Wine Tasting
Lummi Island Wine Tasting December 3 ’11
It is December 1 as I write this. I have been hearing on the radio today (weekly trip to town!) about the Bazillions of dollars in sales for Black Friday, apparently the day of the year that makes Americans the King and Queen of Shoppers, the Sine Qua Non of Shoppers, the Biggest buying extravaganza [...]
Wine Tasting November 26 ’11
NAPA NAPA NAPA NAPA NAPA As I write this we are visiting family near Napa for Thanksgiving. The valley is particularly lovely this time of year, with lots of color in the vineyards. This morning I caught this photo of water droplets on cabernet grapes that were left behind in the recent harvest. ARTIST ARTIST [...]
Arrival: Pernes les Fontaines and Gordes
Our base for our first week in France was an apartment in Pernes les Fontaines, the “Town of Forty Fountains,” about 30 minutes southeast from Avignon. Since our first booking was with Untours, our second day we attended a brief orientation meeting in nearby L’Isle sur la Sorgue. We recommend Untours for occasional travelers like [...]
Lummi Island Wine Tasting November 19 ’11
STUDIO TOUR STUDIO TOUR STUDIO TOUR STUDIO TOUR STUDIO TOUR Last week was Winter artists’ Studio tour. Not “Winter Artists,” but “Winter Studio Tour.” Until a few years ago, this used to happen the first weekend in December. But because Winter –the real Winter, frozen and dark and gloomy– often makes an appearance around here [...]
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