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Bob’s Toys

As I mentioned yesterday, Bob walks (or runs) with us to the vineyard each morning – the whole 1/6 mile distance. I have been taking…

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Cows in the Vineyard

Our daily routine is just that, pretty routine. Each morning after breakfast, we all walk to the vineyard to prune. I say “we” loosely, because…

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Haboob

Moving from lower Alabama to west Texas, we traded hurricanes for sand storms or haboobs. While they are much less life threatening than hurricanes, haboobs…

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Family Fun!

Even with work in the vineyard  picking up, time is taken for family fun! We made pizza before pruning started and even our 3 year old…

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Pruning the Vineyard

Yesterday I explained what the prepruner was and how it works. After the prepruner is finished, hand pruning is done to further prepare the vineyard…

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Prepruning the Vineyard

It is that time of year – time to prune the vineyard. For us this year, we will be using a mechanical prepruner. What, you…

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The Cowboy

While we have little boys that love to pretend to be cowboys, we have never actually been up close to a real live one –…

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Cheepo

Cheepo  is the name or our parakeet. That is ChEEpo – not to be confused with ChEApo! He was a Christmas present from our oldest…

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Life is Short!

As I write this, we are preparing to travel to Georgia for my father-in-law’s funeral. While his death was not totally unexpected, it is still…

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West Texas Sunset

I hope you do not get tired of seeing pictures of the beautiful sunsets here in west Texas. Each one is like a unique painting!