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Smoking on the Danube

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 8th, 2022 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Last month we enjoyed seven day cruise on the Danube River that included ports of call in Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary. It was an amazing experience with beautiful sights, amazing food, and fun people. The conversations with people who lived…



Warming Up On A Cool Fall Evening

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Nov 1st, 2022 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

One a recent cool fall evening I broke out the only A. Smith Bowman whiskey I’ve not previously tried, at least to my memory, the Isaac Bowman Port Barrel Finished Bourbon. This lapse despite living local and even working next door to the distillery fo…



A Beautiful Fall Day For IDPA

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Oct 29th, 2022 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

After a little over a month “off” from any matches, I made it to the October match at the Cavalier Rifle and Pistol Club on Montpelier. The morning was cool, and I grabbed a pair of light gloves on the way out the door. I was thankful I did, though the…



It’s Been a Minute

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Oct 28th, 2022 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I recently received an email from a reader making note of my absence from posting. My web browser landing pages set to these Musings, so I am constantly made well-aware of the stale post. Rest assured reader, I am still here. The break has been by desi…



Fratello and Maker’s Mark Bottle Kill

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Apr 10th, 2022 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Ah, those bittersweet moments. I was perusing my whiskey cabinet for something to pair with the evening cigar and spied the bottle of Maker’s Mark Cask Strength hiding in the back row. As I lifted the bottle I started thinking it was empty. But, lo and…



At Long Last, Shooting Again

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Apr 7th, 2022 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I almost forgot this blog existed. Not really, I just took a long break. I’ve also been quite inactive in the shooting sports. After some seven months off from any range time, I finally made it to an IDPA match a couple weeks ago. The occasion was the …



St. Brigid of Ireland

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Feb 1st, 2022 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Today is the Feast Day of St. Brigid of Ireland, one of our family’s favorite Saints. In a quote traditionally attributed to St. Brigid, she prays…”I’d Like A Great Lake Of Beer For The King Of Kings. I Would Like To Be Watching Heaven’s Fa…



St. Brigid of Ireland

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Feb 1st, 2022 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Today is the Feast Day of St. Brigid of Ireland, one of our family’s favorite Saints. In a quote traditionally attributed to St. Brigid, she prays…”I’d Like A Great Lake Of Beer For The King Of Kings. I Would Like To Be Watching Heaven’s Fa…



A Long Smoke and a Fire

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jan 2nd, 2022 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

For Christmas, Colleen gave me one of those iron kindling splitting stands. A couple days after Christmas, I headed out to my wood pile to try it out. In no time I had reduced a bunch of logs to smaller pieces. Placing the log in the stand and letting …



A Long Smoke and a Fire

By From http://www.musingsoverabarrel.com/ • Jan 2nd, 2022 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

For Christmas, Colleen gave me one of those iron kindling splitting stands. A couple days after Christmas, I headed out to my wood pile to try it out. In no time I had reduced a bunch of logs to smaller pieces. Placing the log in the stand and letting …