Thursday, January 31, 2013

Awake Before the Day

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It happened again. I was awake, but the clock indicated that I still had time to sleep. I wanted to sleep--but I could not. My mind was ...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Mid-Winter Respite

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The temperature achieved 60-something yesterday breaking a two week long cold snap. It was actually nice to walk outside and believe that ...
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Blending a Winning Wine

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One of the events that Chris and I look forward to participating in every year is the Consensus Blending sponsored by Keswick Vineyards in V...
Monday, January 28, 2013

Monday Musings - January 28, 2013

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1. A measly half of a point separated the team I was on for the 2012 Consensus Blending at Keswick from the first place team. We finished fo...
Sunday, January 27, 2013

So Many Vineyards

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Awesome Saturday in Charlottesville. What more needs to be written? The plan was to visit four or maybe five vineyards for a mid-winter re...

So Many Vineyards

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Awesome Saturday in Charlottesville. What more needs to be written? The plan was to visit four or maybe five vineyards for a mid-winter resp...
Saturday, January 26, 2013

Long Awaited Weekend

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Four day weeks--meaning, weeks which contain a holiday, often seem harder than the regular five-day work week. It is simple, really. Five da...
Friday, January 25, 2013

Where Have all the Flowers Gone?

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The other day I had to go to Lowe's for some tools and guy stuff. I love going to home improvement /maintenance stores because there i...
Thursday, January 24, 2013

Snow Surprise

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I guess I was totally out of touch yesterday about the weather. When I woke up this morning, snow had  graced the lawn and streets. Imagin...
Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Morning Has Broken, Again

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I have noticed and been enjoying the dawn these past few days. With the skies being clearer, although the temperatures are cold, the dawns h...