tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23128790509363770462012-02-16T03:15:13.148-08:00hellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03137426929479859786noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312879050936377046.post-44435015505440507682009-07-21T18:22:00.000-07:002009-07-21T21:41:40.762-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaNcfqJ8WI/AAAAAAAAABM/RU2z6TyOVyk/s1600-h/DSC00635.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaNcfqJ8WI/AAAAAAAAABM/RU2z6TyOVyk/s320/DSC00635.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361127927105319266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Fat. Lazy. Blah. Just lost my job...<br />But hey... let's see how self-sufficient I am...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaNwKaRyCI/AAAAAAAAABU/Y85hdbFCNpc/s1600-h/DSC00639.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaNwKaRyCI/AAAAAAAAABU/Y85hdbFCNpc/s320/DSC00639.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361128264998963234" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />last year...one lemon<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaODl7qcbI/AAAAAAAAABc/yn71ffiCMu0/s1600-h/DSC00640.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaODl7qcbI/AAAAAAAAABc/yn71ffiCMu0/s320/DSC00640.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361128598804263346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Many more coming...maybe 6?<br />And a key lime tree nearby with maybe 20 limes....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaOVMmf0kI/AAAAAAAAABk/2Na_OlZgusY/s1600-h/DSC00641.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaOVMmf0kI/AAAAAAAAABk/2Na_OlZgusY/s320/DSC00641.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361128901242245698" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />a plethora of cherry tomatoes yum<br />3 at a time...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaOqw0AxJI/AAAAAAAAABs/foXHULwMOBo/s1600-h/DSC00643.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaOqw0AxJI/AAAAAAAAABs/foXHULwMOBo/s320/DSC00643.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361129271739860114" border="0" /></a>The Good Grapes...muscat, now in veraison.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaPCAETDKI/AAAAAAAAAB0/7Y2JSMUxHJg/s1600-h/DSC00648.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaPCAETDKI/AAAAAAAAAB0/7Y2JSMUxHJg/s320/DSC00648.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361129670971690146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /> Thompson Seedless...the victims of howling winds off the wetlands during flowering....not so perfect. Should taste good tho. Maybe a meal...or a bottle?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaPXFGohfI/AAAAAAAAAB8/1PTPmNB7Ft0/s1600-h/DSC00652.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaPXFGohfI/AAAAAAAAAB8/1PTPmNB7Ft0/s320/DSC00652.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361130033100916210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />maybe 12 olives? Look closely....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaPw4r0I7I/AAAAAAAAACE/N6AP3WUFBpI/s1600-h/DSC00651.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaPw4r0I7I/AAAAAAAAACE/N6AP3WUFBpI/s320/DSC00651.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361130476443804594" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dinner al fresco.<br />This yard is made for Margaritas more than wine.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaQzwLBrnI/AAAAAAAAACM/4g3OH51z_vY/s1600-h/DSC00649.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaQzwLBrnI/AAAAAAAAACM/4g3OH51z_vY/s320/DSC00649.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361131625210031730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Fountain no longer fountains...sitting there looking pretty....... or not.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaRk-wxy3I/AAAAAAAAACU/maeHKFlkoz8/s1600-h/DSC00653.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SmaRk-wxy3I/AAAAAAAAACU/maeHKFlkoz8/s320/DSC00653.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361132470940060530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />But all is well<br />in my little backyard.<br />cherish the moment and move on...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2312879050936377046-4443501550544050768?l=sometimesommelier.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>hellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03137426929479859786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312879050936377046.post-57069579284924885582009-06-17T23:23:00.000-07:002009-06-17T23:28:15.290-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SjneKk3SCWI/AAAAAAAAAA8/Jll6SzIPOwE/s1600-h/DSC00559.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348550305754777954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SjneKk3SCWI/AAAAAAAAAA8/Jll6SzIPOwE/s320/DSC00559.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Slovenia’s national anthem is called “The Toast”, and below are the first stanza and the last two lines. </div><div><br />Anew the vines have fruited<br />And borne, my good friends, sweet wine<br />To charge our blood diluted,<br />To clear our heart, our eye define,<br />To suppress<br />All distress<br />And waken hope in saddened breast.<br /><br />And last, my friends, come hither,<br />Let’s raise unto ourselves a toast!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Excuse me...the Star Spangled Banner is about WAR! I like this. Hmmm.lets find a photo of a bottle of wine... or maybe a vineyard, say Navarro, in the Anderson Valley. One of my favs.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2312879050936377046-5706957928492488558?l=sometimesommelier.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>hellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03137426929479859786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312879050936377046.post-48362076250576726402009-06-17T23:03:00.000-07:002009-06-17T23:21:31.565-07:00<div><br /><br /><br /></div><div>Dinner with Uwe and Robert is always magical.</div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SjnZYAEs3DI/AAAAAAAAAAk/hlD2T1tCesk/s1600-h/DSC00568.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348545038838979634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SjnZYAEs3DI/AAAAAAAAAAk/hlD2T1tCesk/s320/DSC00568.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>First you start with the blossoms...fresh from the garden....flour</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SjnZ8IZ72sI/AAAAAAAAAAs/9wIqb8_Q7V0/s1600-h/DSC00569.