Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century. ~ Mark Twain
Happy birthday Hanno!
Making ginger beer from scratch
We had a nice supply of ginger beer going over Christmas. It's a delicious soft drink for young and old, although there is an alcoholic version that can be made with a slight variation on the recipe. Ginger beer is a naturally fermented drink that is easy to make - with ginger beer you make a starter called a ginger beer plant and after it has fermented, you add that to sweet water and lemon juice. Like sourdough, it must ferment to give it that sharp fizz. To make a ginger beer plant you'll need ginger - either the powdered dry variety or fresh ginger, sugar, rainwater or tap water that has stood for 24 hours to allow the chlorine to evaporate off. You'll also need clean plastic bottles that have been scrubbed with soap, hot water and a bottle brush and then rinsed with hot water. I never sterilise my bottles and I haven't had any problems. If you intend to keep the ginger beer for a long time, I'd suggest you sterilise your bottles. MAKING THE STARTER In a...
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65 Comments
Happy Birthday, Hanno!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Hanno from all of us here in Cornwall. Have a special day.
ReplyDeletePippa
Happy Birthday Hanno from some fans in California
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNO!!! Hope your day was wonderful ~ like you!!!
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Central Illinoiss
Happy Birthday Hanno. Have a wonderful day and I love the photo.It's a foggy morning here in NSW. Angela
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Hanno!
ReplyDeleteWishing you a day filled with all the things you love and hold dear!
Happy Birthday Hanno from a big fan in Canada!!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Hanno, have a great day!
ReplyDeleteCheers
Judy
Happy Birthday! And I love your Airedales. We have Wire Foxes at our house and they are just delightful.
ReplyDeleteHappy, happy birthday Hanno from Oregon!
ReplyDeleteYvette
Happy Birthday form Claude and I Hanno! Hugs!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome photo! And loved the quote!
ReplyDeleteHanno wishing you a very happy birthday
Love Leanne NZ
Happy Birthday Hanno....
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your special day.
Herzliche Glueckwuensche zum Geburtstag! Have a very happy Birthday.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Hanno!
ReplyDeleteI feel we know you even though we are thousands of miles away. :)
Yes, there is something to be said for a very long marriage. It is so different than the earlier years and I find it much better.
May you have a very blessed year of good health and every need met.
Happy Birthday Hanno from Brisbane
ReplyDeleteMelissa
That is a wonderful quote... Happy Birthday Hanno!!! I love all the comments you have for this post... isnt blogging a marvellous thing!xx
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday from Canberra too Hanno.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Hanno! I enjoy seeing your beautiful garden every day and all of Rhonda Jean's domestic loveliness! Hope you two have a wonderful day together.
ReplyDeleteYou're still a spring chicken, literally, you were born in spring!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday. :)
Happy Birthday Hanno!
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day :]
Kimmie
Happy Birthday! May your birthday wishes come true. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Hanno!
ReplyDeleteBarb in GA
I wasn't sure that this was quite the place to say this, but couldn't find anywhere else...
ReplyDeleteI discovered your blog by accident this morning and it has come as a revelation to me. I have just decided to give up work to be a stay at home mum/vege gardener after a tough emotional year. In the past 6 weeks we have sold our lovely house (with the not-so-lovely mortgage), and bought 1 acre in the country. Your blog and it's ideas are everything that i aspire to have in the coming year. I shall see I will be visiting often. Thanks.
Today,(the 18th here in the states)...is my birthday as well! So Happy Birthday to us Hanno!
ReplyDeleteLori
Good morning Rhonda and Hanno and the lovely Alice and friends. A very happy birthday to you Hanno from all the crew here in the Illawarra.
ReplyDeleteHappy, happy birthday, Hanno!
ReplyDeletefrom Donna in Colorado
Happy Birthday from Idaho - a whole world away! I hope you have a wonderful day and a very blessed year!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Hanno.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day!
HAPPY BITHDAY, HANNO!
ReplyDeleteA BIG HUG FROM BRAZIL.
Nina
Happy Birthday Hanno!
ReplyDeleteI hope your day is wonderful!
Chantel from Ashfield
Happy Birthday, Hanno! Enjoy your day with Rhonda - are you having a birthday feast?
ReplyDeleteCheers - Joolz (South Australia)
Happy Birthday from Winston-Salem, NC! I'm sure Rhonda has some very special things planned for you!
ReplyDeleteMany happy returns, Hanno!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful birthday Hanno, thoroughly enjoy being spoiled for the day and all days
ReplyDeleteHugs Lorraine (Chookasmum)
Happy birthday, Hanno. I hope it is a wonderful day for you and Rhonda Jean. You both deserve it.
ReplyDeleteAll the best from Houston, Texas.
Happy Birthday Hanna and thanks for the contribution you make to this wonderful blog. Carol
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Hanno and very many happy returns. Hope you get a particularly nice cake with your morning cuppa.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Eileen in England.
Happy Birthday to Hanno. Hope you have a lovely day.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Hanno! I hope your day is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Hanno! You don't look a year older than 30! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Hanno!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday from Bendigo Hanno. May you have many, many more in the years to come
ReplyDeleteHi Rhonda Jean :) What a lovely quote! Please give Hanno a big birthday hug from our crew, and pass along our hopes for a lovely day and a blessed year. Love to you both, Q
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Hanno from sunny Colorado. My grandson was almost born on your birthday. He was born the 17th. I am still waiting for pictures of him.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a great day.
Pat
Wishing you a hHappy birthday too Hanno! Your garden, grounds and home is a real inspiration to us all. Lots of hard work and lots of love goes in it we can tell. Thankyou for sharing Rhonda with us. Jody
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday from Southwestern Michigan, U.S.A.
ReplyDeleteBlessings
The happiest of birthdays to Hanno....without whom I think Rhonda would be lost!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quote, I think I'm somewhere in between there. Happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to the Handyman Extraordinaire - Hanno !
ReplyDeleteHope the family spoil you really well. You deserve it.
Patricia in North Queensland
Happy Birthday Hanno. We share the same birthday ! I hope you a great day ( though I'm sure your weather is much nicer than the wind and over cast skies we have in SW Victoria at the moment)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Hanno!
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a wonderful day.
What a wonderful day, happiness to you!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! I do hope you are feeling better now! :D
ReplyDeleteHiccy Burpday from Whacky and family!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Hanno.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day
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Kim
Happy birthday too you, happy birthday to you...!
ReplyDeleteCan you hear me sing.
A big hug for the both of you Rhonda and Hanno,
Lilian
Happy Birthday Hanno! I wish you many more.
ReplyDeleteDonna
Happy Birthday to Hanno! Coincidentally, this was my grandfather's birthday, though he passed away several years ago.
ReplyDeleteFunny someone wrote about Hanno being a spring chick, literally. I always love that my birthday on the 20th is near the autumn equinox (here in the US). Anyway, happy birthday Hanno!
ReplyDeleteAnother birthday already? It certainly doesn't seem a year since I last wished Hanno a Happy Birthday. Time is going way too fast.
ReplyDeleteA Happy Birthday for yesterday, Hanno.
Happy birthday Hanno. I just returned from a work trip to the US, and it is SO refreshing to see someone in thongs and socks... I love Australians.
ReplyDeleteWoops - a bit late but HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANNO. Hope you all had a wonderful day.
ReplyDeleteBelated birthday wishes, Hanno! So pleased to hear you had a wonderful time.
ReplyDeletexox
Diana
Happy Belated Birthday Wishes, Hanno! Hope your day was truly enjoyable. The picture of you and your dogs shows a content and happy foursome there! May the coming year be all you wish for.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Aunt Bea
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