Ok, so as luck has it, I had another new (and cold) APA in my fridge this evening and inspired by my blogging of the last 24 hours, I figured, hey, I can do this now. But first, here’s a bit of the backstory to why these beers are in my fridge. First, let me…
Archives for November 2012
Fragile Worlds
In a moment, the world can change …. In one moment what was but a fragile orchid that I by chance encouraged to re-flower, became even more rare. One afternoon last fall, I returned from outside to find a dragon fly, slowed by the cold, had hitched a ride indoors on my shoulder. When I moved…
Thai Pumpkin-Coconut Soup
This post is a bit retrospective as I made this soup a few weeks ago when pie-pumpkins were running amok. (Ok, bountiful is perhaps the better expression.) A gentle, soothing soup that will warm you, through and through. You have two choices with respect to how to prepare the pumpkin: cooked (baked in oven, then…
Wishes of You
I tire I linger I want for a sight of you … I blink I stare I desire for the presence of you … I drift I return I dream for the touch of you … I sigh I pause I crave for the scent of you … I seek I strain I yearn for…
Les Trois Mousquetaires “Américaine Pale Ale” (Signature Series)
Yum. My first beer that stylizes itself an “American Pale Ale.” As such, I couldn’t as yet tell you if this is a consistent or representative APA. Certainly there was strong familiarity with its parent, India Pale Ale (IPA), it had a wonderful, hoppy aftertaste so crucial to any good IPA. My first impression provided…
So it begins …
For me, the essence of life is taking a breath and feeling my lungs fill, my ribs expand, and the skin grows taut. It is knowing that in that instant, the world is part of me and, when I exhale, that I am part of it. It is about partaking in all aspects of life…