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Wine Cellar Event Sat. Feb. 21

February 20, 2009 by Jason Leave a Comment

On Saturday, we ate, drink and were merry with good friends. Over the last 2 years, I have really been digging the red wines. To me, reds *are* more complex animals and hard to figure out both in the tasting and making. But I drink what I like and it spans from sweet to dry. I look at the craft in the style of wine in reds more so than whites. It seems there’s more tinkering done in the cellar with red wines… and rightly so.

These are NOT all the wines that were available. They were this years, “featured selections.” My idea is to feature a diverse group of wines from sweet to dry and cheap to expensive, both red and white. People liked some, but not all. Seems my homemade peach wasn’t so hot. In fact, it tasted soapy 🙁 – But, I plan to play with it some more. You watch, I may just bring it around. My Plum wine however, was something to get jiggy to.

Here was the official line up, but it didn’t include many wines that were brought… and additional wines that were pulled from the cellar.

Reds

2007 Menage A Trios (a blend) – Folie A Deux
2007 Chianti – Ruffino
2005 Syrah Petite – Stags Leap
2005 Syrah – Columbia Winery
2004 Syrah – Red Bicyclette

Whites

2007 Voignier – Stags Leap
2007 Moscato – Sutter Home
2007 Gewurtztraminer – Chateau St. Michelle
2006 Savignon Blanc – Bogle
2007 Chardonnay – Bogle

Sparking

2005 Champagne – Valley Vineyards

My Homemade

2007 – Concord
2008 – Peach
2008 – Plum
2008 – Strawberry
2007 – Niagra Ice Wine (juice from a kit… real deal stuff)

Thankfully, my wife shares the passion enough to where we’ve sinfully set up a budget for wine-buying. The goal was to put some good stuff in the cellar, but it’s so hard to keep our hands off it! So the cycle repeats. We find ourselves being wine junkies to the extent of grabbing a quick bottle of the shelf to try something new. It’s cool when you find a good $5-10 bottle that you really like. The point of my featured selections is not to wow or woo. It’s to expose everyone to a variety of wines… and particularly, ones I’ve been drinking lately. Around here, we “drink what we like.” If you like it, and it happens to be priced right, remember who introduced you to it 🙂

Wine is fun and finding people who appreciate it the same is a blast. Thanks to all those who contributed something to the wine and food. What a great experience. See you at the next taste.

 

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Michigan City, Our new Beach Vacation Spot!

July 2, 2008 by Susan Leave a Comment

Our family vacation is going wonderfully. We spent our first night exploring the beach resort. Our house is situated across from “waterfall park,” and overlooking Lake Kai, one of the man-made lakes. So that is where we went first. It is a pond surrounded by tall grasses and has a waterfall in the middle and a dock that extends out in the water. While we were there, we spotted a beaver at work, he was pulling sticks across the pond and took them under with him. Then we went to go find Sheridan beach, since we planned to go there in the morning. Along the way, we toured the streets and admired all the beautiful houses. The community is perfect, from the houses to its people. Everybody is very friendly. The community is very diverse and everyone seems to get along well. Nothing like you find in the city. When we arrived at the beach we went across a long board walk that is surrounded by an array of plant life, trees, and birds chirping. The sounds the birds make are very relaxing and beautiful and is only a prelude to what it is like at the beach. I would never have imagined these freshwater lakes would be like the ocean, and even more breath-taking. We played on the beach some, and then headed back to out house, when it started to get dark.

DSC07652The next day we went to Beachwalk’s community park for children. Hannah wanted to go the night before, but it got too dark. The park has lots of tires, slides, a treehouse, and is equipped with a zip line just for small children. Nicholas likes playing on the tires and Hannah likes the zip line. After the park, we went to the beach. The kids have really got into playing in the sand and water. We have fallen in love with the community and could even imagine living here.

Sunday we woke up and got ready to play on the beach. After the beach we retreated back to our house and ate dinner. We went to the park and headed back home when the bugs started biting. We have played in the houses back yard with their yard toys and of course the red wine has been flowing. We ended the night playing boards games with Nicholas and Hannah.

Monday was pretty much like Sunday, more relaxing times on playing on the beach and at the park. Jason played in the sand with the kids and sculpted a crocodile. The kids loved it. We also brought the ipod for tunes at the beach. The weather and everything couldn’t be more perfect.

