Thanksmas was fantabulous! We are so thankful that our friends here embrace our traditions as we embrace theirs. Since we hadn't seen most of them in over five weeks it was like a big welcome home party. Our turkey was only 7kg (about 15lbs.) this year instead of 11kg (about 24lbs.) but more than enough… Continue reading Thanksmas
Home sweet home! Finally!
Hello! I'm back! Sorry for the absence. We went to Portugal on Thursday to work a race event and we arrived home about midnight Monday night. Yesterday was catch-up day after a good sleep in. I have lots of photos and thoughts to share about the weekend but have to work through the photos first.… Continue reading A welcome home sunset
Ah, the season of golden light. Even though I know it is a gradual change it seems to be that a switch has been thrown and the season has changed. The light is different. Golden. Even the slight tinge of color on the vines changes the landscape. It was a brisk start to… Continue reading Unbelievable Contentment
Autumn not only brings cooler temperatures it also brings a different light. "...I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. So I have spent almost all the daylight hours in the open air." ~Nathaniel Hawthorne, 10th October 1842
The Winery Woman 