Drink what you like. I’ve said it so many times in my wine career, I’ve lost count. Well into the millions, if not billions. I’m not going to lie and say that I didn’t inwardly cringe a bit whenever a customer just loooooooved their $5 bottle of cloyingly sweet because 500lbs of sugar were dumped … Continue reading Jazucci Wine
Remember when I said that I did NOT want to leave Simi? Well, multiple that by 100 and that’s how I felt about Rodos (aka Rhodes). It is the largest island in the Dodecanese. It is home of the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and its Old Town … Continue reading The Big Island
According to Greek mythology, when Poseidon took a part of Kos to throw at the giant Polybotes to stop him from escaping, the island of Nisyros was created. But we were not there for Greek Mythology. We were there for a volcano. An active volcano. And what does one do when on an active volcanic island? … Continue reading An Active Volcano and Generations of….What?!?!
Today Pergamon is known for the extensive amount of ancient ruins still in tact high on the mountain above the modern day Turkish city of Bergama. In its prime, however, it was known for its great library, considered to be second only to the Library of Alexandria, and its Asclepeion, which was considered to be the … Continue reading Pergamon
ha ha ha ha…What the hell happened to February???? I swear it was just Valentine’s Day! I know it’s a short month, but c’mon! Okay, so we didn’t go anywhere this month [EPIC FAIL!]. Plus there is this amazing recipe I planned on making for a tasty and healthier treat this weekend and I just … Continue reading The Road to Hell…
So in honor of Valentine’s Day and seeing heart shaped EVERYTHING in the stores, I thought I could focus this month’s food items on: things that are good for your heart! You thought it was going to be chocolate right? Too cliche–and by that I’m mean, we’re saving cliche for NEXT month ;- ) Besides, … Continue reading Have a [Healthy] Heart!
That’s not a band or a school or something fancy schmancy from GoogleMaps (or whatever might pop into your head). It’s actually what I want to do with this blog. Oh sure, when I started out, I wanted to talk about travel and food and drinks and whatever…and that’s not going to change. What I’m … Continue reading New Directions!
Do you have plans for tonight? I know people who are celebrating, others who are not. Regardless of what you do, spend it doing something that makes you happy. The last week and half have been crazy to say the least (more about that later), but it serves as a reminder about how precious life … Continue reading Happy New Year!!
Day One of baking is complete. We got off to a very rocky start, in which I learned what happens to a tablet when a bottle of olive oil committed hari kari out of the cabinet, landing on aforementioned tablet. This is something that I did not need nor want to know and I certainly … Continue reading Oi Vey, What A Day!
I don’t know about you, but the fact that Christmas is less than a week away is, quite simply, mind boggling to me! Tuesday night I realized that if presents were going to get to intended recipients in time for Christmas they should have gone in the mail by Monday. OOOPS! As such, I stayed … Continue reading Unexpected Holiday Cheer!
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