Spring Day on the St. Clair - April 12, 2021 - Shipspotting그저께 by viking-ventures69 in hive-174578Spring Day on the St. Clair - April 12, 2021 - ShipspottingToday began as a foggy one on the St. Clair River on the border of Michigan, USA and Ontario, Canada. The first ship…
Rebuilding my Aquarium - Homesteading11일 전 by viking-ventures69 in hive-102880Rebuilding my Aquarium - HomesteadingLast time , I shared about our aquarium and how we were preparing to build a new set-up. After setting up my…
April Fools' Cooking 2021 - Lori's Cookbook12일 전 by viking-ventures69 in hive-148497April Fools' Cooking 2021 - Lori's CookbookI usually give you one recipe at a time, but today, it's going to be three... and I'm going to leave most of it up to…
Federal Cedar - First Salty of the Season Travels the St. Clair - Shipspotting16일 전 by viking-ventures69 in hive-174578Federal Cedar - First Salty of the Season Travels the St. Clair - ShipspottingI have a bunch of captures to share with you from the weekend... maybe I'll do another shipspotting post…
Grain-Free Irish Soda Bread - Lori's Cookbook18일 전 by viking-ventures69 in hive-148497Grain-Free Irish Soda Bread - Lori's CookbookOn St. Patrick's Day , I told you I was making two things for supper. Here's the Irish Soda Bread I made for the…
Something Fishy Going On... - Homesteading18일 전 by viking-ventures69 in hive-174578Something Fishy Going On... - HomesteadingSo, a few weeks ago, we found a small fish bowl in a thrift store and fatalistically bought it - and the betta fish to…
Reuben Soup for St. Patrick's Day - Lori's Cookbook19일 전 by viking-ventures69 in hive-148497Reuben Soup for St. Patrick's Day - Lori's CookbookOn St. Patrick's Day , I told you I was making two things for supper. Here's the main dish I made for the day:…
U-Turn in the St. Clair - Poetry in Motion - Shipspotting20일 전 by viking-ventures69 in hive-174578U-Turn in the St. Clair - Poetry in Motion - ShipspottingWhen Algoma Hansa came out of lay-up yesterday, she was facing the wrong direction in Sarnia, Ontario. It was quite…
Starting My Garden - March 2021, part 2 - Homesteading21일 전 by viking-ventures69 in hive-120078Starting My Garden - March 2021, part 2 - HomesteadingLast time , I was coping with a near-record snowfall (23" was the official total) by starting my garden - to the moon…
Coconut Flour Dobos Torte - Lori's Cookbook22일 전 by viking-ventures69 in hive-120586Coconut Flour Dobos Torte - Lori's CookbookMy husband had his birthday recently and he had (as usual), one request - that I make him a Dobos Torte which is a…
Today's Shipping on the St. Clair - March 22, 2021 - Shipspotting23일 전 by viking-ventures69 in hive-102880Today's Shipping on the St. Clair - March 22, 2021 - ShipspottingOh, it's so good to see shipping pick up again! As much as I enjoyed ship studies and progressions, I enjoy having…
Spring Has Come - March 21, 2021 - Shipspotting24일 전 by viking-ventures69 in hive-102880Spring Has Come - March 21, 2021 - ShipspottingWhat a welcome sight to see Canadian Coast Guard cutter and buoy tender, Griffon , swapping the winter buoys in…
St Patrick's Day - A Bit of Whimsy28일 전 by viking-ventures69 in hive-125669St Patrick's Day - A Bit of WhimsyI grew up celebrating St. Patrick's Day as a bit of cultural whimsy. If you didn't wear green on the 17th of March…
Looking Forward to Spring - mid-March Garden update - Homesteading지난달 by viking-ventures69 in hive-114308Looking Forward to Spring - mid-March Garden update - HomesteadingLast week, we had weather that made us think that Spring was just around the corner. But weather in the Rocky…
Digital Paper, an interesting Etsy Project - Adventures in Art Ventures지난달 by viking-ventures69 in hive-156509Digital Paper, an interesting Etsy Project - Adventures in Art VenturesI only recently discovered that "digital paper" is a thing. Apparently, it's mostly for scrapbooking and collage work…
Keto Lasagna - Lori's Cookbook지난달 by viking-ventures69 in hive-120586Keto Lasagna - Lori's CookbookRecently, my husband was asking for lasagna. A pasta-heavy dish, I was determined to find a low-carb, grain-free…
Alpena - the Oldest Ship on the Lakes - Shipspotting지난달 by viking-ventures69 in hive-176627Alpena - the Oldest Ship on the Lakes - ShipspottingI have to love this little beauty of a laker. Alpena is only 520 feet in length, which is almost half the length of…
Iver Bright - Asphalt/Bitumen Tanker - Shipspotting지난달 by viking-ventures69 in hive-176627Iver Bright - Asphalt/Bitumen Tanker - ShipspottingThis morning, Iver Bright made her way from Sarnia, Ontario, to Detroit, Michigan. She's such a pretty ship, but is…
Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake - Lori's Cookbook지난달 by viking-ventures69 in hive-120586Lemon Ricotta Cheesecake - Lori's CookbookOkay, so there's a story behind this one. I asked my husband to pick up some ricotta cheese so that I could make a…
2021 Shipping Season Begins - Shipspotting지난달 by viking-ventures69 in hive-1766272021 Shipping Season Begins - ShipspottingAfter a long winter break from shipping, I was excited to see a ship that wasn't a tanker coming up the St. Clair…