Forest Hills Black Powder Brigade Spring Rondy 2026
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Happy Mom’s Day
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Good Afternoon
4/21/26 65F Calm, overcast and humid. It sprinkled a little this morning, but not enough to prevent me from mowing. After lunch I returned the keg. Since I was in the neighborhood, I dropped by the range to burn up some black powder. While there, some hungry deer...
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Bunny BBQ ’26
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Good Morning
8/13/26 6:45 56F (13.3C) AQI 84 smokey, no wind. Smoke has returned to the valley. I can see it, I can smell it and I can taste it. Just out of sight, beating propellers announce the passage of aircraft, probably water bombers behind the ridge. There was a fire...
Good Morning
8/12/26 5:45 62F (16.6C) AQI 32 The sky is hazy blue in the dull light of dawn. It is calm and windless, smelling faintly of smoke. Good morning. ...
Good Morning
8/11/26 7:45 62F (16.6C) AQI 64 Clear blue sky with a faint odor of burnt plastic. A white cloud of smoke sits low on the SE horizon, beyond the canyon rim. There is no breeze. I got up late this morning. The sun is up. Walter barked beyond my endurance, so...
Good Morning
8/10/26 7:00 59F (15C) AQI 32 The sky appears clear and blue, but the air smells burnt and I can see haze in the distant trees. The rooster is crowing and Walter has found something to bark about. Probably the orchard workers picking pears across the road....
Good Morning
8/9/26 5:15 58F (14.4C) AQI 18 No wind. The air is good this morning. Mostly clear, with a few wisps of clouds, very little haze and only a faint whif of wood smoke. The last sliver of the moon is rising in the east. Good morning. ...
Summer Pancakes Over Easy
This is more of a suggestion than a recipe since I used a mix and didn't measure anything. I made pancakes over easy for breakfast this morning. I started with Krusteaz Buttermilk Pancake mix. Yeah, I know it's not that hard to make pancakes from scratch, but I have...
Peas Porridge
Peas Porridge is a simple, hearty meal with ingredients that keep well on the trail. Ingredients 3 cups dried peas any sort of pork from a ham bone to chopped bacon 2 cups broth, substitute bouillon if needed for trail life 2 potatoes 1 onion 2...
Bushcrafty
If you're not bringing a cocktail shaker you are doing it wrong. Bushcrafty: Two ounces Irish Whiskey, two ounces Shanky's Whip, one ounce filtered stream water, one-quarter lemon, one quarter lime-both squeezed and dropped into the cocktail shaker with a handful of...
Dutch Oven Trailer Trash Casserole
Trailer Trash Casserole: Tater Tots, diced onion, ground beef, Cream of Mushroom Soup, cooked in a Dutch Oven, finished with grated cheese melted on top. Ketchup added to taste. Ingredients 1/2 bag of Tater Tots 1 diced onion 1/4# ground beef per person 1 can...
Irish Toddy
My new favorite is an Irish Toddy. Place a slice of lemon and a squeeze of lemon juice in a mug. Cover with scalding water, leaving room for one ounce of Shanky's Whip and one ounce of Irish Whiskey. Give it a stir and enjoy. Repeat as necessary....
