Plenty of big changes afoot here at the fresh aspect headquarters.  Actually we moved the headquarters a whole 5 or so blocks ESE towards the lake.  So yeah, between the usual grind, family, running, bikes, moving and so on...time on the interwebs has been limited.   

Young hands loving the VW. 

 In fact he's requested to bring the van to bed several times now....the first time referring to it as his "D Double Van"

Hmmm... a perfect summer IPA....another creation a-la Northern Brewer.  'Chinook IPA', brewed outdoors on my Colman two burner stove in March. Not crazy hopped and super tasty.

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The Black IPA...hoppy, roasty and BLACK. Another success..a la
Northern Brewer.

This ones from a few weeks back now. O and Grandpa sliding. Pretty proud and amazed by O's (2 1/2 years old) agility and coordination on two planks.


The 35th Sleeping Giant Loppet was a blast as usual. Though colder and blusteryer (i don't think that's word) than normal. Lots of smiling faces and determination. Snapped this one just before the start of the 50km race. Didn't really mean to get this dude front and center...but he's got a great getup on and is clearly excited to go ski for 3+ hours.

Snagged this one from a link on the Loppet website. Taken by Jon Nelson somewhere along the first couple of kilometers of the course.



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Except the last one, as previously mentioned.

The latest grain/malt/hop/yeast concoction is a dark one. Northern Brewers 'Black IPA'. Which as they say, is...'an ebony brew with a beige head that is surrounded by an aromatic citrus-and-pine force field, backed by a smooth roastiness redolent of cocoa and French roast coffee'. The yeasties are nearly done their first round of fermentation; at which point the whole lot will be siphoned into the secondary fermenter. The final product should pack a hoppy punch, just the way we like it.


Nice lookin winter whitetail



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