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Porter Progress

Here’s a quick follow up on the porter that I am working on. It’s Brian Smith’s Prestidigitation Porter from BeerSmith + a little tweaking. I added just a little bit of cascade hops from the garden and a homemade hazelnut extract. For the hazelnut extract, I just did a 1.5 week soak. I bought raw hazelnuts from… Continue reading Porter Progress

Marfa Road Trip

We went to Marfa this past weekend. It was Erin’s first time to go (my second). We had a lot of tips on where to stop, what to see, what and where to eat! Highlights included a dip on the way in to town at Balmorhea State Park, Food Shark, Cochineal, The Chinati Foundation, Pizza… Continue reading Marfa Road Trip

Island Time

It has been more than two months since my last post. And I have been mildly busy. I mean, we got married in May. It was a very DIY event, with lots and lots of running all over town. We had our photographers just hand us their data cards too, so the photo editing is… Continue reading Island Time

February Meeting of Dallas Homebrew Collective

I joined Dallas Homebrew Collective. We’re a little bit different than the old grumpy homebrewer folks. Wait a sec, let me re-phrase that snarky comment. Honestly, I cannot say that about them because I don’t know “those” other people. But I could imagine that they’re probably really serious and have formal meetings and do more… Continue reading February Meeting of Dallas Homebrew Collective

Save the Date Video

Erin and I wanted to do something unique for our Save the Date announcement. So we decided to make a video and send it out to our friends and family. We shot this over three different days. Parts were shot in NYC, parts at the State Fair of Texas during a rainy weekend, and parts… Continue reading Save the Date Video

Benches

Last week I completed a refinish job on a couple of benches. We got these benches from the old location of Matt’s El Rancho in Lakewood. When they closed, the offered up a ton of furniture at fire sale prices. The benches were great! One was yellow and the other one was bright pink. All… Continue reading Benches

Chihuly Nights

I visited the Dallas Arboretum last night for one of their final [well final on the original plan] night viewings of the Chihuly works on exhibit. (They have since extended the exhibit through December – you should go.)