Hard Cider

Bryan's hard cider experiment turned out excellently. More like apple wine than apple cider. It sure makes these cold Michigan evenings more enjoyable.

Cariboulope

Halloween is a time of creativity. . .

Inspiration

 

 

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 A very stylish yet cranky Lagomorph

Just for the record Cariboulope is still a VERY woody word.

Can Openers

Bryan and I have come to the conclusion that we have gone through 4 can openers in 2 years.

We have had 2 cheap handled ones, 1 camping one, and are on another cheap-not so cheap-but-not-super-nice handled one.  Not to mention the frequently used Leatherman can opener. This is getting ridiculous.

Maybe we should just resort to this.

Bryan's Home

Bryan is home now! Yay! He had a great time, but is glad to be home.

Invitations will be going out this week.

Where's Bryan?

He will be camping the next few days near Isabella. Depending on the amount of rain they get, they may get a large tent (like at Veisha) for them all to stay in.

His cold is getting better and they all have warmer sleeping bags. He sounds like he is having a good time.

Depending on many factors, he should be home by the 27th or 28th.

Today

Today was a little crazy. I guess some days are like that.

1. Bryan got a call during 8 am class that he might have a fire to go to soon.
2. After class he talked to Andrew Storer the Graduate Dean and got a semester long job working on Emerald Ash Borer.
3. He then told his advisor that he would no longer be attending Graduate School. (His advisor understood/respected his decision, no hard feelings). Bryan then dropped all of his classes.
4. At 11am Bryan was given more information regarding the fire. Mostly that he was to be in Watersmeet at 2:30 central time.
5. He then ran home to pack/prepare for the fire.
6. I went to lab, and now am home and relaxing after a crazy day. However, I still have some Stats homework to finish.

I feel overwhelmed, I can only imagine what Bryan must be thinking! Hopefully he is staying safe, and having an awesome time.

Fall is Coming

We went to Minocqua today to go to the bank. The two and a half hour journey was filled with yellowing and red tinted leaves. Fall has started its march south. (I know spring is in March, but I'm talking about the verb).

One difficult thing about living in Houghton, is that the nearest US Bank (our bank) is in Minocqua. Luckily with the advent of online banking; we can deposit checks, transfer money, and handle most of our budgets online. However, there is an amount limit to checks that can be deposited online, and my Student loan check exceeded that limit. So, off to the Bank we go.

While at the bank, we opened our first joint account! Then we ate at the Mexican restaurant in town. What a treat to have ethnic food that we did not have to experiment to make! We then wandered around downtown. Cassandra got some yarn for a hat. Bryan got some super warm wool/angora rabbit socks (very useful). We both stocked up on chocolate and fudge. Civilization is dangerous.