Planning a Thanksgiving Menu Ronda Bowen, November 14, 2012 Ah, Thanksgiving. It’s Wining Husband’s favorite holiday. I rather like this holiday too. When it comes to planning our menu, we’re taking the following into account: I believe it will just be the three of us – myself, Wining Husband, and the Tiger Boy, however, we would like to have… Continue Reading
Life: The Married, Virtually Connected,and Lonely Ronda Bowen, October 15, 2012 Lately, it seems, there has been a strange trend. Rather than going to friends’ houses for dinner parties, going to the restaurant with another couple, or grabbing coffee with a good buddy, people are sitting behind their computers and socializing virtually. While social media has really opened up a lot… Continue Reading
Creekside Cellars’ Wine and Cheese Fest Ronda Bowen, October 14, 2012 Every year, Creekside Cellars hosts wine and cheese fest. During the event, many people come in to taste wine and cheese from around the region. Wining Husband and I were curious and decided that we would attend. Boy, were there a lot of people there! We were glad we showed… Continue Reading
Creekside: A Little of This and a Little of That Ronda Bowen, October 13, 2012 This week’s Creekside Cellars tasting as a mish-mash of different wines. Of the 9 we tasted, we liked 9 of the wines. Here are our notes on the wines we tasted. 2011 Fillaboa Albarino, Rias Baixas, Spain ($17) – This wine was floral, crisp, and refreshing. It tasted… Continue Reading
Costume Construction and a Haunted Corn Maze Ronda Bowen, October 12, 2012 Kids are a lot of fun, especially during this time of year. In the previous post, I talked about how I have a whole collection of Halloween-inspired things I want to do this year. It turns out my son needed a costume for a presentation in his history class. Since… Continue Reading
Pinterest Addiction: Too Many Halloween Crafts to Make Ronda Bowen, October 11, 2012 It’s official. I am addicted to Pinterest. I’ve pinned way more crafts than I can ever make in a lifetime to my board. In my defense, it’s a great source for people who want to come back to things later and actually make things. In reality, it becomes… Continue Reading
Funny Wine Sayings Ronda Bowen, October 10, 2012 There has been an abundance of funny wine saying memes floating around Facebook and other social media. A lot of these have been posted on Someecards, where users can create their own memes. Here are a few examples: Whenever I find a fun wine saying or meme, I post… Continue Reading
Running after a Break Ronda Bowen, October 9, 2012 When you start running again after a long break, it’s important to ease back into it. Otherwise, you could end up with muscle cramps – or worse – a knee or ankle injury. Instead, you’ve got to start out slow and build up slowly and steadily over a period of… Continue Reading
Commentary: Columbus Day Ronda Bowen, October 8, 2012 Columbus day is a very tricky holiday. Ever since I took my college history class, I’ve had mixed emotions about what those of us who lived in the Bay Area called indigenous people’s day. Christopher Columbus and his men did horrible things to the Native Americans he found… Continue Reading
The Mozart Mile and Sierra Oro Farm Trail Day Two Ronda Bowen, October 7, 2012 Today, we ran the Mozart Mile – a 5K race where every quarter-mile you pass a performer. The purpose of the race is to raise money for programs at the North State Symphony. It’s a lot of fun, and I hadn’t run in a race all year (I know, bad… Continue Reading