Once Occupied

I find myself in lots of once occupied buildings; now ummmm, not vacant but, just not used by humans anymore (though there are a few squatters). I go to these places for my job. They all fell victim to Hurricane Katrina followed by a lack of money to bring them back to serve as they once did. There is a court house, a school, a grocery store and a gymnasium.

Pecans.Hops.Barley.Beer.

Last night Seth (the brew master), Sam and I started brewing the pecan beer. The first rule we have for brewing beer is to drink beer. We were out of home brew so we had Miller High Life in a camouflage can. Not only were we brewing the pecan beer but we also had to bottle an extra bitter that we brewed about three weeks ago. A few other friends came over to join us. It's good to have help in these processes that turn into a dance of sort. I wish there is some way to post the smells that come with the process. They are amazing.

Before I got there last night Seth and Sam had already decided the pecan ale will be called The Pounder... named after my dog... who loves pecans.

Pecans.Pecans.Pecans.

There are three pecan trees in my yard. They make lots of nuts. They drop lots of nuts. I've picked up lots of nuts. Now it is time to make lots of things with them. Tomorrow night starts the brewing of a pecan brown ale. There will be many more pecan treats to follow. Stay tuned!

Some Musical Choices...

that I'm enjoying this fall:
DM Stith
Glass Ghost
Django Reinhardt
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
The Love Language
Gringo Star

Accompanied by these listens are:
AutoCAD
Hot Toddies
Chili
Vegetable Soups
Pumpkin & Chocolate Bread Pudding
Cracking Pecans
Coffee
Conversation
Day Dreaming
Writing Landscape Maintenance Plans
Being Curious
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