Now here is a pretty trio from Mandola Estate Winery. Here are three wines made with grapes from our vineyards. The Vermentino and the Dolcetto are a little unusual for Texas wines. The Viognier is of course already a Texas favorite. Cliff thinks that we may...
Our family got to be a part of a project done by Anvil Knitwear (http://www.anvilknitwear.com/.) By the way, if you watch the intro on their web site as it changes pictures you will see a picture of one of my daughters out in one of our cotton fields. So, let’s...
This Viognier is made from grapes from our vineyard by Cap*Rock Winery (http://www.caprockwinery.com/html/wines.htm) This wine has a floral nose with strong honeysuckle accents. It has a slightly sweet taste on the pallet, but finishes dry. It makes a nice pair with...
In the big town near us there is a real train that does Christmas rides that go along with the movie “The Polar Express.” This got me interested, so I watched the movie. It was alright, but to be really honest – I was rather let down by the movie. I –...
Becker Vineyards This Cabernet Franc is made with grapes from our vineyard and from Cooper Vineyards in the Texas High Plains. The wine was aged 1 year in new American White Oak barrels. slight floral notes, truffles, mushrooms, and ripe raspberries…delicious!...
Modern day as well as American Revolutionary War periods in this historical fiction. Finished it yesterday reading a little too late into the evening, but everyone wanted to keep going till the end.
I think I kept my promises well enough. But really this is long enough, it isn’t an announcement anymore it is just – well – history. When Savannah found out that she was going to be on TV, that was OK with her, but I wasn’t allowed to tell...
The Iron Peacock by Mary Stetson ClarkeWell, our book has a different picture on the cover, but we really enjoyed this book as a read-aloud to the family.
