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Just for the Girls: Perfect Pairing for Handwashing your Undies.

If you have expensive underwear, this one is for you.  You know that you should be handwashing those things, right? How? Why not make an event of it? Collect all of your pretty bits and do what The Laundress tells you to do.  You will feel like a grown up.  Responsible. In my mind, you are… Continue reading Just for the Girls: Perfect Pairing for Handwashing your Undies.

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So I Want to Visit a Winery

The first time that I visited a winery was under the tutelage of a good friend, Lori Morse. My husband and I were complete strangers to the experience and she was kind enough to guide us through.  Here is what I learned my first time at a winery: It doesn't matter how you are dressed… Continue reading So I Want to Visit a Winery

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Listening to Jazz, What’s My Wine Pairing?

Miles Davis, Kind of Blue - new to Jazz?  Start here: ‘JAZZ IS LIKE WINE. WHEN IT IS NEW, IT IS ONLY FOR THE EXPERTS, BUT WHEN IT GETS OLDER, EVERYBODY WANTS IT.’ STEVE LACY You are going to want a wine that can keep up to the layers and complexity of jazz.  In this case,… Continue reading Listening to Jazz, What’s My Wine Pairing?

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I Matched (most) of My Single Socks

Few adulting chores feel both as trivial and as satisfying as matching a bunch of your single socks.  Maybe we should all give up and just buy a jumbo Costco bag of black socks and be done with it. Now that this dumb task is done you can reward yourself.  I think that a task… Continue reading I Matched (most) of My Single Socks

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Best Wine Pairing for Pondering the Future

Thinking about the future needs a mixture of clarity and hope.  None of the squishy, comforts of an oaked Chardonnay or the misty melancholy of a Pinot Noir, instead you need the herbaceous, crisp of a nice, bright Sauvignon Blanc. This Savage or Wild White is bright with notes of lemon, lime, gooseberry, peach and can have… Continue reading Best Wine Pairing for Pondering the Future