Beer Etc.

January 2010

By 'popular demand', here is a picture of what I wore to the office the other day: stretch velvet (not sure on the fabric name, actually, believe it or not) skirt with the silk embroidered vest that Ted & Chuchang gave me for Christmas. I wore a thin sweater under it, and a knit top. It tends to be hot in my office, but it was a very cold day outside, so I wanted to have options.

Anne wearing a white shiny vest, long black sleeves, and a long plum skirt

Anne wearing a long-sleeve black shirt and a long plum skirt

Here is the vest with the silk pants that they gave me. The pants don't make my rear end look as large as this picture implies. I turned too much in the picture. They are more flattering than this shows.

Anne wearing a shiny white vest and black pants with embroidery

Being the expert brewers (well, ok, 'Brew Minors' as Paul puts it) we did a taste test of our 3 beers with Wendy and Brian, our friends from when we used to take riding lessons. Here is our set-up:

Table with placemats, dishes, and 3 beer glasses in front of each place

Close-up of the table setting

And here is the table with Wendy and Brian (sorry, not a very good picture of Wendy):

Two people sitting at a table, with a flight of beer in front of them

A close-up of the beers. From left to right they are the Bock Ale, Vanilla Porter, and Bavarian Hefeweizen.

A flight of beers

Updated April 2026