Tue, 12/08/2009 - 11:35 | Posted by: Richard
If you have been following my blogs, you know that my wife passed away two years ago. I broke one of her favorite bowls today and one of her favorite glasses the day before. At this rate I will have gone through all keepsakes by July. I am not sure she would ...
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 10:35 | Posted by: Richard
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Always has been. I begin cooking four days in advance. I surround myself with people. I invite everyone and have room for whoever drops in, and I look forward to them doing it. I also like my relatives. Perhaps because ...
Wed, 11/11/2009 - 16:42 | Posted by: Nina
I talked to “The Rock” today. Not the actor. “The Rock” is my nick name for Sharon. Sharon is responsible for sales in several southeastern states. I call her “The Rock” because she is so solid. She needs no attention. She asks for nothing. I ...
Mon, 10/26/2009 - 14:04 | Posted by: Richard
Deerslayer wants to move to Australia. I, of course, think this is ridiculous. I am sure there is a love story here somewhere. But, I am not feeling warm and fuzzy about it. I have tried to talk Deerslayer out of this. Deerslayer mostly sighs at me and shakes ...
Wed, 10/07/2009 - 08:54 | Posted by: Richard
The Biscuit and I just finished terrorizing New Mexico. There really is no place like New Mexico. Realtors talk location, location, location. Painters are in love with light. New Mexico is a special place for light. The blues, purples, yellows are unique and ...
Mon, 09/21/2009 - 10:15 | Posted by: Richard
Lisa, I call her “Biscuit” after the champion race horse Sea biscuit because she is a star. I think we have a team of stars. I really do. Anyway, Biscuit has signed me up to do a winemaker dinner and pour in another state, right in the middle of crush! ...
Mon, 09/21/2009 - 10:13 | Posted by: Richard
I just had a life and death battle with a spider. I am posting this because I am continually asked if we are biodynamic, organic, sustainable etc. What is our carbon footprint? I wrestle with this. Just how green am I? I fell into the spider’s web trying ...
Thu, 09/17/2009 - 10:20 | Posted by: Richard
Well it is crush. It snuck up on me really fast. Crush brings with it everything you might imagine: excitement, uncontrolled adrenaline, amazing smells and sounds and tastes. There is a camaraderie of mostly guys and some amazing women who are thrown ...
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 14:58 | Posted by: Richard
I pack up our car. The boys wanted to look at their fish one more time. I wanted to remind Luke about how negative he had been. I wanted to tell him that I use to be that way until one day I woke up and I discovered the universe wasn’t a hostile place. The ...
Mon, 08/17/2009 - 14:28 | Posted by: Richard
No one was catching fish. Luke wasn’t happy. “I told Billy to keep at it.” I left him with the bait and motioned Luke to follow. I grabbed Luke’s pole and began to hike out of the trees, and back towards the owners shack. “Come on Luke,” I said. ...