Despite my assertion that I didn’t have to be treated like a tourist, Carl decided that I must experience an evening in Durban – I think he just wanted an excuse to show off this super gorgeous city and get out for an evening. For this, I am very grateful. We headed out after 7 … [Read more…]
Now becoming a tradition, the Robiroost hosted a beer tasting as a New Years Eve party. It has been and is such an event that there seems to always be a contingent of attendees who don’t even like/drink beer. Happy to have them there. Everyone attending came from our Dragonfly Cohousing circle except a contingency … [Read more…]
Zaakistan reader and commenter Danny B, husband of the prolific blogging sensation Aimee at Simple Bites and Under the High Chair (how’s that for a qualifier Danny?), happened to be in Calgary for a conference and as I had promised months before, I organized a social event around tasting kindly beer. Amber, Jae, Anne, Heather, … [Read more…]
Not realizing that the Howe Sound Inn and Brewing Company was in Squamish, I’ve actually missed sampling at the source several times before last summer. But, then I was informed… I visited the brewpub with my wife and sister on the first night of our visit to the painfully scenic town of Squamish. I got … [Read more…]
Blogging has slowed down a bit, but I’m still here. The last hundred posts were dominated by my tour of churches, my local church involvement, cohousing, marathon training, boardgaming, beer tastings, political musings, travel and of course my family. Thanks for reading!!
As a part of our Dragonfly Cohousing community development, we plan social events where members can interact outside of business meetings. Now that our group has grown to 60 people, the Social Team is planning more frequent smaller get togethers. Amber and hosted just such a gathering on New Year’s Eve: Beer Tasting. Every attendee … [Read more…]
When I first moved to Calgary just over 3 years ago, I was pessimistic and quite negative about the city’s maddening sprawl, crazy city parking rates (second highest in North America), lack of urban vibe, unprogressive transit system, and high prices. Since this time, even though I am still irked by all of these negative … [Read more…]
I was able to host a beer tasting last Thursday night as a prize I offered for our Ubuntu fundraiser. The winners joined me and I invited another friend to help us drink the beer. I had to do a bit of research for the event as I know there is a particular order which … [Read more…]
As I was gathering my things this morning from my desk I noticed three passports sitting together; none of them are legal. I’m not a spy or an international criminal, so why all the passports? Parks Canada currently offers a passport with the purchase of a year pass to the National and Historic Parks. You … [Read more…]
A couple weeks ago a friend of mine dropped by for a couple days and brought some fancy beers. The best was a Flanders Red Ale called Duchesse de Bourgogne from the Brouwerij Verhaeghe brewery in Belgium. It has a slightly sour taste, but a dynamite fruit tone and smooth aftertaste. Absolutely the best beer … [Read more…]