Rest Day?
Yesterday, I awoke to a rainy day! Yes, you read that correctly. Here in west Texas it was raining! The normally dry, desert conditions were…
Family Life
Foggy Morning
With all the dramatic temperature changes while pruning, we have come to really appreciate the warm days of early spring. This morning, however, was met…
East and West
This week has been filled with pruning. From the time we finish breakfast until we stop about 8pm for dinner. Actually, we do not stop…
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…
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…
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…
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…