I’m getting ready for the latest maple tapping and boiling season. Last year was the first time I have ever taken on this venture by myself. I used to assist with a hobby sap house in the past (family and friends) and we’d make 100+ gallons of finished product every year. I think that ended due to the lack in volunteers to keep that type of production going, and too many cooks in the kitchen so-to-speak, on how it should be done; Make maple syrup properly that is. So last year I tapped about 15 trees and made roughly over a gallon of Maple syrup. So this year is going…
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One of my enjoyments is heading out and having a cigar in my cigar shack out back. I’ll bring out a beer, a cigar – back up cigar – turn on the heater in winter, turn on the air filter and sit back and watch Vimeo while enjoying (usually) a cigar. Tonight we gave the Dunbarton Tobacco and Trust Umbagog cigar a try. It’s a small boutique tobacco company run by the former head of Drew Estate cigars Steve Saka. The cigar itself is well built and very dark. Smells of hay and a sweetness I just couldn’t place. I was excited to light this up. To my dismay the…
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Oh no, he’s at it again… One too many blogs, trying to keep my hobbies and passions in different places so those interested in one wouldn’t be burdened by the boredom of another. Or so I had hoped. Instead, it just made for more work and maintenance than I preferred. Time for it all to change and bring all my hobbies into one place. Here. MissionExploration.com So let’s get this started! ~ Andy
