I’m back! Wow! what a fun weekend we had with the girls. Now I’m cleaning the house after the flurry of activity. On Saturday morning my brother Phillip dropped my darling daughter Andie off at our place for the weekend. He was spending the weekend with my other brother, Terry, who only lives a…
Wine Tasting Notes
chocolate fondue
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six senses saturday
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seeing ~THIS movie in the theater today… Daniel Craig is the best bond since Connery, just sayin’… candlelight on our front porch for date night… and bittersweet growing like mad among the climbing rose bushes, pine trees and grapevines out in our back yard. feeling ~ close to completing my latest yarn expedition and eager…
autumn adventure ~ day 1
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celebrating 17 years ~ day trip, lunch and antiquing
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a six senses post ~ scenes from the past couple weeks
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tasting: more tomato jam on a blufftop picnic with my friend Clare… watermelon rind pickles minnesota montrachet with the aforementioned tomato jam… wine… and at the Cheesecake Factory with Jeff and Gracie… ahi carpaccio baja fish tacos pepperoni pizza fish ‘n chips mai tai… Reese’s Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake! more wine and Dove raspberry & dark…
wine tasting notes ~ McWilliam’s “Jack’s Blend”
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Hello friends! Back from another tearoom photo shoot and dinner at the Olive Garden afterwards. It was a beautiful, exciting day but now I’m really looking forward to a relaxing evening on the deck with my family. Now that we’ve turned the calender page from August to September, I’ll be featuring more red wines! Jack’s…
riverside picnic
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six senses saturday
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hearing : my favorite… Vampire Weekend. Awesome for a little road trip, sunning on the sand at the beach, lounging in the hammock, background cooking music…well, everything actually. I love them. feeling :: happy to see Mike, Robin, Emily, Noah and Greg today… and also happy to now be back home for the evening, sharing…
wine tasting notes ~ coppola bianco 2009
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~ coppola bianco ~ Hello Lovelies! A big, exciting weekend ahead. We’re headed to my friend’s tearoom in Hutchinson Minnesota for a very special magazine photo shoot! Tonight we decided to just take it easy, sip some wine, and enjoy the perfect weather in the Mississippi river valley. How are you enjoying summer so far?…