Monthly Archives: October 2011

Well, I’m back at the CITW, and even though the beer should condition in the bottle for at least another week, I couldn’t resist trying one of my first batch of home brew beer. As you can see, it’s a … Continue reading →

We moved to the St. Louis area in 1983, just after they had won the ’82 World Series, and just in time for the ’85 I70 series with Kansas City. St. Louis was a baseball powerhouse in those days, and … Continue reading →

YoYo has been under a bed or couch ever since she came to Fremont a couple of weeks ago. Just yesterday Megan and I were talking about how to introduce YoYo to Farley and how to get them to ignore … Continue reading →

Earlier this year, I decided I wanted to do a bunch of things up at the CITW. They included: tearing down the woodshed, building a brewhaus, and brewing some beer installing new radiant heat flooring in the kitchen, dining area … Continue reading →

Dear Farley, There is indeed a cat now living in the Friesen-Bond household in Fremont. Her name is YoYo Meow, and I want you to be nice to her. She’s an older lady and after spending her entire life in … Continue reading →

I haven’t posted for a while, but it’s not due to laziness – I’ve been busy celebrating Caroline and Alex’s wedding. It was a four day party that went off flawlessly! I can’t think of anything of any significance that … Continue reading →

Yes, it appears the Steve Jobs’ famous attention to detail did not apply to the spelling of Macintosh. Maybe he named it before the spell-checker (or Wikipedia) was invented. In any case, my favorite apple has always been the McIntosh. … Continue reading →

Well, the first batch of beer is bubbling away in the fermenter, or The Fermenator as named by Blichmann (the manufacturer). Have you ever tried to take a picture of a bubble? I probably took 10 pictures before I caught … Continue reading →

I had hoped that my first batch of beer would have been brewed today, but it wasn’t meant to be. A few last minute glitches made for two trips to Leavenworth, one to Wenatchee and two to Plain Hardware. I … Continue reading →

I got a Direct TV dish installed today, so that along with the CenturyLink DSL internet I had installed last week, has removed the evil Comcast from my life! The $170 Comcast bill I used to get every month is … Continue reading →