Been out sick with a stomach bug, but 2 weeks ago visited Marukai looking for a favorite Echigo Flying IPA. Instead found these lovelies.
Kyoto Biru
Laoiza’s Soccer Game
Josue invited me to shoot his daughters Laoiza’s game but the rain kept me away, til yesterday. It was incredibly difficult to shoot the fast moving action.
Sister Reunion
Last night we had a small family reunion at Jon & Kathy’s. I can’t remember laughing so hard observing the elder facetime session. The last time they got together was in March 2013.
BeersMo
Recently Alan got me a 4 pack of Chimay. I have yet to crack one open.
Last weekend we went down to LA and Hester & Don gifted me a bottle of 291 Rye Whiskey from Colorado. While there I visited my favorite Tokyo Central and got a new pair of Japanese beer to try out.
Valentines Day 2023
This year we visited Ceron Kitchen here in Alameda.
Whiskey Aged Coffee
Tom & Marika brought us some coffee from their latest trip to Seattle. I’ve never seen anything like this before and can’t wait to try it.
Hummer hangout
Weather has been bad the past couple of days. During a break when the sun popped out I shot the hummers.
Focaccia
My 1st attempt at making one of my favorite breads was a face down in the dirt fail. It was flat, raw in the center and burnt on the edges. Sandy encouraged me to try again. As it turns out that was a case of bad/old yeast. This morning my 2nd attempt came out so much better. Unfortunately this process takes about 14 hours, but the results are amazing… when you use good yeast.
I can’t stand the thought of throwing away food so I fed the racoony & the crow the bad bread. Apparently they have low standards for focaccia.
Federation Brewing
I stopped by Federation Brewing to pickup a few for Happy Hour.
Hitachino & Einstök
Sandy brought a beer/whiskey (?) home yesterday. I will share that at the next happy hour. I’m also working on my setup so I can photograph these quickly, so I shot one of my favorite Einstök Porter & a Don Papa Rum.
