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“Your blog is not required reading….” — Marcy Gordon at the Wine Bloggers’ Conference, Creating Compelling Content session, 6/7/2013 Powered by Bookmarkify™
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Kevin took the girls to Europe with his dad. Chuck is celebrating his 60th high school (Lyceé de Garçons) reunion. The girls are 16 and 18. Which means that they are perfectly legal to drink wine (or apparently anything else). And I am missing it. But enjoying the relaxation…. Powered by Bookmarkify™
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Do I agree with Kuralt? It’s hard to say. Mostly because I was practicing my mindful breathing in order to keep myself from shitting myself. Why? Well… I was at over 10,000 feet elevation (10,947 feet to be exact) and I don’t like heights. Or edges… Did I mention the sheer drop? How about...
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Where am I now? Seems like I did a lot of driving but am still in Montana. Which in fact, I am. But not for long. Today Now I will be off. To La Canada. Not La Cañada, that is in California. We (royally speaking) are heading to visit our neighbor to the north. Think...
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They are coming to Chicago. Or another Midwestern city near you! Ryan Opaz of Vrazon and Catavino fame is leading a caravan of Portuguese winemakers throughout the Midwest. The stop in Chicago will be hosted at Bin 36 and has an amazing menu with pairings! Hope to see you there on June 3 and...
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I have left the Prairie and Laura Ingalls behind. I am in Montana. Or Wyoming. Or back and forth. The point is that I am going to Yellowstone. National Park. Not the Hamm’s Beer Brewery. That music was used in the 1936 film, Yellowstone, a 63 minute epic about murdering conmen looking for buried...
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Day three!!! They Holy Grail on Ingalls! The Wilder side of Little House! De Smet, SD is the motherlode of Laura. By the Shores of Silver Lake, Little Town on the Prairie, The Long Winter, These Happy Golden Years and The First Four Years all happen here. Houses that the family lived in are...
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On the road again…. Oops. Wrong song, wrong theme. So, by now I should be in Minnesota. We have said our sad goodbyes to the Big Woods and to poor Freddie and Ma’s dream of a more comfortable widowhood…We are on to Plum Creek, Walnut Grove and Mankato. I don’t remember what the deal...
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First day on the road. Whew. This means that I have survived prom 1a, prom 1b and prom 2 and assorted after parties. Also graduation. And making sure Kevin and the girls managed to make their flights to Luxembourg. Oh, and I managed to pry myself away from my sweet puppy. But finally. I...
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As you may have noticed, I head out on a road trip nearly every year. Last year was the exception but only because my girlies started school the day before WBC12 began. Hm. Miss the last first day of school for daughter #1 after making a consecutive 14 previous? or skip the road trip...
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