Tuesday was Hannah’s birthday. I woke up and baked a cake for her 6th birthday. I can’t believe it has been six years already. We first spent the day playing on the beach. Jason made another crocodile for the kids. I don’t know who is enjoying the sand the most. We also brought the ipod back again, so we could enjoy the tunes while we were relaxing on the beach. Then we came back and ate lunch. Hannah wanted to go to DSC01737the park and Nicholas wanted to go to the swimming pool. So that is what we did. Jason took Hannah to the park, and I took Nicolas to the swimming pool. Jason played hide and seek with Hannah in the park, and Nicholas and I played “going on a shark hunt” in the pool. Nicholas loves the water and can’t get enough of it. That night we ate a crock pot dinner along with birthday cake and played in the backyard with their yard games and bubble guns, I packed. After the bugs started to get thick we headed indoors where they all enjoyed playing on the playstation.

Wednesday we went to the beach, it was a little breezy, so we didn’t stay as long as the other days. We went out into the water mostly since the sand was really blowing on the beach. Hannah and Nicholas wanted to come back home to the “purple” house, so we headed back and stopped at the heated swimming pool on the way.

There are people across the street who live in Moores Hill, IN. They came over and said hi and they knew a friend of Jason’s. They also gave us access to their wireless network, so Jason doesn’t have to go into town to check his email. We’ve used all the amenities of the house fully. Jason sits out on the top deck with his guitar (or laptop) and we’ve been through the yard toys and games inside. We’re only half way through the vacation. We have a lot of pictures and video that we’ll get up when we get back.

More in day or two, Susan.

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October Water Skiing

October 19, 2007 by Jason Leave a Comment

Who’d a thunk it? A beautiful day in October on Brookville Lake. The water was great. Here’s some pics of a fine day out on Brookville Lake with Michael and the kids.

Skiing Brookville Lake 2007
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Skiing Brookville Lake 2007
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Skiing Brookville Lake 2007
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Skiing Brookville Lake 2007
Skiing Brookville Lake 2007
Skiing Brookville Lake 2007
Skiing Brookville Lake 2007

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September 2007

September 28, 2007 by Jason Leave a Comment

We celebrated our six year wedding anniversary and managed to squeeze in a night out alone. Jason’s mom and grandma watched the kids. We had a very nice dinner together. The kids enjoyed staying at home and playing with their grandmas.

We celebrated Bill and Shirley’s 50th wedding anniversary together at the Canoe Livery. It was great seeing the whole family. We hope to get to see everyone again soon.

Hannah continues to work very hard in school and has completed her first grading period.

Hannah went on her first field trip. Susan went too. They went to an apple orchard. The whole class got to pick their own apple, and later peel and eat it together. They saw how apples are sorted, washed, and stored. The class played games together and had story time. They even got to go on a hay ride. Hannah had lots of fun.

We managed to get a few extra swims in at our friend’s pool in the month of September. That is one good thing that has come out of all the hot September weather. Hannah and Nick have become quite good getting around in the pool on their own.

Susan, Hannah, and Nick went boating on Susan’s brothers boat. It was Nick’s first time on a boat. We were uncertain how he would react, but he kept saying “faster, faster”. Hannah went tubing with her cousins Abby and Andrew. She didn’t want to get out of the tube when it was time. It was a wonderfully restful Sunday. Too bad we forgot our camera, but we drew a picture when we got home.

Jason has remained busy throughout the month of September working most nights and weekends. Despite his hectic schedule, he is making time to practice with his band.

Bill and Shirley, September 2007
Ken and Sandy Sullivan, September 2007
Shirley and Bill, September 2007
Aunt Shirley and Trina, September 2007
My cousins Trina and Kelly, September 2007
Mary Morgan, September 2007
Aunt Patty and Morgan, September 2007
Frankie, September 2007
Lori Morgan, September 2007
Dirk, Lori and girls, September 2007
The meat table, September 2007
Patty and Mike Dooley, September 2007
Shirley and Trina, September 2007
Cousin Rob Morgan, September 2007
Hannah, September 2007
Jason and Hannah, September 2007
Bill and Mary, September 2007
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Trina and Jason, September 2007
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August 2007

August 6, 2007 by Jason Leave a Comment

The whole family came together to celebrate Nick’s birthday. We grilled out and played games. Hannah started kindergarten so Susan busily gathered school supplies and clothes for her. Nicholas got a lot of exercise riding his new and much bigger bike he received for his birthday. Hannah continues to read lots of books.

Both of us continue to work around the yard. The garden was our largest, and most successful ever. The grass is officially the worse ever due to the drought. We’re glad we didn’t pay a lawn service this year.

Here are pictures for August.

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Hannah starts Kindergarten.
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