Morning Frost There has been lot of dew frozen on the windshield every morning, quite unusual in a (not so) dry and (not so) warm desert climate. This is the new desert climate. Gelée du matin Il y a beaucoup de gelée sur le parbrise de la voiture chaque matin, pas très normal dans un […]
Best buddies
Best buddies Our dogs are now best buddies… Off course, like any siblings, they fight all the time, but they burn some energy. Jolie (Leila, but we had to rename her due to a pronunciation conflict) is growing an inch a week. Meilleurs amies. Nos deux chiennes sont maintenant meilleures amies… Comme tous les enfants, […]
Mushrooms
Mushrooms of the high desert With the climate changes, we can now grow mushrooms in the house. We tried in Seattle, but it was not humid enough. The weather is often grey in Seattle, but the air is quite dry, at least in comparison with the “new” desert of Arizona. Des champignons dans le desert. […]
Christmas Village at the Tasting Room
Christmas Village at the Tasting Room I knew there was a reason for keeping my Christmas village. It looks very nice in the tasting room. Village de Noel à la salle de dégustation Je savais bien qu’il y avait une raison pour garder notre village de Noel. Il est très décoratif dans salle de dégustation […]
Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays from Copper Horse Vineyard Bonne Fètes de fin d’année de la part de Copper Horse Vineyard […]
Lots of rain then ice
Lots of rain then ice It has been raining a lot, lately, and then the temperature dropped to freezing….not a good combination. It has been freezing every night this week and we are not even in Winter yet. Time to move further South? Beaucoup de pluie puis la glace Il a beaucoup plue la semaine […]
Christmas Dinner at the Portal Café
Christmas Dinner at the Portal Café with CHV Wines Last Sunday we had a wine pairing dinner at the Portal Café with our wines. It was delicious and we can only congratulate the chef for such a perfect matching. We just met once before to talk about the dinner and our wines. Dinné de Noel […]
Phoenix wine festival
Phoenix on the Grotto wine festival In spite of the rain that started at 5pm, the crowd during the day was very good. Sales were good too? […]
New addition to the family
New addition to the family We got a puppy that we named Leila (meaning “Night Beauty”). She is 2 months old and is part Catahoula and Blue Lacy. Diva needed a companion. Addition à la famille Nous avons un chiot que nous avons appelé Leila (ce qui veut dire “Beautée de la Nuit” en arabe). […]
The last Wwoofers of the season
The last Wwoofers of the season We had 2 wwoofers to end the season. They did a lot of weeding, buildup the rock wall around the guest house a bit, and spread the manure/compost in the vineyard using my new toy. We are now ready for the winter. Les dernières Wwoofeuses de la saison Nous […]
