Good afternoon to Everyone,
It is so nice to see you all here posting. Now, I read everything, will I remember!!
The picture above is taken from under the vines. It was so pretty the way to sun was coming through the leaves. For those of you that might not see the vineyards in person all the newer plantings are trained on wires so the vines grow like this up & out rather than the way they tend to grow naturally. This allows for easier picking & taking care of the grapes. I think they may get higher yield also but don't remember for sure.
Donna H, glad to hear that you have healed well. That sounds like a lot of snow! And it is only November!! One of my friends that lived in the Sierras where they get a fair amount of snow had a husband that worked for the county. In the winter he was on the snow plow. Sometimes she would barely see him for days at a time. I sure miss her since she passed away. I'm sure her husband has retired by now. The Nora Roberts book you mentioned is a new one that was recently released, it is #3 of her Inn Boonsboro trilogy. I can hardly wait to get my hands on it!!
Margie, I am so sorry to hear about how sick your sister was. Thank heavens she persisted in pursuing treatment. Glad you were there encouraging her to seek help. I'm sure that was scary. Doctors are not infallible & so often people do think they need antibiotics when they don't. I'm sorry to hear you have problems with your computer. It is so frustrating. That is one reason I hate thinking about a new one. This one doesn't give me problems but it is about 10 years old. I'd love to have newer technology. If it isn't paid for, does it have a guarantee? Have you tried talking to a person that fixes computers, they might be able to give you some hints to avoid the problem?
Mary, Homeland is on my Netflix list but won't be up for awhile. I'm looking forward to watching it. Glad to hear some positive view points on it.
Sandi, to bad you missed the beauty of being on the bay. How nice that you were able to connect with your brother to have dinner. Not getting your emails was probably due to the hotel connection. How was the training? I can imagine how tired you must have been once you got home. Your body knows it can let down then. The travel, the training, being away from home all that catches up with a person unless maybe you are only 21!!!
What is everyone doing for Thanksgiving? I think I will be spending the day by myself. Both my daughter & grandson are working. We will get together another time. My daughter usually works on Thanksgiving so I'm use to it. Since there will just be me I think I might indulge in fresh crab. The season just opened & they are starting to be available in the markets. I can hardly wait. If that is what I do I will probably have a salad & some sourdough bread also. Pumpkin pie, of course!! Although I don't think it goes well with crab but I don't care.
I can't remember if I mentioned that I read Sisters by Danielle Steel. It was good, easy reading rather predictible but still a nice read. I don't too often read her anymore but this may have been a free book I got at the bookmobile or off our community bookshelf. I picked it to read now because I knew it would be an easy read.
This weekend I am pet sitting with a dog & cat. Once I got them all taken care of for the day I came home to get mail, check for phone messages and of course, check emails & spend time on the computer! Yesterday while I was there I looked at a lot of magazines & catalogs. It is fun to see the ones I don't get!
Our weekend is mostly, wet or showery. We have had some good down pours last night & early this morning. Now the sun is playing tag with the clouds. We are probably going to have more showers & unsettled weather for most of the coming week. I hope that the people that are driving over the hills & through the woods will be careful. It amazes me that people don't seem to take the rain into consideration when they drive. They keep the highway patrol & other law enforcement busy.
This is all my news for now. Here is another picture! This is a very old grapevine. I love how the trunk twists & is so gnarled. Some of the old vines around this area were planted 100 or so years ago. They tear them out because they are not as productive. I'm glad this winery saved some for the asethic value & tradition.
Enjoy the weekend. Does anyone shop Black Friday? I avoid it like the plague!! Don't get the appeal of all those rude, shoving, frantic people. The bargains are not that good!!!! Just my lowly opinion. If you like doing it, enjoy.
Happy reading,
Donna M
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