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Tag Archives: life
South African Adventure – Day 1 & 2
Sometimes life deals you a hand you can’t refuse…yup, again, I am blessed, to not only be participating in my first harvest, but to do it in South Africa is beyond anything I ever imagined. I have my own little … Continue reading →
Posted in Joy of Wine, Life and Education, Personal Stories
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Tagged Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay, Harvest, Harvest 2018, Journey’s End, life, Somerset West, South Africa, southern harvest, summer, Viognier, Western Cape
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Life is Short…Drink More Wine.
Hey, I know it’s been a long time. My aspirations to write a weekly blog pretty much went out the window after my last posting in…October? Life, heartache, loss and writer’s block seem to keep me off the page. My … Continue reading →
Posted in Joy of Wine, Personal Stories
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Tagged blessed, bubbles, Champagne, Christmas, education, favoured, friends, friendship, happy, heartache, holidays, joy, learning, life, moments, New Year, next thing, past year, remembering, teaching, toast, wine, year
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Thank God for Friends – there when you need them.
I’ve been away from this blog for a bit…all good intentions to write, and then something inevitably comes up. Life has a way of kicking you when you’re down. I’m not sure if any can relate, but it seems that … Continue reading →
Posted in Personal Stories, Tasting
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Tagged classmates, fair, friends, friendship, hard, Italy, life, monthly, Nerello Mascalese, Sicily, tasting, tough, wine, wine tasting
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Livin’ the Dream…
I know…it’s been some time since I’ve been here, and I could give a thousand excuses, but I’m sure many reading would scoff, as most are just as busy as I am! In sharing this post, I can say that … Continue reading →
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Tagged busy, career, Christmas, Cividale del Friuli, dream, Edmonton, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, fulfulled, goals, Hicks Fine Wines, holiday, Italy, life, Open House, season, St. Albert, tasting, Venice
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After It’s All Over…
Could it be that I’m actually done this Diploma thing? Well, done in the sense of no more classroom time, no more intense study, no more getting up at 6 am to study for two hours before heading in for … Continue reading →