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348545659550816962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SjnZ8IZ72sI/AAAAAAAAAAs/9wIqb8_Q7V0/s320/DSC00569.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>And fry...and salt .....and eat.</div><div><br /></div><div>We had Sauvignon Blanc from Italy</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/Sjnam9CCXsI/AAAAAAAAAA0/w3BHXH538oo/s1600-h/DSC00572.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348546395232165570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/Sjnam9CCXsI/AAAAAAAAAA0/w3BHXH538oo/s320/DSC00572.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><br /><div> </div><div>And follow that with the world's best Chicken Pot Pie.</div><div> </div><div>I eat at Uwe's house several times a week. Guess why...He's my BROTHER.</div><div>With this we had 2007 Bryon Pinot Noir from Santa Maria Valley. I loved the wine, they did not. Too extracted, too much color. Not delicate enough. They thought it was too "masculine", I thought it was very California and tasty tho a bit jammy. Is that feminine? </div><div> </div><div>Have you ever thought of wine as "masculine" or feminine? Is that a wine country silly thing? Think about it the next time you have a glass of wine. let me know. maybe I've been here too long...</div><div> </div><div>Or perhaps I should ponder it over another glass of wine...<br /></div><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2312879050936377046-4836207625057672640?l=sometimesommelier.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>hellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03137426929479859786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312879050936377046.post-1589313749561150752009-06-12T11:02:00.000-07:002009-06-12T11:18:09.892-07:00hi, this is ally!<br /><br />here is a video of olive playing basketball this morning.<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-a1fec1bd3d9c2c8f" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v4.nonxt8.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Da1fec1bd3d9c2c8f%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331828116%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3DEA589A7B073197C703F4DCF70B87B1A6C5B7BBD.8551FE1C12B692BCEDF7D476258FAAAAD65E6CCB%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Da1fec1bd3d9c2c8f%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D6TJczHfqDlTEbqXvtpKY_BIUQ8w&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v4.nonxt8.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Da1fec1bd3d9c2c8f%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331828116%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3DEA589A7B073197C703F4DCF70B87B1A6C5B7BBD.8551FE1C12B692BCEDF7D476258FAAAAD65E6CCB%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Da1fec1bd3d9c2c8f%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D6TJczHfqDlTEbqXvtpKY_BIUQ8w&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><br /><br />below is a video of her getting tired.<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-ca9f89de9c26ecb1" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v16.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dca9f89de9c26ecb1%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331828116%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5FC31A4560D9A1403274A6DD60F2090953F169A7.639530C1B3D54A330BAB764855FD3C24BFC29DF3%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dca9f89de9c26ecb1%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D4IApDqFWmx5SiDjg0DYRxNc-tho&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v16.nonxt1.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3Dca9f89de9c26ecb1%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1331828116%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D5FC31A4560D9A1403274A6DD60F2090953F169A7.639530C1B3D54A330BAB764855FD3C24BFC29DF3%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3Dca9f89de9c26ecb1%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D4IApDqFWmx5SiDjg0DYRxNc-tho&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><br /><br />the end.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2312879050936377046-158931374956115075?l=sometimesommelier.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>hellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03137426929479859786noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312879050936377046.post-86566460117492785992009-06-07T22:15:00.000-07:002009-06-07T22:19:48.678-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SiyemmcAnII/AAAAAAAAAAc/Z_VEamXZ32s/s1600-h/dinner+party+scott+sleeps.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SiyemmcAnII/AAAAAAAAAAc/Z_VEamXZ32s/s320/dinner+party+scott+sleeps.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344821243772181634" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Phelps lush..tannic...wonderful fruit, acidity, finish...great dinner wine-and age worthy<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2312879050936377046-8656646011749278599?l=sometimesommelier.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>hellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03137426929479859786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312879050936377046.post-51742087440895707262009-06-07T22:03:00.000-07:002009-06-07T22:05:45.206-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SiybucO0bxI/AAAAAAAAAAU/qczq43OPDl0/s1600-h/Bowl-of-Cherries-36x36.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SiybucO0bxI/AAAAAAAAAAU/qczq43OPDl0/s320/Bowl-of-Cherries-36x36.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344818079936573202" border="0" /></a><br />life is just a bowl of cherries...n'est-ce-pas?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2312879050936377046-5174208744089570726?l=sometimesommelier.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>hellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03137426929479859786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2312879050936377046.post-48540022711828825172009-06-07T11:30:00.000-07:002009-06-07T11:32:33.350-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SiwHkRxFMkI/AAAAAAAAAAM/b5G1qZ0BXNg/s1600-h/DSC_0036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c7iMXMdCbJM/SiwHkRxFMkI/AAAAAAAAAAM/b5G1qZ0BXNg/s320/DSC_0036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344655177607885378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />calls for some mimosas and fresh fruit.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2312879050936377046-4854002271182882517?l=sometimesommelier.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>hellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03137426929479859786noreply@blogger.com6