I completed another book recently. This one was called The Impossible Climb by author Mark Synnott. This is the same author as the other book that I read recently called The Third Pole. I read this one

I haven't done a doors post in a long time now. With me not traveling as much as I used to, it takes a lot longer to collect enough photos of doors to make a decent post out of them. There just aren't

Imagine being stuck at sea for over a year... Its hard to imagine how one would survive such an ordeal. 438 Days, by author Jonathan Franklin, is about the true life story of how one man did just that.

Another week and another #beersaturday. This one was less exciting then my previous vacation beer experiences. Nonetheless, if im going to drink a beer I may as well talk about it. Today I'll be doing

I recently completed another book. This one was called The Third Pole by Mark Synnott. I started this one immediately after The Dark Forest and completed it in a week, or maybe just under. Completing books

Its been a while since I posted in the coffee community. I'm way overdo. To get back into the swing of things, let me tell you about some coffees that we had in the Azores. Here we go! The first coffee

For this weeks #Beersaturday I've decided to change it up a bit and talk about some beers that I had in the Azores a while back. I hope you enjoy. Cold Body, Cold Beer Maybe not the first beer that I had

The theme of Faial Island of the Azores Archipelago is volcanoes, seeing them, learning about them, and even hiking them. Located in the center of the island at an elevation of 1043 meters, is a large

I recently finished the book The Dark Forest by Cixin Liu. Its the second book in the Sci Fi trilogy The Three Body Problem. The series was written by a Chinese author and was translated to English by

We have been hit with a cold and snowy winter this year, with off and on snow storms and very low temperatures. It hit us early, back in November and has been up and down since them. We get lots of deep

I have two very different dark beers to review for this week's #Beersaturday. I hope you enjoy! Wellington Imperial Stout Brewery: Wellington Brewery, est 1985 Origin: Guelph ON Canada Style: Imperial

One day I'll finish talking about my 2025 trip to the Azores, but not this day. Day one on the island of Faial was jam packed with activity starting with a visit to the Capelinhos volcano site and museum.

Another #Beersaturday and a new batch of beers to review. This week I'll be discussing two more Ontario Canada craft beers, a brown ale from Silversmith and a coffee porter from Left Field Brewery. Let's

I completed my first book of 2026. It was The Three Body problem by Cixing Liu. The author is Chinese and the book has been translated to English. Its a three part series and there is also a Neflix series

I have a thing for making strange traditional peasant foods. By "peasant" foods I mean cheap or inexpensive cuts made to taste good and traditionally eaten by the lower middle socioeconomic class

You probably know by now that dark beers are my thing. This week for #Beersaturday I will be reviewing two dark beers, a chocolate stout and a porter. Let's get right into it, shall we? Chockie Wockie

Tis the season of bold flavored dark brews, of winter ales and stout beers. I recently bought a new batch of tallboys at the store. I found a decent amount of new beers to try. Its always nice when you

My wife and I love antiquing and we recently found a new indoor market a little ways from where we live. Most of these markets tend to have the same sort of stuff being sold but they are still fun for

Following up to my last post, which was a quick Merry Christmas to Hive, I figured I'd show you what I ended up making for dinner on Christmas Day. To start, my sister brought an appetizer board with sushi,

Just a quick post to say Merry Christmas Hive peeps! Merry Christmas to you and your family if you celebrate, and Have a happy holidays. Today I'll be spending most of my time in the kitchen making dinner.