How To Make Roux – A Tutorial

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I have finally settled into my new home and more importantly my new office.  I have missed blogging something fierce and hope to jump in with both feet this week and knock out some stuff I’ve been storing in my head!  I posed a question on my FB page asking what you might want to see […]

Fresh Summit

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Tomorrow I leave for Atlanta and the biggest produce conference I will have ever attended, honestly it’s the only produce gathering I’ve attended. PMA or Produce Marketing Association is the host of this event. PMA’s Fresh Summit hosts companies from every segment of the produce industry, from produce growers to packagers to fresh flower vendors […]

Keever Vineyards – Wine Tasting

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Keever Vineyards wine tasting came after a disappointing visit to Frog’s Leap Vineyards.  I was dismayed, as were we all at their lack of preparedness and attention that I won’t be writing about that tasting.  If you would like to read a brief account of Frog’s Leap click here to read what Wine Wrangling Woman had to say […]

Kitchen Remodel Trendy or Classy?

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A few months back my man Dan and I purchased a home.  We’ve been renting for the last couple of years until we were certain North Carolina would be our home for the long haul.  When we decided we would stay we began the “house hunt”.  I admit we’ve also spent waaaaay too many hours watching “HGTV” and […]

Barnett Vineyards-Wine Tasting Day 2

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“Tour de California” continued on Saturday morning with our Texas friends and our daughter LuLu and son-in-law Money.  Wine tasting is addictive and delightful and most enjoyable with friends and family!  The morning started out clear and crisp.  LuLu and Money made their way up to the top of Sonoma mountain to meet us at our abode. […]

Old Dog – Old Tricks

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BrightMind #CollectiveBias Ziggy, our Border Collie is a senior dog.  It’s hard to believe how quickly the time has flown by.  When we brought him home it was spring of 2005.  I distinctly remember shortly after, we were […]

Greensboro Fashion Week

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Many of you don’t know much about my past.  I haven’t shared it with you.  There is no particular reason for this except that it doesn’t fit the mold of “food-travel-beekeeping blog”. The time has come…for me to tell you a bit about my past and how I spent a big part of last week. For over […]

Teaching An Old Dog New Tricks

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BrightMind #CollectiveBias Some of you might recall a few months back I wrote a story about switching our dogs to a new kind of Purina dog food.  At that time I purchased one  dedicated to “weight management” as […]

Wine Tasting with Robert Kamen – Kamen Estate Wines

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Have you ever had one of “those” experiences that you know you will never forget?  An occurrence that isn’t planned or even thought of.  For me it’s the “sweet spot” of life.  Drinking wine with American screenwriter Robert Kamen at his vineyard on our “Tour de California”, was unequivocally the highlight of our tour!  Totally unplanned, unforeseen […]

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