The state of the state Once again, it is past mid-month and I find myself wondering how on earth this happened. The month began with several days spent in the bowels of the Multnomah County Elections Office doing the very necessary and unglamorous business of preparing ballots to be run through counting machines. Democracy isn’t […]
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A Gentleman in Moscow, Alameda, Amor Towles, Autumn, Blackthorn, Educated, George Eliot, Grant Park, Irvington, J.K. Rowling, Lethal White, Portland neighborhoods, Portland theatre, Robert Galbraith, Tara WestoverThe State of the State Yesterday was spent on the sorting line of RR Winery. Pinot Noir grapes came in from our original vineyard on Ribbon Ridge–beautiful, plump clusters, sweeter than table grapes, fresh and bright tasting, in compact, tight clusters. For all the years I was involved with helping to start a vineyard and […]
00 Wines, An Unholy Alliance, Ann Cleeves, Blackthorn, Carlton Winemakers Studio, Columbia River Gorge, Dead Wake, Emma Golden, Emma Golden Mystery Series, Eric Larson, Gothic mystery, grape harvest, Italian amphora, Korean culture and customs, Koreans in Japan, Lusitania, Min Jin Lee, murder mysteries, National Book Award Finalist, Pachinko, Pinot Noir grapes, Ribbon Ridge, RR Winery, The Seagull, Willamette Valley, wine grapes, wineries, World War IThe State of the State Our 4-day trip to Mitchell covered a lot of ground even though temperatures got over 100 degrees. First full day included a trip to the Painted Hills. Then Patrick and Janet showed us pictographs left by local tribes 200-300 years ago, plus a swim in the John Day River at […]
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