It’ll Change!
When we moved to west Texas four years ago, one thing we were told was not to fret the weather – give it time, it’ll…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…