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Tag Archives: wine tasting
Holiday NorCal Trip
At the end of last summer, prior to Dan knowing that I was pregnant with our third child, he arranged a romantic overnight trip for the two of us in the Napa Valley in mid-December. He booked a night at … Continue reading
Posted in Baby & Kids, Drinking, Eating, Holidays, Sightseeing, Travel, Wine Tasting
Tagged Baths Roman Spa, Brannan Cottage Inn, Calistoga, Calistoga Kitchen, Casa del Pomba, Christmas, Clos Du Val, Deacon Dave's Christmas Lights, Dean & DeLuca's, Duckhorn, House of the Dove, Livermore, Napa, Napa Valley Bistro, OAK, Old Faithful Geyser of California, Silver Oak, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Twomey, wine, wine tasting
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Spring in Seattle
Before Vivian was born, we traveled a lot. We love exploring new places and experiencing new things. We also love taking a break from reality, resting, and making some unique and special family memories. Obviously, having a baby makes all … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Baby & Kids, Drinking, Hiking, Sightseeing, Travel, Wine Tasting
Tagged Ballard Farmer's Market, Ballard Fish Ladder, Ballard Locks, Chihuly Glass and Garden, Elliott Bay Brewing Company, Fall City Roadhouse & Inn, Fauntleroy, Favish Cellars, Fremont Brewing, Fremont Troll, Great Wheel, hiking, Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, International Fountain, Lincoln Park, Memorial Day, microbrews, Miner's Landing, Northwest Folklife Festival, Olympic Sculpture Park, Pier 57, Pike Place Market, Seattle, Seattle Aquarium, Seattle Center, Snoqualmie Falls, Snoqualmie River, Southworth, Space Needle, Starbucks Reserve Roastery and Tasting Room, The Old Spaghetti Factory, Vashon Island, VRBO, Washington Ferries, wine tasting
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Turkey and Wine x10
Oh how I love Thanksgiving! It is, hands down, my favorite holiday. I love the food. I love the cooking. I love the family. I love the early morning Turkey Trot. I love the whole premise behind the holiday – … Continue reading
Posted in Drinking, Eating, Holidays, Our List, Travel, Wine Tasting
Tagged 10k, B.R. Cohn, Kunde, Livermore, Napa, Silver Oak, Silverado, Sonoma, St. Supery, Thanksgiving, turkey trot, Turnbull, wine tasting
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Wine Makes Us Happy
Oh we do love our wine! Deep reds, be to specific. Last year, after a lovely dinner with our friends, the Steins, where they served us a Tobin James bottle of wine, we joined the James Gang (their wine club) and … Continue reading
Posted in Drinking, Eating, Our List, Travel, Wine Tasting
Tagged Firestone's, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, Tobin James Cellars, Wild Horse Winery, wine tasting
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Wine Tasting in Paso Robles
We checked three things off Our List last weekend: Wine tasting, wine tasting, and wine tasting:-) Our friends, the Krimetzes, invited us to join them and their daughter and son-in-law, the Turners, for a weekend in Morro Bay on the central … Continue reading
Posted in Drinking, Our List, Travel, Wine Tasting
Tagged boat parade, Morro Bay, Morro Rock, Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo, SLO, wine tasting
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