Author: brianwalch

Manley Hot Springs

If I didn’t believe it already, I do now… keeping a blog is the way I want to preserve memories. In 2016, Jenna and I went on a Labor Day flying adventure, with Sadie....

Three Things to Make it a Great Day

I just concluded a pretty good day, especially considering my wife is out of town. I know it sounds sappy, but I do miss her when she’s gone and emotionally I can easily get...

McCarthy

Labor Day weekend has become a semi-tradition for our family, where we all head out in different directions. I say “semi” because it isn’t like we’ve done it several years in a row, or...

How to enjoy a hike

First, just do it. Amanda and I came home and had some time available. There were lots of things we needed to do, but we’d resolved to be more active, so we decided we...

Needing to Recognize

I’m not naturally a good encourager, and I wouldn’t say that I appreciate recognition. But, some things have happened lately that are giving me significant motivation to change that. I had a colleague share...

Walch Family Reunion – Thanksgiving 2017

The Walch Family pulled it off and had an awesome family reunion over the 2017 Thanksgiving weekend. People came from all over and with several of the Walches living close by, we had lots...

Amsterdam – the complete trip

Note: I tried keeping up while on the trip, but didn’t do a good job. I still want to keep a log of our adventures, so I wrote up the trip and posted it...

Hello Amsterdam

Monday, March 27, 2017 We arrived mid-morning into Amsterdam and navigated our way to our cozy little room. We found the place on AirBnb. It looked perfect for us and so we were anxious...

Off to Europe

Back to travelling and writing. I made a big (and hard) decision this past week, but one that would provide me more free time. As we launched on our trip I decided that I...

Paella

Maybe I’ll write on here a bit more… we’ll see. Here is a sort-of-recipe I put together for my Toastmasters club after a gave a speech on preparing paella. It is a fun dish...