Down In the Holler

Ladies & Gentlemen it is my honor and privilege to introduce you to the peanut butter to my chocolate, the homemade lemonade to my summer afternoon, he is the crusty bits of cheese baked on the casserole dish of Granny’s macaroni & cheese (aka: the best part). Like a $20 bill found in my winter coat pocket on the first cool day of autumn, this charming fellow often leaves me grinning and thanking my lucky stars for life’s little treats.

Brian Hardy is the computer brains behind this operation drawing on his skill as a software developer and trainer. But don’t let his nerdy profession lead you astray. His dynamic interests range from home-brewing beer to vinyl record collecting and from cooking elaborate ethnic dishes to working on diesel Mercedes Benzes & a vintage Vespa scooter. He’s a creator and a fixer and an imaginative idea maker and generally a super handy dude to have around the homestead.

I think you’ll dig him almost as much as I do…and that’s a whole lot!

So, we finally did it. After all this time, we jumped on the blogwagon. We have entered the blog-o-sphere. Though there’s a lot to live up to in this arena, we consider ourselves primed for the challenge.

In addition to a casual documentary of our lives, we hope this site can be a place to share exciting new ideas and experiences. Learning and growing together with our friends, old and new, is one of our favorite things to do!

You must forgive my lack of introductions. Allow me to start with my compatriot in this tiny kingdom: the love of my life, Ms. Kip Slaughter. She’s a saucy young woman with a head full of knowledge, and she’s not afraid to tell you all of it; you might not even have to ask! But seriously, as a trained Master of Science in Nutrition, she will have a lot to say about gardening, cooking, composting and living sustainably in the semi-suburban patch we call home.

And with that, I’ll leave my introduction to her.