Two good wines
Election Day 2008 Over the last 3 nights we tried a couple of nice wines. A 2005 Spanish Rioja Vega and a California Cashmere (Blend) from Cline. Both were very good. The Rioja Vega...
shiftfocus Musings and Motivations
Fun with twins
This morning as I’m hustling to get 6 kids out the door to school, I have this play out… Andrew is standing on the steps, fully dressed in snowpants, coat, etc. Connor tells me...
Assignment 1: Spain
You all thought we’d forgotten about our little Alaska Grape Nuts group, didn’t you? But, in reality, we’ve simply been doing the reverse summer hibernation that all Alaskans do. Now that winter is upon...
Lots of ups and downs
Well, it certainly has been a little bit since I last updated this and oh so much has happened. Our summer was fun, but very full, and we had a few heartaches along the...
Mid-summer update
Well, in Alaska mid-August is really the end of summer. But, with the way this summer has gone, we’re going to have to try and milk a few extra weeks out of it. I...
Tri-family fun
2 weeks ago was the Eagle River Tri, which I did. It was my third year doing it and each year I think I’ll be able to spend more time training; it doesn’t happen....
Balance
I read a great statement that basically said life, like wine, is all about balance. As I explore and expand my knowledge and appreciation of wine, I believe understanding balance is a critical, if...
2005 Tin Roof Merlot
A month and a half since our last post?!? Well, no wonder no one reads. Tonight while the misses is down in Valdez I made a grocery run to Costco. Unfortunately, I made a...
The wrap up, finally
In Paris we had a poor Internet connection. In Amsterdam the weather was nice. We came home and life took over. So here I am, finally doing a synopsis of the last week of...
It’s a discovery
That’s what he said at breakfast. We just happened onto this hotel in Valkenburg, on our drive from Amsterdam to Luxembourg. And it was a discovery… it was a small European boutique hotel meets...
