Postel Abbey & Mol, Belgium

Drinking a beer out of my favorite Belgian glass. Postel Abbey is near Mol, Belgium, one of our favorite places in the world. If you ever go, stay with Kristein & Peter at B&B Molmento! We drove outRead more
Iphone se & New App

I finally upgraded my iPhone 6s and was testing my new camera with a plant identification app.
German Marble in Dresden

Last year (2019) we bought this marble at a flea market in Dresden, Germany. Today, I found you can text a picture to an expert and he’ll identify the marble for you. It’ a Germany stripedRead more
Moby Dick

In 1931 my grandpa, Erwin Cochran read Moby Dick. I decided with so much time at home with social isolation I would try to conquer this read. I am finding my vocabulary level quite below Melville’s.Read more
Brown Cafe

Drink our favorite U.S. beer out of some of our favorite Belgian glasses. 🇺🇸🇧🇪 Brown cafe = an establishment where the dishware and silverware may not match and your beer may or may not beRead more
Firepit

We enjoy having fires in the backyard, and Sebastian is at the age when he enjoys having friends over for a fire. This is one socially distancing thing he can enjoy with friends. We built a new fireRead more
Trees and Landscaping

We replaced the 45 year old tree that was wrongfully cut down in 2018 while we were touring in France with a Miyabe Maple. We also planted a Norwegian Weeping Spruce and did some landscaping aroundRead more
Smoked Pork

I used my electric smoker to make some smoked pork and smoked salmon. lisa caught the salmon in the fall in Michigan while fishing with her brother Adam.
Mother’s Day

We had a relaxing Mother’s day at home. Sebastian turned 17 on April 25th. We planted the Redbud tree in the background the year he was born.
Iowa Gravel

Pat McKay Rode with us. We sported our buffs while riding. The I included some adventurous B-roads and cold beers in Pat’s backyard at the end.
New playhouse lights

Installed some blue LED solar light on the playhouse. 😀
Our (canceled) plan / Rome to Barcelona

This was our tentative plan that was canceled near the end of March due to the coronavirus. ☹️