Moa's Ark wins again

Because we won a couple of blue ribbons at the local homebrew competition last year, we were eligible to enter the national MCAB competition (Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing) in those categories.... And man, Moa's Ark really was a good porter - taking a silver medal for that style.

We've also been cat-sitting once again, this time at our place. The bottom cat is Minnie - the one who went into acute renal failure a little over a year ago and visited us during that period. The top cat is Rosie, her sister. They'll be back here again in a week or so.

Finally, Spring has sprung. Paddocks are littered with daffodils, blossom blooms, and the rain rains the good, wet type. We no longer need to fear frost-bitten mushrooms: