HLH+S is my sandbox to explore the creative side of brewing, both in- and outside the bottle. I’m inspired by my home, the land on which it sits, and any number of homestead projects I find myself interested in. This is a personal blog to share my stories, experiences, photos, and any other scribbles and screeds I feel compelled to share. There is no sponsored content here so if I’m raving about a product, it’s because it was my first-hand experience.
About Me
I was born in Boston in 1979 and bounced around the Northeast until the summer of ’92 when I relocated to Antwerp, Belgium with my family. That is where I came of age. The people I befriended, the places I went, the cultures I experienced first-hand all made me a more complete individual- aware of the world and not just what was within my geographical borders.
In the summer of ’97, I returned to the United States and graduated from high school in MA and attended Champlain College in Burlington, VT. Although I loved Burlington, I left school to pursue dot com dreams in the Spring of 2000.
In 2004 after a few rudderless years, I teamed up with another guy and launched a marketing company. In 2005, I bought my first house. In 2006, I got into beer. In 2007, I started homebrewing. In 2010, I moved out and left a long-term relationship behind. In 2011, I met my best friend and in 2013 we got married. She is the best thing that’s ever happened to me. In 2014, we rescued a great dog and bought a house with acreage in the Maine countryside. In 2018, we made a tiny human. In 2020, we added a friendly cat and flock of chickens. In 2021, we once again made a tiny human.
Brewing. Cooking. Raising a family. Capturing images, still and moving. Doing homestead-y stuff.
What does the domain mean?
Back in ’96 I registered “ecin.net” because the imaginary company that I used to brand myself when doing web work was called “Eclipse Industries.” So, EClipseINdustries.net. Wicked clever. I don’t particularly like it as a domain but now that 4-character domains in the .com/.net/.org space are impossible to find, it’s now totally cool!
