BlogHide Resteemsviking-ventures (69)in hive-174578 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Morning Departures in Duluth - Apr 30 - ShipspottingIt was a busy morning in Duluth, Minnesota this morning, as the three ships in the port all left. American Integrity (one of the 1000-foot-long laker vessels) was off with the sun. As…viking-ventures (69)in hive-174578 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Spring 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 of the morning for me was Saginaw as she made her way past Marine City…viking-ventures (69)in hive-102880 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Rebuilding my Aquarium - HomesteadingLast time , I shared about our aquarium and how we were preparing to build a new set-up. After setting up my 29-gallon tank, I started coming across inspirational videos on YouTube, showing me…viking-ventures (69)in hive-148497 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.April 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 you. Horrors, eh? This was more of a party theme as it was the delayed…viking-ventures (69)in hive-174578 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Federal 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 tomorrow. But today, I wanted to celebrate the first salty ship of the season to sail up…viking-ventures (69)in hive-148497 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Grain-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 day to accompany the Reuben Soup . Now, I know what a good Irish Soda Bread…viking-ventures (69)in hive-174578 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Something 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 go in it... hence beginning another new adventure! I've kept fish before with…viking-ventures (69)in hive-148497 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Reuben 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: Reuben Soup In my large crockpot, I placed: 1 tablespoon dried, minced…viking-ventures (69)in hive-174578 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.U-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 amazing to watch her do a very tight U-turn almost within her own length. Read…viking-ventures (69)in hive-120078 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Starting 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 phase (something I've always wanted to do, but hadn't quite managed...) So…viking-ventures (69)in hive-120586 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Coconut 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 lovely Hungarian cake that I featured previously on Hive . The problem was, I…viking-ventures (69)in hive-102880 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Today'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 the plethora of ship transits even more! First, we had Algonova, a…viking-ventures (69)in hive-102880 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Spring Has Come - March 21, 2021 - ShipspottingWhat a welcome sight to see Canadian Coast Guard cutter and buoy tender, Griffon , swapping the winter buoys in Port Huron, Michigan, for the regular season buoys today! First, Griffon takes up…viking-ventures (69)in hive-125669 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.St 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, you would get pinched. I didn't want to get pinched, so I made sure I had…viking-ventures (69)in hive-114308 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Looking 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 Mountains is "like that." I'm definitely looking forward to Spring, but here is what it…viking-ventures (69)in hive-156509 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Digital 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 - whether on or offline. Low on energy today, I decided to give a try at…viking-ventures (69)in hive-120586 • 4 years agoKeto Lasagna - Lori's CookbookRecently, my husband was asking for lasagna. A pasta-heavy dish, I was determined to find a low-carb, grain-free version of this so it wouldn't spike blood sugar or blood pressure. When I…viking-ventures (69)in hive-176627 • 4 years agoAlpena - 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 the largest lakers. This ship is a cement hauler and is operated by Inland Lakes…viking-ventures (69)in hive-176627 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Iver 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 technically a salty (an overseas ship), so I decided to make this a ship study…viking-ventures (69)in hive-120586 • 4 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Lemon 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 grain-free lasagna (coming soon) - and he picked up about 8x what I needed for the…
