Animal Farm is a classic novella written by George Orwell in 1945. Its a short read, written for young adults, and just a little over 100 pages. It can easily be read in a day or two or casually over a

I hit my goal of reading 12 books for the year with this one that was recommended to me by a fellow Hiver @riverflows. Its called Batavia's Graveyard by author Mike Dash. Actually I'm quite a ways past

Its taken me a long while to gather up enough random happenings to make a solid post out of it. I haven't been doing much these days other than reading and working. The weather has turned to spring though,

I have a new batch of beers for this weeks #Beersaturday. Today I'll be reviewing two of them, a farmhouse ale and a blond ale. Let's check them out. Legacy Canadian Farmhouse Ale Brewery: Legacy Brewing

The Yellow wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman Its a short book but there's a certain impact that comes from reading it. When I say short I mean that its only around 30 pages and it can easily be read

I finished my next book for the year. It is called The Boyfirend by R. L. Stine. This is a teen fiction novel from the 90s that I read for fun, mainly just for nostalgia purposes and because it was a very

I'm always looking for new ways to photograph my beers for my #Beersaturday post. How about in my fireplace wood storage spot?!? It seemed like the perfect place for my pale ale with a woodlands creature

Preamable This week I finished reading a book called Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum. It was another very short novella of only 85 pages. This one could easily be read in a day or over a weekend, which makes

Its been a months since I've done a beer post. For this #Beersaturday ill be reviewing a smoked porter and a special pale ale. Let's get right into to it. Smoked Porter Brewery: Highlander Brewing Co Origin:

Introduction I completed my ninth book of the year last night. I'm well on my way to reaching my goal of reading 12 books for 2026. This one was a very short novella of only 100 pages. I actually completed

Today I have a collection of random photographs to show you. These are some windows, signs and some construction cranes that I saw in my travels. I also incljded two left over doors that missed in my last

I buy sardines quite a bit at home. I often eat them for lunch on weekends. They are a good source of protein, calcium and omega 3 fatty acids. They are healthy, easy and I have a brand that I actually

Death's End by Cixin Liu is the third and final book of the Rememberence of Earth's Past trilogy. The series includes The Three Body Problem, The Dark Forest, and of course, Death's End. I completed the

Back in 2023 shortly after moving back from France, my wife and I went on vacation to our nations capital, Ottawa Ontario Canada. We had been used to traveling extensively while living in Europe and we

I finished another book today. This one was called I Who Have Never Known Men, by a Belgian author by the name Jaqueline Harpman. It was written in 1995 and in my opinion is an instant classic. I came

For this weeks #Beersaturday I'll be reviewing two beers from a local brewery call Collective Arts. The first is a Porter and the second a standard lager. Let's see how they faired. I'll give you a hint,

Time for a Leaky20 food post! I do these periodically. Here are some of the meals that I've made recently, meals I've eaten. Let's take a look! The first meal is a poached egg. I used to make these quite

I haven't been drinking much as of late. I bought a new batch of beers but they have been sitting in my fridge for quite a while now. Luckily I didn't buy too many. The last few beers that I've had have

I completed another book recently. This one was called Nuclear War: A Scenario and was written by author Annie Jacobsen. I saw it recommended on Social Media and it sounded pretty interesting. It also

I haven't done a random life update in a while. Lately I've been turning some of the small events, happenings and situations of life into their own post, like the books that I've been reading, as an example.