One of the benefits of spending so much time in Wine Country lately is that there’s all kinds of old wine-making paraphernalia lying around. Recently we found a barrel that had collapsed under its own weight, so we took one of the staves to make a candle holder out of it! Crafty, right? We’ve seen […]
Today’s agenda is pretty loose. Brunch in Healdsburg (not sure how any of us are hungry after last night’s dinner), a little shopping, and a stop by the coast. Lea’s so excited, she can’t stop dancing. Dance, monkey! On the way to Healdsburg, we passed J Winery. J is known for its great sparkling wines, […]
By the time I went to bed last night, I could’ve fallen asleep on the floor in the middle of a crowded room (like him↑). Fortunately, that wasn’t necessary. What is necessary is that we keep the fun alive and the intensity UP. Howz about a 34 mile bike ride through beautiful Dry Creek Valley […]
It’s that time of year in Wine Country when the grapes are reaching their optimum ripeness, and everyone is buzzing with anticipation for the annual harvest! While there’s a flurry of activity around the wineries, which have been lying in relative hibernation for the past 9 months, harvest also draws crowds of wine-lovers in pilgrimage […]
The bad news: I am officially one week behind on my posts. The good news: You get to relive Labor Day all over again! What an awesome day. A holiday for the sake of having a holiday… Genius! The Original Dinerant. Our free day started with a walk about Portland to find a decent breakfast. […]
Well, if you checked the last blog post, you may have gotten a really good look at a muddy tooshie. Just so everyone knows, the owner of said toosh cleans up real nice. Just get a look at that handsome couple above. I LOVE this picture – it’s a good representation of their youthful spirit! […]
Happy Labor Day, folks! As usual, I’m a little slow on the update, but that’s because I’ve got a lot of good material to narrow down. To start, Lea’s cousin, Krissy, got married in Oregon this weekend! Not only did she get married, but she did it on her uncle’s vineyard. Sound cool? It was. […]
Damn yesterday was good! And after two days in Napa, Ryan and Kelly were ready to take on the City by the Bay. On our drive down from Napa, we decided to start the day with a detour up to the Marin Headlands to check-out the Golden Gate. (This is also where I proposed to […]
Oh you sweet, lovely day. Last Friday Lea and I cashed in a day of PTO and went to Napa. But we weren’t alone – our friends Ryan and Kelly came to town from Minneapolis two nights before, and already had a day under their belts before we got there! I was a little surprised […]
