Weekending . . . Ten on Tuesday Style
09/08/2015
We kept ourselves quite busy all through this long, hot Labor Day weekend. It won't be any trouble at all for me to tell you Ten Things I Did This Weekend, à la Ten on Tuesday.
1 - On Friday, I helped Tom transfer his latest beer batch from one large container to another (which is trickier than it sounds). The stuff in this photo is called the trub . . . or what's left in the bottom of the container after a successful "first stage fermentation." (And this means we're one week closer to our own IPA!)
2 - Then we headed for Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids to see John Hiatt perform in the outdoor amphitheatre. I love sitting outside in my lawn chair, sipping a beer, watching the geese and herons fly overhead, seeing the sun go down . . . all while enjoying a great concert. (And it was great.)
3 - On Saturday morning, the dogs and I had a very exciting walk . . . where we discovered a (dead) snake in the road, a huge (very live) wasp nest in a tree, and a giant (also live) cicada in the grass (near the J-pups' favorite pee-corner). So much to check out.
4 - On Saturday afternoon we headed up to the cottage for a quick overnight. . . and one last sit on the dock and (probably) the last swim for the dogs. (We won't be back up until October.)
5 - Because then we took the docks out for the season. (Always kind of sad; summer goes by too quickly, y'know?)
6 -- I knit almost all of one sleeve for this sweater. I also taught myself to cable without a cable needle. (I know. I'm like the only knitter on the planet stubborn enough to continue with a cable needle. So it was time.) (Bonus: I'll get plenty of practice on this sweater.)
7 - I re-did my front porch containers with more fall-ish flowers. (The summer batch was looking really, really tired.) (Maybe even dead.)
8 - I read a book - Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradal. I highly recommend it! Just delightful.
9 - We had a little cook-out, just Tom and I.
10 - And I spent plenty of time just kicking back with Tom and the dogs . . . enjoying a long, pleasant summer weekend.
How about YOU? What did you do this weekend?
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Sounds like a great weekend! What do you do with the "trub"? My husband brews as well. During his first year of brewing I really didn't think about where he was disposing of the waste from his brews - until the next summer when a large pottery urn seemed to be filled with cement. He had been pouring the waste into my planter and it was one solid mess - and obviously killed the perennials I had planted in it.
Posted by: karen | 09/08/2015 at 07:08 AM
Trub doesn't look or sound very appetizing, but it must be a good thing if it leads to your own IPA. I'm still a cable needle holdout (the needle was my grandmother's so I use it). Love your front porch flowers!
Posted by: Bonny | 09/08/2015 at 07:37 AM
To this day, I think cabling without a cable needle is magical. I learned from Grumperina's tutorial. And, you knew that docks come out? Makes sense, but it had never occurred to me.
Posted by: claudia | 09/08/2015 at 07:47 AM
Smith had to try his latest brew this weekend (a little early) and it had a nice head and a smooth taste. He said it tasted good and should age nicely. He's pleased! Sorry to see summer up north end. Hope Jenny and Jo-Jo had a nice last swim for the year. Hopefully there is still some summer to enjoy!
Posted by: margene | 09/08/2015 at 08:38 AM
Great weekend...sad about the dock thing though! And I've read the c-w-o-a-c-needle thing but haven't ever given it a shot. One day...yeah when I learn continental too. :-)
Posted by: Patty | 09/08/2015 at 08:42 AM
It sounds like it was a peaceful and relaxing weekend!
I need to do the same thing with my flower pots....they are looking a little sad now too.
Posted by: Kim | 09/08/2015 at 09:01 AM
Fantastic weekend! And you aren't the only one who still uses a cable needle. I find that, depending on the yarn and the pattern, sometimes it's faster to use a cable needle.
Posted by: Susan | 09/08/2015 at 10:09 AM
I still use a cable needle - you are not alone! But apparently I am now! I'm glad you had a nice weekend.
Posted by: Donna | 09/08/2015 at 10:55 AM
What a perfect weekend! I love cabling without a cable needle, I feel like it makes it go so much faster, once you remember which way twists left and which way twists right. I'm not ready for summer to end but I need to freshen up my outdoor flowers, too. Maybe after the 90s that we're having this week are over!
Posted by: Carole | 09/08/2015 at 11:30 AM
I still use a cable needle, so now I may be the last! I love your fall flowers, I'll be working on fall flowers once this heat breaks. It sounds like you had a wonderful weekend, hope your week is wonderful too!
Posted by: Debbie | 09/08/2015 at 12:46 PM
What a great weekend!
Posted by: Cheryl S. | 09/08/2015 at 12:51 PM
Putting your feet up and enjoying an adult beverage is one of the best things about long weekends. Plenty of time to do that and the other required adult activities-laundry, house cleaning etc.!
Posted by: Lydia S | 09/08/2015 at 02:02 PM
Fun weekend! That Henley sweater is purely your style. And I just requested Kitchens from my library.
Posted by: kmkat | 09/08/2015 at 02:34 PM
Your weekend sounds delightful - relaxing and productive! Not sure how one extra day seems like SO MUCH more time, but it does. and you made good use of it!
Posted by: Mary | 09/09/2015 at 05:27 AM
I've been wondering about that book, it's been popping up here and there. Thanks!!
Posted by: Vicki | 09/09/2015 at 02:52 PM