2018: Day 10 I have no problems with Millennials or the Gen Z crowd. As I got older, I thought I might. But if there is one thing I could pick out and criticize about Millennials, it would be the concept of a BFF. IMHO, it’s thrown around wayyyy too loosely. By definition, once you … [Read more…]
2018: Day 9 I just can’t let this go. Unfortunately, not all of 2018 was grapevines and sunshine. Some of the things that impacted us in 2018 weren’t all that positive. Since winning the election in 2016, Donald Trump has given me more sleepless nights than any person I’ve never met. I’m fairly certain that Trump … [Read more…]
2018: Day 8 In 1997, Joel and I were married on a paddlewheeler on the Fraser River. Hard to believe, but back then, Joel and I knew nothing about wine. Well we knew there was red and white varieties, and I knew I liked the yummy sweet white ones (I blame my mother for raising … [Read more…]
2018: Day 7 Dan! Everyone loves Dan. So, let’s celebrate Dan! Do we need an excuse? No, not really, but I think we have a good one anyway … As many of you know, Dan had a milestone birthday this year. It’s not my place to divulge his age, but let’s just say that there … [Read more…]
2018: Day 6 Ah, to be 22 again! Graduate from college with a bigger brain, ready to take on the world with my whole life ahead of me! It was a great time in my life; in fact, so great I decided to be 22 again this past winter. When I registered for the Viticulture … [Read more…]
2018: Day 5 Normally after the craziness of December, you get to relax and slow down in January (well in between starting diets and going back to the gym). This January was anything but relaxing for us. Joel was busy with viticulture school and travelling back to Vancouver on weekends, while I had most of … [Read more…]
2018: Day 4 Kona!! To some of you, the word is a place – a pretty awesome place with sun, sand, fruity cocktails and volcanoes. You wouldn’t be wrong. But to many of us “Kona” means the Ironman World Championships which is held every October in Kona, Hawaii. It’s just called ‘Kona’ for short. Mention … [Read more…]
2018: Day 3 Our second priority this year (after Joel’s viticulture program ended) was renovating the downstairs and putting in a secondary suite to rent out as a short term vacation rental in the summer. When we bought the property, we knew that we were perfectly located right in the heart of the Naramata Bench … [Read more…]
2018: Day 2 Milestones!! Who doesn’t love milestones? Special birthdays, anniversaries, graduation … all reasons to celebrate and remember. But of all the different milestones we’ll face in our lives, is there any as special and awesome as retirement? I don’t think so. Imagine a world where the only obligations you face are self-induced; no … [Read more…]
2018: Day 1 I never thought I’d own a tractor. In fact, I never thought I’d need a tractor. Tractors are way cool and all, but how do you sell ‘way cool’ to your wife or girlfriend? Chicks just don’t get it. Of course way cool became essential due to this whole “drop your city … [Read more…]