Melissa Hassey » sled http://melissahassey.com Photography Services Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:56:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 DIY Beer Sled…. http://melissahassey.com/2010/02/diy-beer-sled/ http://melissahassey.com/2010/02/diy-beer-sled/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:16:38 +0000 melissa http://melissahassey.com/?p=2281 So being “snowed in” can be fun.  Besides trekking around the city taking photographs and throwing snowballs, it is a good excuse to watch movies, cook a new recipe, enjoy neighborhood friends and, of course, drink beer.  So, Carl & I realized that we were running low on our supply and needed to go to the distributor.  Luckily one isn’t too far from us.  However, with our cars officially stuck in the snow, carrying 2 cases of beer over our shoulders and back to the house seemed daunting.  Carl said something like, “I wish we had a sled”.  To which I replied, “we just used trashcan lids as kids”.  Problem solved.  We grabbed a drill, poked a hole through the lid and threaded the rope.  We picked up 2 favorites.  Yards Pale Ale (my very favorite local and “drinkable” beer) as well as a case of Ommegang’s Hennepin, a Belgian inspired Ale from New York.  A bit pricey, but sooo good.  We got lots of hoots and hollers and at least one “good thinking!”.

Without further ado, here is Carl taking a break from pulling the beer sled.  I helped by taking photographs.  :)

snow sled

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Anyway, here are a few favorites:

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meet Brianna!

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Ella!

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and Ava!

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Just as we were finishing up and I started to pack up my equipment, Brianna sat in this window and started reading.  Naturally, I unpacked my camera and ran in to capture the moment.  I really love these.  As a photographer I loved that the backlit sun hit the white pages of the book that she was reading and bounced onto her, highlighting her face…

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