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Wine = Good

Just leaving the beautiful Bridlewood winery. To us Georgians, the excellence of California central-coast weather is a constant revelation. Bright sunshine all day, but with the low desert humidity, frequent breezes, and the world’s largest air conditioning system – the Pacific Ocean – it stays wonderfully comfortable all day long.

The wineries here are among horse ranches, vegetable farms, some small private houses, and the lovely golden hills. There’s a lavender farm we have saved for a visit tomorrow morning before we return to Global Gardens for some local olive oils and vinegars. We have happy happy taste buds.

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7/29/2008 at 7:50 pm Comments (0)

“It’s the law”

Kalyra’s, and California’s, admonition to wine tasters.

Impending intoxfication aside, we unfortunately cannot take advantage of their generous deals on shipping wine to Georgia. We’ll have to put some our luggage and check it.

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7/29/2008 at 2:47 pm Comments (0)

The View From My Window

Room 349, Santa Ynez Valley Marriott, Buellton, California.

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7/29/2008 at 12:58 pm Comments (0)

Positively Atlanta Georgia

Well, howdy-do John Christopher Burns, fellow Atlanta blogger, fellow Wordpress user, and fellow TextDriver/Joyeur.His blog is Positively Atlanta Georgia. He’s been rebuilding his house after the March tornadoes, and he’s been making progress.

Good on you, neighbor, and we wish you continued success.

7/13/2008 at 8:37 pm Comments (0)

Theme Blues

A thumbnail of the theme I use on this blog

I found the two-column version of the theme I use here, but it doesn’t work with this version of Wordpress. I’d like to have just one sidebar… Stef was right, the second one clutters the space. It’s very difficult to find the theme I want…. That should be a hint to learn something and do it myself, right?

Right.

[Sigh.]

7/12/2008 at 1:04 am Comments (0)

From my phone.

I just wrote this post from my phone.

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Because I could, that’s why. Sheesh.


7/11/2008 at 11:52 pm Comments (0)

Happy 4th and Happy 9th

Whew we had a good time

Our anniversary is always on a hot and muggy day, and in the evenings people like to blow stuff up, often up in the air. It’s Independence Day but for us it’s also the day we got married, and I like to think we just keep getting better at it.

Love you, sweetheart.

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7/4/2008 at 11:05 am Comments (0)