Labor Day, a Sobering Holiday
What labor Day Means to Me… is not what you might expect. It’s not a day to go boating for the last time of the season; or, heading off to the beach one more time, before I settle into apple picking....
View ArticleWine Country Time ~ Hurry up and wait
EXCUSE #3: Fiber optics were cut. It has thousands of lines within the tubing, so we're trying to find that just right one line, and do have a blessed day.
View ArticleAn Egregious, Yet Successful, Marketing Plan with Bigly Results
I wrote this one so many months ago on a note pad. I wish I had dated it. It was prior to the elections, I can tell you that much.
View ArticleÉvora, oh Évora…
Anything, everything, all of the time… I left a chunk of my heart in the Alentejo. Just search on Alentejo, or Portugal, on my wine blog. Sadly, the second trip (media) that came as an opportunity, I...
View ArticleA Howling Wolf in Murphys
Years ago, I worked for Ironstone Vineyards. The following story is one of my favorite memories, while working in the Sierra Mountain region. It all happened in Calaveras County. It was a two and a...
View ArticleThe Chilling Howl That Ran Right Under My Window
Photo copyright: aliensprog / 123RF Stock Photo Years ago, I worked for Ironstone Vineyards. The following story is one of my favorite memories, while working in the Sierra Mountain region. It all...
View ArticleWacky Concept Hits the Target with a Pie in the Face
At least, that’s how I feel, every time… And, I’ve got better things to do… How many cocktail concepts are you going to send to me, PR people for the hotel industry and/or spirits companies, before you...
View ArticleA Line A Day From Livermore Falls, Maine in 1925©
Prefatory After writing my blog post story Twelve years of blogging… What do I have to show for it? Prohibition Redux, (December 8, 2017) I realized that I needed better time management for 2018’s...
View ArticleYou have chosen to do what you do. I hope it is not just for free product.
I think by this point you know it’s not for free products, but you still may not know WHY.
View ArticleCastello di Meleto: Gaiole in Chianti – Tuscany, The Adventure Begins with a...
[PHOTO: Antonia Caserta of Castello di Meleto. All other images in this story were taken by Jo Diaz] Day 1 – Flew into Rome as a guest of both Castello di Meleto in Gaiole ~ In the Chianti Classico...
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