I wish I had something interesting to say. But if there's anyone else out there who's interested in grilling with lump charcoal, I've found a couple of interesting links ( Read more... )

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We spent a lot of the weekend out in our back yard. I barbecued twice, and lit a fire in our chiminea to burn up our bastard of a rose bush. I hate that plant - really. It seems to want to hurt me, and it keeps getting its thorns under my skin. We cut it almost totally down, though, and I'm planning to keep that bastard down ( Read more... )

Well, my little red-haired baby boy is two years old now. The party was on Saturday, and I think it's safe to say that it went very well.

His birthday last year was a somewhat bloody affair; three different children fell off our swing and were hurt. The grilling did not go smoothly, and tempers ran a bit high. Not so this year ( Read more... )