Monthly Archives: April 2013

another great day

Posted on April 28, 2013 by dakegrodad

Friday evening we went to the highlights concert for the Penticton music festival.Saige was singing and of course was the last one to sing then she had to wait to get her awards. it was a long evening The worst … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

for the birds

Posted on April 25, 2013 by dakegrodad

Today was a beautiful day it was so nice out I sat outside on the deck to eat my breakfast. I was going to do some yard work and needed stuff from the store when I went to leave the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

I’m dying out here

Posted on April 24, 2013 by dakegrodad

I have been playing baseball for the fire department team and I am very sore. I am not sure how I got talked into playing but here I am and I am feeling it. I am not as young as … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Midweek update

Posted on April 17, 2013 by dakegrodad

I had a sparkling weekend ! We took a quick trip up to Summerland to pick up a mixed case of sparkling wine from Sumac Ridge Winery. 3 each of these sparkling wines: a sparkling Pinot Noir like a sparkling rose’ a … Continue reading →

Posted in Baseball, cheese, chimney fire, fire department, Merlot, Nk'mip winery, Quinta Ferreira, red rooster wines, Sparkling wine, Sumac Ridge Winery, wine, wine of the day | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Just sayin

Posted on April 10, 2013 by dakegrodad

eveybody needs a hero to look up to What I do when not serving wine

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Saturday night BBQ

Posted on April 7, 2013 by dakegrodad

Spring must be here I had a BBQ last night. A couple of weeks ago I got a new grill, the one we have is working great but it is very big and we seldom need the cooking space it has so … Continue reading →

Posted in outdoor BBQ, spring, Uncategorized, wine, wine of the day | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

New Wine

Posted on April 5, 2013 by dakegrodad

We went on a wine tour on Sunday and found some wine we liked. Yesterday I went back and picked up a mixed case. I had a certificate for 50% off a case at the Jackson Triggs winery that I … Continue reading →

Posted in Jackson Triggs, wine, wine of the day | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

wine cellar reorganization

Posted on April 3, 2013 by dakegrodad

I have been planning this for quite some time and today I finally got around to it. I reorganized my wine cellar and put all the wines into categories so now the Merlots are to gether the Meritages are on two shelves … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, wine stock | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Posted on April 1, 2013 by dakegrodad

Originally posted on Life in the slow lane:
We have had a fantastic Spring Break. I didn’t get as much accomplished in the yard as I had planned but I did get some things done and the things that didn’t…

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Happy New Month

Posted on April 1, 2013 by dakegrodad

We have had a fantastic Spring Break. I didn’t get as much accomplished in the yard as I had planned but I did get some things done and the things that didn’t get done are still there and I will … Continue reading →

Posted in Inniskillin wines, Jackson Triggs, Riverstone winery, Uncategorized, wine, wine of the day | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment