Blogs from Sonoma, California, United States, North America

Let's start at the beginning. From Wine Tasting Basics: Wine is very experiential. If you have a nose and a mouth you have everything you need to begin a lifelong discovery process. I wholeheartedly believe the best wine education you can have is through drinking lots of different wines. It can also be helpful to know and understand a few basic wine terms as you begin this journey. Now is the perfect time to detail a bit of basic terminology you may encounter.Besides what the wine looks like (the least fun part of the experience) we are going to cover three areas in this chapter on the wine tasting basics: the aroma/nose, the taste/palate and the finish.Aroma/Nose: This is what the wine smells like. The aroma a ... read more

A Dose of Outside A Dose of Outside is intended to share a bit of nature with you as experienced on my local hikes and other adventures. Take a moment to look out the window or step outside and see what it is you see. What you smell. Notice what’s growing around you. Use all your senses and really get A Dose of Outside! HIKE DATE: September 9, 2013, Sonoma Developmental Center ... read more

I was just thinking, Ive been here in California for 4 days and I havent seen one Bear, why do they have a bear on there flag if they dont have bears? I happen to be a big fan of Bears at least I know what a bear is as opposed to a packer? What is that anyways someone from a moving company? Oh Oh back on track, and on with the blog! About an hours drive from Mill Valley where we are staying is Napa and Sonoma. We had a 50/50 shot and chose Sonoma. A beautiful drive but I must say everything along the route was very simple. Those of you who have ever driven through Wisconsin towards Minnesota should know about Wall Drug 500 miles before you even get there! We found Sonoma ... read more

A Dose of Outside A Dose of Outside is intended to share a bit of nature with you as experienced on my local hikes and other adventures. Take a moment to look out the window or step outside and see what it is you see. What you smell. Notice what’s growing around you. Use all your senses and really get A Dose of Outside! HIKE DATE: August 24, 2013, Sonoma Regional Park Today was a day of chores. Finally I’m finished and get around to some food. Uh. Now I’ve overeaten. It happens. Not feeling that great, I glance at the clock. 4:30. There’s still time to get in a walk and no doubt it will make me feel better. I drag myself out the door and head to the farm. I’m uncomfortable so my “walk” ... read more

A Dose of Outside A Dose of Outside is intended to share a bit of nature with you as experienced on my local hikes and other adventures. Take a moment to look out the window or step outside and see what it is you see. What you smell. Notice what’s growing around you. Use all your senses and really get A Dose of Outside! HIKE DATE: TODAY, SDC Once we pass the age of 20, we begin to steadily lose muscle mass. We must actively incorporate resistance training just to maintain what we have. So today I thought I’d get the big pack down and go pick some fruit. Carrying it all down the hill will be my workout. It feels like it’s about 1,000 degree outside. I do want long pants on, however, since I’ll ... read more