Willow's New Pics!

It was back to the portrait studio with Willow this week, and she was really good with it. We dressed her in a couple different outfits...including this fairy costume. The pics here are low res...but you get the idea.

Chickenfoot

New band! Sammy Hagar and some friends have formed a new band called Chickenfoot.


They sound like classic Sammy, and a little Van Halen-ish. Check them out:

http://www.chickenfoot.us

Camping Season Returns!

We've opened up Larson-ritaville for the summer camping season. We took Willow, and the dogs for an overnighter last weekend to de-winterize. While Cindy wasn't feeling good, she had some down time to relax and rejuvenate while I kept busy with chores.

One small problem from winter, the water filter housing froze and broke. The antifreeze must have gotten a little diluted, and I've changed over to a different filter housing that I can remove instead of winterize. Should be much easier now.

The weather is still quite cool here, but we are looking forward to a couple more trips in May.

Handpresso Wild DomePod

Handpresso is an authentic portable espresso maker. I currently have two in my coffee making arsenal...the newest being called the Handpresso DomePod. The first unit uses espresso pods, like those you can find at Starbucks. With the newest machine, you can use your own ground coffee.

The fine people from Handpresso in France were kind enough to send me both units to review. I reviewed the first on http://www.singleservecoffee.com/ last year. I've been putting the new version through it's paces, and will post a review soon.

The new Handpresso allowed me to use fresh home roasted espresso beans, and it was really good. The cost of these units has dropped from $150 down to about $100 each. You can take them anywhere, as long as you have access to hot water. The have a built in pump which allows you to pump up the pressure to 16 bar.