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…]
I’ve always been a fan of ginger beer.* Even when I was little, I would pick out the Jamaican ginger beer as my treat if we were in town. It burns. And I like it. Ginger root is on sale and so I buy some. I tell Amber how I would like to learn how … [Read more…]
I had such a wonderful time tonight. Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal put on a free performance of Minus One in Parc Lafontaine. Kevin stood in line for us and seven of us sat in the very centre of the stands and watched about ten different dances. It was amazingly choreographed with fabulous soundtracks. … [Read more…]