Halloween Scary Beer Story

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SUNNYSIDE, Wash. – Fans of Snipes Mountain Brewery’s cloudy Hefeweizen relish the subtle wheat flavour of the bright, summery brew and like beer drinkers everywhere, they know when their favourite brew tastes a little too hoppy or bitter.

Connoisseurs could be in for a surprise this year and they may not be alone. […]

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Festa Brew Double Oatmeal Stout

Guinness Beer Stout Dark Ale

Festa Brew has a new stout recipe that I haven’t tried so I thought I would pick some up and see how it is. I’m not really a stout drinker and not a big fan of Guinness, but I like to try different beers to appreciate the taste. […]

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Proline Week 8 NFL Football Picks and Odds

Week 7 was a good week for me going 4-2 to bring my overall record to 15-21. This week could be a trap week because a lot of the winning teams are playing weaker teams so it looks like a sure thing. Regardless I’ve got to go with the favorites. […]

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The Pickle Story

mmm pickles

Here’s a story that a friend of mine told me a while ago. I sent an email about it to a bunch of friends and a week later it was forwarded back to me after it had traveled around the world. I might have used some more descriptive words then was originally told to me, […]

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Ontario Great Lakes Brewery Pumpkin Ale

This past weekend I was wandering through my local LCBO looking at all the wonderful wines, liquors, and beers that were available when I found a large bottle of Pumpkin Ale! I was as giddy as a school girl because I had never tried a pumpkin ale and had always wanted to. […]

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Finance, Loans, Bad Credit/Personal Loans… The Unexpected

Properly estimating the cost of building a cottage is extremely important and something I have not done very well. I found out that the land I purchased is even with the local water table so land fill must be brought in which will cost $10,000 I hadn’t anticipated.

For the most part I have been able to manage my expenses via my mortgage by extending the amortization period. […]

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Red Wine and the Clay Bowl

Red Wine and the Clay Bowl picture

When I first started drinking wine I liked the sweet white wines as most people do. I tried to like red wine and wanted to like red wine, but it was far too dry, had a much more powerful taste, and often gave me headaches. It wasn’t until I was traveling along the Niagara Wine route and stopped in to De Sousa Wine Cellars. […]

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Proline Week 6 NFL Football Picks and Odds

Week 6 had an incredible back and forth game between the Vikings and Bears. If it wasn’t for Ryan Longwell’s 55yrd kick my pick would have been correct. As it was I went 3 and 3 last week which a season total of 11-19.

Here are my picks for week 7 of the NFL. […]

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Baby Shrimp with Avocado Butter

No weekend cocktail party would be complete without appetizers. They are light, usually very tasty, and keep everyone pleasantly full without making anyone lethargic.

Here is a recipe from LCBO that will have your guests raving:

Baby Shrimp with Avocado Butter
By: Lucy Waverman

The easiest way to prepare this sandwich is to buy frozen cooked baby shrimp. […]

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Delorme Earthmate GPS

Delorme Earthmate GPS (LT-20)You’ve planned a weekend getaway at a cottage, or resort, or you are just going on a road trip. How are you going to figure out how to get there? Follow a map? Too old school and the map may be out dated. Today’s traveler uses GPS to find out where they are and where they are going. […]

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