Now that I am taking more photos, I am also starting to branch out and take chances with my shots–different angles, more blur, and riffs on topics. It was a fun month. And I’m looking forward to see myself grow. #16. Vibrant On our last trip to Paso Robles, we visited Tablas Creek where we enjoyed…
Wine Wednesday Quote: June 29, 2016
Wine Wednesday Quote: “Anni, amori e bicchieri di vino –nun se contano mai.” Years, lovers, and glasses of wine; these things should never be counted. —Anthony Capella, The Food of Love
Wine Wednesday Quote: June 22, 2016
“A hangover is the wrath of grapes.” –Dorothy Parker (satirist, short story writer)
#JunePhotoChallenge: 1-15
Another month Fat Mum Slim‘s Photo a Day. I also joined the Facebook group– FMS Photo a Day–which quickly made me realize that I need to step up my game. This month I learned that I often have a great idea for a photo, but finding time to actually take the picture has been my downfall. I…
Wine Wednesday Quote: June 15, 2016
“A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine.” –Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (French lawyer and gastronome)
Wine Wednesday Quote: June 8, 2016
“Let us celebrate with wine and sweet words.” –Titus Maccius Plautus (Roman playwright noted for his comedies)
From the Pantry: Couscous with Almonds and Mint
“Ahhh, couscous — the food so nice, they named it twice.” –Dale Denton (played by Seth Rogan), Pineapple Express After spending a blissful afternoon in the garden and a lingering lunch on the patio at my favorite local grill, I swept into the house only to remember that, in an hour or so, I needed a dish…
Wine Wednesday Quote: June 1, 2016
“When it comes to wine, I tell people to throw away the vintage charts and invest in a corkscrew. The best way to learn about wine is the drinking.” — Alexis Lichine (wine write, The Pope of Wine)
#May Photo Challenge 1-31
It was a fun month of following Fat Mum Slim‘s photo challenge. I discovered a lot about the importance of paying attention to the time of day. Lounging around in the morning, put my shots between noon and 4 o’clock. Beautiful blue skies became white glares. Shadows blocked out beautiful faces. Colors simply didn’t read…
Wine Wednesday: May 18, 2016
Wine Wednesday Quote: Wine Cork noun 1. an obtrusive object in a wine bottle which comes between a person and eternal greatness
Losing Poindexter
“Time spent with cats is never wasted.” –Colette I’m sorry to report that “our” dear sweet Poindexter had to be euthanized on Friday morning. I say “our” because he belonged to no one, and yet was cared for and loved by several of us in the neighborhood –spending his days like a hobbit traveling between…
Cup of Gold: California Poppy
The spring flowers in a wet year were unbelievable. The whole valley floor, and the foothills too, would be carpeted with lupins and poppies … Every petal of blue lupin is edged with white, so that a field of lupins is more blue than you can imagine. And mixed with these were splashes of California…
Living Life Forté 