Online Journal
“Every great thinker keeps a journal, you know.”
Skiing in Ruidoso, NM
For this year's second annual ski trip to Ruidoso, New Mexico, we stayed at Andrea's house (a friend to Nathan's parents). She has a wonderful home in the mountains that has a beautiful view. Below is the view from her back porch after a light snow. How gorgeous!We...
Christmas and New Years
This year for Christmas everyone made their way up to Kalamazoo, MI to spend some time with Grandma Mary... Mother Mary... or Mary Weezie as I like to call her. I was lucky enough to arrive a day before everyone else, so it only seem natural to take advantage of our...
Chai Spiced Apple Clafoutis
If you are looking for a really good dessert for fall, check out the Chai Spiced Apple Clafoutis featuring unique spices from Raw Spice Bar. INGREDIENTS RawSpiceBar’s Peppercorn Chai 3 eggs 1 cup milk or heavy cream 12 tbsp. butter 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2⁄3 cup...
The Hawk – December 2016
Thanksgiving in Kingwood
This year we decided to spend Thanksgiving in Kingwood, TX at John 4's new home. He and Clare were the best hosts and everything was just so lovely. Here are some of my favorite moments from our fun week!For the first time ever in Cochran history, we participated in...
Vadouvan Butternut Squash Soup
Recently I decided to give Raw Spice Bar a chance. I've had great experiences with Blue Apron and Hello Fresh as far as the meal delivery services go. Raw Spice Bar is similar in that it's a monthly subscription, but instead of sending you entire meals, it focuses on...
Project H
As many of you know, I've always been coming up with ideas... lots of ideas. Custom-painted shoes in high school, cake decorating, jewelry made from dollhouse miniatures, Fat Ass Plates: The Honest Choice in Dinnerware, Snitches Get Stitches Greeting Cards, etc. I'm...
The Hawk – November 2016
2016 Texas State Fair
Nathan and I enjoyed another trip to the Texas State Fair!Up first was the fried chicken and dumplings. It's funny, I don't know how they decide new foods to fry, but it always amazes me. This was pretty tasty, but I probably won't get it again next year. The little...
The Hawk – October 2016
Below is the October issue of The Hawk, the official newsletter from the Ben Hogan Golf Equipment Company. We have several writers who contribute to the stories and the I assemble the newsletter and add all of the visuals.
September Newsletter
One of my tasks is overseeing The Hawk, which is the monthly newsletter from the Ben Hogan Golf Equipment Company. At the moment, we have 63,000 current subscribers, but that number is consistently growing. Here's the September issue of The Hawk.
Ben Hogan Ads for Global Golf Post
Global Golf Post is a designed-for-digital weekly golf news publication. It is delivered overnight Sunday, 50 weeks a year, to a global audience of super-avid core golfers. Below are several of the ads that I designed for the Ben Hogan Golf Equipment Company.