Postel Abbey & Mol, Belgium
May 25, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
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
May 25, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
I finally upgraded my iPhone 6s and was testing my new camera with a plant identification app.
German Marble in Dresden
May 24, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
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
May 20, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
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
May 18, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
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
May 17, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
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
May 15, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
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
May 14, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
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
May 11, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
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
May 9, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
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
May 8, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Installed some blue LED solar light on the playhouse. 😀
Our (canceled) plan / Rome to Barcelona
February 14, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ -13 °C
This was our tentative plan that was canceled near the end of March due to the coronavirus. ☹️








































