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Congratulations on the new "baby" in the Family!!

Return of the salad!!

My current charcoal is Rockwood. I like it a lot. Easy to light, burns clean, and the distribution of pieces in the bag is very good. I've tried a lot of brands and most are good, some just OK (RO), and others are just crap (Cowboy). If you have any doubts, check out the Naked Whiz's charcoal database. It's surprising how many "store brands" are just repackaged RO and marked up in price (BGE).

Added in 2.5 lbs of frozen blueberries & 1.5 oz of Taz pepper berries. Checked the final gravity after fermentation - ABV = 6.5%. Sample tasted spicy - even before adding the fruit & pepper berries. Will let it sit on the berries until the end of the week, then keg it.

OMG, I don't even know where to begin to express how badly I feel for the both of you. My heart just aches. No mother should ever lose a child, especially in a senseless manner like this. Just tragic. Know that your KK Family is here for the both of you - BIG HUGS!!!

Gorgeous!

Nicely done, MacKenzie. Love Canadian Bacon!

Excellent! Please post pics of that all important virgin cook! What's on the menu??

Dude, that's just stupid crazy brewing!!! Made my 1st Gose this year. Did a kettle sour. Came out phenomenal!! Took it to NHC to pour at Happy Hour and Club Night. Got lots of compliments. On the "to brew" list again!! I'm in the middle making another batch of Purple Crack beer. The first one was a Blackberry Wheat with the Taz Pepperberries. This one is a Blueberry Wheat with the Taz Pepperberries. We'll see - fingers crossed.

Epic. I'd sit there with a nice bottle of wine and wait it out over an evening to see it unfold. The wonders of nature never cease to amaze me!!!

Pretty!

Nice!

Welcome to the Obsession! Pictures, please!

No, no - no, no, no!! Aussie version of a Hot Pocket!

Nice! What's for dinner??

Purple Crack to the rescue!!!

It does make an interesting piece of wall art, and it's functional, as well. Winner!

I'm originally from the other end of the state - Greenville.

Interesting contraption, for sure. I assume that the post also swivels? Otherwise, any lateral stresses might eventually cause that area of the blade to crack. And, don't bash your knuckles under the handle, either. Doesn't look like a lot of clearance there? Seems like the blade should have come almost to the edge of the board, so that the handle was outside the cutting board area. Sorry to sound critical, but you can't take the engineer out of the retiree.

Lovely birds. I wouldn't change a thing! @Grant - where you at in SC?

Great minds. Tonight's dinner is chicken legs and corn on the cob. Lady at the food stand said this was the last week for local corn. btw, Aussie, Jack ain't bourbon, son. See, the label says "whiskey" not bourbon!

@ckreef - reminds me of pea gravel. I used to swear that I was going to chip a tooth every time that I tried to eat it!! Maybe you reload shotgun shells with it and go bird hunting??

Shuley, all I can say is - NAILED IT!! Looks spectacular. Break a leg, kid, in the Guru Challenge!!!

Nice looking tomato, MacKenzie. We're in the middle of a late heat wave here - it's been in the low 90s for almost a week. It's confusing my tomato plants; they're starting to bloom again. Fingers crossed that this second, late batch of tomatoes ripens before we get our first frost.