Four Difficult Yet Beautiful YearsIt has by no means been an easy time with @little-ricky but I wouldn't change it for anything. My rambunctious little one just turned 4 this week and we had something of a prolonged birthday celebration.

So Simple, Yet So DeliciousSome years ago I got into baking the occasional loaf of bread after visiting the UK and realizing that I've been missing out for most of my life here in the States. It reminded me of the fresh baked bread I had as a kid way back in the day that seems to not be around as much as it used to be. I went on a mission to figure out how I could duplicate the texture of the loafs I ate during that visit.

A Very Windy AfternoonEven though the wind was blowing quite aggressively today I decided to take the little one down to the beach to play in the sand for a bit. We haven't gone down for a while mostly because of work, but also because the weather has been a bit crazy. We had a few rainy days and quite a lot of wind which can difficult at our local beach as it blows everything around including your towels and anything that isn't tied down.

No News is Good NewsNot a lot has changed over the past month with the @nuthman witness and backup node. I have moved up a couple of ranks gaining back the spots that I lost in December. Since I built the new machine, I've not missed any more blocks in over a month which is great!

After several months closedWe've been going to the Botanic Gardens near where we live for years and have posted about it often. However, one section of our regular walking path had been closed off for quite some time as they were reimagining the layout of the area.

Wow, I Guess it is officially the futureOver the past decade or so I have recalled the same memory around this time of year. I keep remembering in the the early 90s sitting around with a bunch of friends having a bit too much to drink and bringing in the new year. We had this conversation about how advanced the world was going to be by the time the grandiose year 2000 rolled around.