Last week as I was jotting down some thoughts for blog posts I looked at my calendar and noted that Monday 9 October was Columbus Day in the United States. I jokingly said to Bob, "Hmmm, I wonder if they celebrate Columbus Day here." I mean obviously there is a relationship between Christopher Columbus and Spain… Continue reading Columbus Day and Fiesta Nacional de España
While we were having our own wonderful Friday night there was excitement elsewhere. Marcello the owner of Viladellops (where we live) was on stage collecting awards for his wines. This wonderful wine Turó de les Abelles won three awards and pretty impressive ones at that. With 870 entries from 235 wineries taking part in the… Continue reading And the winner is…Turó de les Abelles
It has been a fun few days/nights here in our little hilltop village. Friday evening we had a lovely dinner with our neighbors/friends. We are all still working on learning each other's languages but that doesn't stop us from having a blast together. The meal was delicious, eaten alfresco with the Harvest Moon rising from… Continue reading Some enchanted evenings
Yesterday was a good day. We've had more than our share (our assessment) of stress over the past couple of months. We need to celebrate the wins instead of always focusing on the negative things. Easier said than done but we still try. Each day. Having finally received my Irish passport we had reached out… Continue reading Un buen día (a good day)
A morning stroll through the vineyard yesterday delighted us with the autumn colors. Most of them are just starting to change color so the next few weeks should be a sight to see. It's interesting that the red grape vines are turning red and the white grape vines are turning yellow. A few grapes that… Continue reading Autumn starting to paint the vineyard
The Winery Woman 