Recent content by corkybstewart

We went to the south of France and had one day that warm, but the high the next day was 13C. In our area we've had a couple of days around 20, but nothing warmer than that. It's scary that your temperature is so high so early.

"Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair"

In our part of France it's been anything but warm and dry-mornings are 11-13C, it rains every day(raining very hard right now).

I have killed 3 in our house but I haven't seen any outside.

Some peaceful picturesque pics

My wife is much like your ex, but she pulls that stunt one or 2 times per year. I'm convinced that there is a genetic component but it's not the determining factor in who becomes an alcoholic and who doesn't. Normal days here are like normal days in the states, with regular sized meals and...

Who doesn't love the gargoyles?

My wife came to France in early December, I didn't get here until the end of February, so I cooked for myself for 3 months. I ended up losing 15 pounds because I cooked and ate reasonable amounts daily, cut way back on booze without our daily cocktail hour, and only one couple was invited for...

And then you invite a friend to help you empty the keg and half of the first glass killed it.

Bow and arrow paintball fights, what could possibly go wrong.

How baby spiders are made

Not to be too picky, but modern surveying puts the actual spot several hundred yards from that spot, Or does it? here's an interestin explanation of the issue. https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/INFO/fourcorners.shtml#:~:text=But%2C%20instead%20of%20a%202.5,west%20of%20the%20actual%20monument.

In theory.

In 2019 my boss pissed me off so I quit and took a year off to work on our new (to us)house in the woods. A year later I was talking to several companies about going back to work, but Covid hit, I was eligible for my SS, so I retired. Best decision ever.

I have thought about quitting but it has been such a huge part of my life for 32 years, it's like cutting off my arm. I will still brew 10 gallon batches but make 2 very different beers from one session.