As her new go-to drink, @jackieLbrewer is enjoying a little (2 cl) shot of Campari with a whole little bottle (20 cl) of Fever Tree @fevertreemixers tonic water. Very pretty–both of them!

As her new go-to drink, @jackieLbrewer is enjoying a little (2 cl) shot of Campari with a whole little bottle (20 cl) of Fever Tree @fevertreemixers tonic water. Very pretty–both of them!

For the past few days I’ve been drinking bourbon and branch water (i.e. tap water from the Mahamet aquifer). Today though @jackieLbrewer wanted her manhattan with @mrivrdistilling’s Cody Road rye. It’s so yummy I’m drinking it neat.

After hiking at Spitler woods, stopping for beers at @decaturbreworks. They don’t have their IPAs! I’ve got a scotch ale that’s pretty good and @jackieLbrewer has an imperial stout. Food from local BBQ place.

Almost two years ago I made some lard. It lasted pretty well (I don’t use much), but I noticed recently that it was almost gone. So I requested a couple of pounds of pork fat from the meat lab, got 2.4 lbs, rendered it yesterday, and now I have almost a quart of fresh, milky white, unbleached lard.

As a nice place to sit and relax, I was trying to highlight the blue bench, but I fear the rock and the flowers rather stole the show. For the prompt “relaxation” in @macgenieʼs convalescent photoblog challenge.

Kettlebell swing. (For the prompt “movement” in @macgenie‘s convalescent photoblog challenge.)

There’s a song I half-remember with the line, “I’ve had the patience of a tree,” so that was my first thought when @macgenie proposed “patience” as the first prompt for her convalescent photoblog challenge.

After yesterday’s Urbana Art Fair and a good night’s sleep last night, I was feeling pretty good. But a 20-minute walk in the prairie with my sweetie has me feeling so much better!

The tulip in front of me turns out to be @jackieLbrewer’s Revolution Northeast Hero, while the pint in front of her is my Half Acre Beer Hates Astronauts. @CraneAlley


Both @jackieLbrewer and I are drinking the @SevenSaints feature, the Barrell Dovetail, an exquisite bourbon/rye blend. Delicious at cask strength.