A blog full of memories
I discovered the other day that my housemate Cindy (who is here for an internship) is keeping a photo blog of her time here! If you want to see a few pics of her stay, head on over to cindycalifornie.skyrock.com. Last Friday evening, she had her colleagues from her winery over for dinner. She made …
[unfinished post…I have to find my links] Fawn tagged me yesterday with a meme. I didn’t know what it was, so I looked it up. From the internet Wikipedia, a meme”…consists of any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that gets transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to …
I haven’t been blogging. I have no excuse. I have been a bit busy though. I have a new housemate (or two). We have been getting acquainted. Krista and her son Conor moved in in October. I’m happy that they are here. Conor is five. And I find myself identifying with having a five-year-old in …
I wasn’t going to go out on Halloween. I don’t really know anybody. I usually keep to myself. Except, how am I supposed to become part of the community if I don’t get out and meet people? I called my friend KatieBird and left a message. I figured if anybody was going to go out …
Somebody recently wrote and told me he and an his familial entourage are taking a tour of Napa Valley. He forwarded me their itinerary and asked if I knew anything about the wineries on the list: Domaine Carneros Tour of Napa, boutique wineries Rubicon Estate Clos Pegase So, even though I know nothing about these …
Not much to report on this visit. We were on a budget and other than my friend Alan, we didn’t have transportation. We spent time at the zoo though–which was quite impressive. I think all the animals were tired of people and of being on display. Almost every animal had their backs towards us and …
Today, I can tell you a story about frustration and fun. During the summer, I was busy with my remodel and busy with work, and–well–just busy in general. I didn’t feel like I’d had a summer at all. I just wanted to have at least one day that felt like summer. I decided to plan …
Today, I spent most of the day catching up on administration an emails. At 4h00, Cindy said she was going to go back to Rosso & Bianco (where she’s doing her internship) to show her friends from her school around the winery and the lab where she works. I said I should probably go with …
I’m suffering from not updating my blog. It’s painful. I now have a huge list of things to write about and to experiment with. First, I have a new housemate. Her name is Cindy. She’s from France and is working an internship at the Francis Ford Coppola winery in Northern Sonoma County. I’ll post a …
