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The Picasso image was taken at the Art Institute.  It’s from the “Original Etchings for the Texts of Buffon” display, and dated 1936.  I liked that he captured the grapevine, leaves, clusters, and tendrils so completely.  I also snapped a couple more photos from that particular grouping and a handful of other very colorful paintings …

Life happens. So a quick update on the kitchen tractor.  I fixed it!  Ages ago actually, but here are some pics totally in random order.  I’m using this blog as a test, to see how the new platform work outs, seems like when I get really comfortable with a program it gets changed (and not …

For New Years we took a 6 day trip to Seattle.  It was a perfect break before pruning started and we were back at work in the vineyards.  It seems like every time we’ve been to Seattle we had fantastic weather.  This was the skyline one day we went out walking.  You can just make …

The pride and joy of my kitchen has suffered a major set back.  The tractor died on Saturday.  *Sigh*  On the agenda for Saturday night was ground rib eye burgers with cheese and mushrooms…that was until the tractor quit on me.  It wasn’t the screeching grinding halt of a noise that I’ve read about on …

In the latest offer letter, Paul quoted me as saying “really good raw chocolate”. We had been tasting the wines for the current release and I was just saying whatever popped into my head.  What I actually said about the Nueva Casa de los Padres, was that it reminded of artisan chocolate.  And then I …

I’m through week one of my gluten free diet.  So far the hardest part has been explaining to people that there’s no good reason I’m doing this other than taking a dare.  When I come off in two more weeks I probably will make a few changes to my ongoing diet.  I suspect I’ll cut …

Yesterday a friend started this posting on the Wine Spectator forums about this article from the New York Times.  The article is about the growing level of food restrictions that guests are putting their hosts through in planning a dinner.  I commented on the Forums thread and my favorite quote from the article was this: …

Salami, Mimolette, Truffle triple cream from Cowgirl Creamery and local honey…yumm!                   Crazy Hot Eggplant               Broiled Salmon & Eggplant                 Spicy Chinese Tofu

Last night, after an 88 minute hike at Calero, we settled ourselves out back on the deck and relaxed.  Paul had a martini and a cigar, I had a headache and some water.  Too much sun for me yesterday so I guzzled a ton of water instead. With dinner, I opened a bottle of grenache …

I promised Paul I would reconcile the bank account today, but since I’m feeling about a zillion times better than I have in days, I decided to get some photos uploaded. If you haven’t been to the Tomales Bay Oyster Company, I highly recommend it.  We went up on a drizzly Thursday afternoon earlier this …