Post Partum Holiday Blues

My resolution Kim is to succeed on the project I have been working on the year & half.

Hi Kim! Going through the same kind of thing so I can relate! My resolution is to spend more time in wine country, getting to the subjects of my blogs better! (I was just out in your area the same week you were in Europe so I missed ya!! I'll be back again soon!) Just wanted to let you know, I recently took part in a blending lab where we made our own "Mariner" and my group got second place for best blend so we were thrilled. A lot of fun to do!! My other resolution is to do a lot more exciting wine-related activities such as the blending lab we did! It's a great learning tool! Here's toa bountiful and successful 2011! Cheers!

Hi Kim and friends of Wilma?
I came home from work today and immediately signed up for your blog. It was so nice to meet both of you. I hope, right now, you are looking at your dream costal cottage.
I also, hope the post-partum blues are over after your anniversay weekend on the coast.
My intent, when I got home from work today was to take down the holiday decorations. I did the whole thing this year,(everything), even the candles the kids made when they were tiny children. I have yours, mine and ours, as a result of a 25 yr marriage. All lived with us, but not anymore. 1=40 1=33 both his. 1=30 mine
1=26 ours. All came home for either Thanksgiving or Xmas this year. The 2 that are his, hadn't been here since his funeral over 2 yrs ago. It was stressful as I didn't know if they would accept the b-friend. They all acccepted with open arms, which was a great releif. We had a wonderful holiday. I got really into the WII, which was a xmas-b-day gift for the youngest daughter, but I am borrowing it, as she went out of town for a cpl weeks. FUN.
Resolutions:
Learn more about wine, but drink less of it.
Learn more about mushroom hunting.
Fish more.
Take some classes.
Loose 20 lbs. w/more excersize not less food.
Help Don and Kim find their costal cottage, ha, ha, but I will keep my eyes open.
I like your blog. Benita

Hi Wilma,
the new year malaise has really hit me this year! I think the reason people suffer this, is that new year is such a let down. We build it up in our minds and our hearts as a new beginning where your entire life starts anew. Then we get into work, only to find that things are exactly the same except you have to write 11 at the end of todays date rather than 10.
Having said that I did make some new years resolutions which so far have been kept to. I have finally after 12 years given up smoking and am 10 days down. I pledged to go to the gym 3 times a week, and I promised myself that before I start my harvest chase in September, I would learn as much about winemaking as possible. I am currently plowing my way through Bryce Rankine's Making Good Wine!

3 resolutions made and at current count being kept! Hope yours work out well for you!

Bryn
UK

The principal supermarket in a local town I know recently reorganized its wine section and upgraded the appurtenances. Very nice. In the process some brands were eliminated, while other new labels took their place. DCV's merchandise uniformly disappeared after the makeover.

I did some research, and sent an email to a Los Angeles outfit which evidently is the prime supplier to the grocer, requesting reinstatement of the DCV line of fine wine. This year, I plan to trace the bureaucracy at the grocer chain, which owns 40+ outlets on the west coast; to get DCV wine back into the local town's outlet.

I absolutely love reading everyone's comments!

Grace, I'm really sorry I missed your visit to the winery and hope we see each other this year. Not sure if I'm going to the blogging conference in VA...are you?

Benita, it was so great to meet your recently. We had the most amazing time at HH. Maybe it's karma that we met; I can help you learn more about wine and you can help me find that coastal cottage! If nothing else, we need to stay in touch. P.S. We went to the Point Arena pier looking for your sea urchine diving b-friend, but no luck--I bet he and Don could be good buddies.

Pigeonofdoom, it sounds like you are suffering from exactly the same malady as me...same life, new year. Maybe you should adopt my New Year's Resolution #4? I highly recommend it!

John, give 'em hell in LA! How dare that retailer replace our brand?! If you let me know the grocery store name, I'll contact our distributor and maybe we can both help reinstate the brand. Welcome to the wine business.........

Kim,

I haven't decided if I'm going to VA for the conference yet. I'm really undecided as a friend of mine just moved to Walla Walla and I loved it there so much I want to go out and visit her this Summer! I will be coming out to CA at the end of February but will be in San Francisco for two days and Napa for two days. I am hoping to come back in April for Passport so hopefully we can get together then!

Cheers,

Grace