A Garden, Pizza Day

My growing space

This weekend, I was motivated by two things - seeds and pizza. Two weeks ago, I ordered this years fruit, vegetable and herb seeds from High Mowing Seeds. Last weekend they came, I planted them, and this week I have little sprouts. This year we are doing Haricot Verts, carrots, three type of tomatoes, three types of peppers, rosemary, thyme, basil, mint, cilantro, leeks, green onions, and I am sure others are slipping my mind right now.

Pork and onion pizza

Now on to the za. I made some homemade pizza on Friday but my camera was no where to be found. I had some leftover dough, leftover pork loin and onions. So I give you today's concoction -pork loin and onion pizza. See for yourself.

Beer Geek

I am a beer geek. I crave good beer and some of my top breweries do not distribute to Illinois and this saddens me. But not too much anymore because I have stocked up!!

Oskar Blues started the canning craze in craft beer and provides great beer across all categories - Ten Fidy (imperial stout), GUBNA (imperial IPA) and their flagship Dale's Pale Ale (duh - Pale Ale) are all delicious. I am now getting thirsty!

That brings us to the pride and joy of Wisconsin, and no it is not the Packers, it is Central Waters. Satin Solstice Imperial Stout, Glacial Trail IPA and Double IPA are tasty treats that I shouldn't have to drive so long to get.

The trunk of my car - loaded.

A New Meaning to Man Cave

Going from 75 to 8 degrees in two and a half hours was rough. Shorts and a T to jeans and a jacket. Coming home from Florida was a temperature shock, but since we live in what my wife says is the 'arctic tundra' we are used to it.

After the blizzard last week, we exited the area without time to take advantage of the snow. So when we came back yesterday, Hunter decided we should go play in the snow. But instead of playing, it was all work for me. I challenged myself to a duel - with an igloo.

I have to admit, I didn't think it was going to be easy. And guess what - I was right. It was hard work getting the right shapes, hell, who really knows how to build an igloo? Anyways, I wiggled into my new man cave about 4 hours after I started it. I am looking forward to spending a night in there before it melts.

Let me know if anyone is looking for a place - I will rent it cheap.

Sunshine

After a couple hard days of shoveling, everyone needs a break. Mine so happened to take place 1100 miles away in a place called Florida, where the sun shines and the temperature is above 12 degrees unlike my homeland - Chicago. Hitting the pool, Disney, Gatorland, and phase 10.

Pics and maybe a video to come.....

Whitney Christmas Vacation

What can I say other than it was long. Twelve days on the road when it should have been eight. Two canceled flights. Had to ship our son's gifts back as they didn't fit in our bags. Nevada City Hat Store. Sacramento. Napa. Monterrey. Auburn Ale House. Big Sur. New Years. Christmas. Rain. Wine tasting. BevMo. Road trip. Port. Hall Winery. Bears win. Dean and Deluca.

Will I make it?

Bears game in ten minutes. Sports bar 15 minutes away. This is crunch time.

Christmas Fun, SHOOT THE PURPLE PEOPLE

Sacramento, California, Christmas Day

Well, I woke up at 4:15 in the morning to someone, who will remain nameless, saying (and I quote), "This is going to be a horrible day!" followed by a 4 year old asking "why is this day going to be horrible?"

That was the beginning of Chistmas.................. and no I am not making up.

Next gifts were exchanged without incident. That was a good thing.

After gifts, we started to play with all the toys Hunter received, including a shooting game called Toy Story 3 Space Shooter Target Game. My son started to play this game when, Jill (my sister in law) states, "shoot the purple people, they are bad - The white people are good." Now right off the bat without dissecting this statement, what do you think? Now think about the same words coming out of a 4 year old....priceless.