This Saturday, Mike and I are going to make an Italian themed dinner for our two families. It is springtime here in Healdsburg and we are finally able to eat outside in the evening when the heat of the day has abated and the cool night air refreshes the spirit. One of the […]

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After being in the not so quiet shrimp city of Crystal Beach, Texas this past weekend on a mini-vacation (http://www.stingareemusicfestival.com/), the better half and I returned home to the full realities of Earth Day 2008. We were pleasantly overwhelmed by all of the programming and advertising so appropriately scheduled. My only concern was […]

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A kitchen garden is probably the greatest convenience of the 19th century life I seem destined to lead. After a long day in the winery, I have little desire to go to the grocery store and really all I want to do is pour a nice glass of wine (riesling) and sit in front […]

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