order for brewing supplies. We are trying out ALABREW for our supplies.
We meet Kim Thomson of ALABREW during a Free The Hops Beer Tasting in Birmingham, Alabama.
ALABREW has a rich selection of supplies for the homebrewer and winemaker.
We ordered the High Red Tide Bock and Vincent's Wee Heavy kits.
It has been sometime since Karen and I have brewed beer, but we are planning on brewing two batches over the Thanksgiving break.
We have already picked up some beer to drink during the homebrewing session. (This first is critical to the success.) Now, I just need to order the homebrewing supplies.
We are going to use pig kegs instead of Cornelius or Firestone kegs. Karen want to be able to transport the beer easily.
Karen and I cleaned up the photos last night and got them posted on our photo site.
The total went from 393 to 157 which is much more manageable.
Enjoy, here are a few samples:
I was a tiger for Halloween.
Karen done up for Halloween.
Brian learning to surf.
Karen and I trying out Segways.
Pluto and Goofy showing off for the camera.
Here are all the photos: Walt Disney World Photos
Karen and I had a blast. I have not even cleaned up our nearly 400 photos, but I hope to cut them down to a manageable number tomorrow night.
The International Food and Wine Festival was great. After I go through our notes, I will let you know what foods we liked best.
I took a surfing lesson and it was great and I have pictures to prove that I got up on the board at least long enough for Karen to get a picture.
Karen and I road on Segways while at Epcot.
I'll post more soon including photos.
Karen and I are getting excited about our vacation. It is just around the corner. At the last minute, we almost changed our hotel from the Carribean Bearch to the Swan or Dolphin to be closer to Epcot. But, we didn't.
We signed up the Disney Dining Experience which will give us a 20% discount at many restaurants through DisneyWorld.
I hope to be posting pictures here throughout our vacation.
Karen and I enjoyed the Tomato Head in Knoxville, TN. The Tomato Head has been featured on the Travel Channel and is local favorite. We had the Number 3 pizza which was great!
After dinner, we stayed in the area to watch an outside showing of the “Maltese Falcon
Karen and I hit the Unclaimed Baggage on our way to Knoxville. And, I think we did minor damage to our wallet on this trip.
Karen bagged a bunch of cloths and hazards chemical glove. Don't ask me about the gloves. I don't know of any hazards chemicals at our house.
I picked up another digital camera battery, because we go through them like candy.
And, would you know we actually bought a piece of luggage! Who would have thought!
Karen and I are ready to head off to the beer festival. The weather is looking great. The GPS
We'll be hitting the Unclaimed Baggage in Scottsboro, Alabama on the way to the jam. You just never know what you'll find there. We picked up a $50 digital camera so that we could have a small camera that we wouldn't worry about as much as our good camera.
This beer festival has a flat cost of $20 which is great. Many festivals charge per beer. Check back here for a report on the festival.
I enjoyed my last class with Williams-Sonoma for this year. They have more classes, but my schedule is too full for the remainder of the year.
more soon!
Karen and I went to our first beer tasting put on by Free The Hops. In a single word, wow!
We met a lot of new people.
We met a lot of new beers, too!
We all have Danner Kline to thanks for heading Free The Hops.
Everyone was enjoying themselves.
The service was great and always with a smile.
Another happy customer!
You will find more pictures here.