We started the harvest The first harvest was the Viognier on Saturday... 9 hours work straight from 5am to 2pm. Luckily it was not too hot. We got 3 bins which is about 1 ton of grapes or 2 barrels of juice. Les vendanges ont commencé La première vendange a été le Viognier Samedi dernier... […]

A WWOOFER at CHV: We have a Wwoofer to help in the Vineyard for few days. She helps a lot, especially with the compost. Une Wwoofeuse à CHV: Nous avons une Wwoofeuse pour nous aider dans le vignoble. Elle nous a beaucoup aidé, surtout avec le compost.

Something about temperatures rising The Monsoon started and we have clouds every afternoons with thunderstorms, showers and even both. But in the past few days something weird happened. As you can see on this picture, we have a blue sky over the vineyard and the Chiricahua's, but several clouds with rain and thunders over the […]

Time to stretch Gina is stretching, and so is Diva... Il est temps de s'étirer. Gina s'étire, et notre chienne fait de même.

Excitement in Rodeo, NM Following the Miller Fire in the Peloncillo mountains, 20 miles south of Rodeo, the Type 2 fire incident command post was set at the Desert Museum outside Rodeo, suddenly rising its population from 100 to 375 and lowering the average age to the mid twenties. Actually a good portion of the […]

A soaking tub Ok, it is not a swimming pool, nor a hot-tub, it is just a 6ft round soaking pool made of a cow trough and some insulation to keep the water warm at night. But it feels good to dip into it when it is 100°F outside. Une grande baignoire OK, ce n'est […]

A lizard on the rock No it is not a drink but an actual lizard on a rock looking over Gina's garden. Un lézard sur une pierre Un gros lézard se prélasse sur une grosse pierre dans le jardin de Gina.

Doe at my feet Last night a doe came to eat the bird seeds (in molasses) right in front of us while we were sipping wine outside. Une biche à mes pieds La nuit dernière une biche est venue manger les graines des oiseaux (dans de la mélasse) just devant nous alors que nous nous […]

Squatters in the BBQ Not only we have a mice that keeps on coming back and building a nest in the BBQ every night and I burn it everyday when I light the BBQ, but a young rattlesnake decided to move in too. The cohabitation seems OK so far...But for how long? Des locataires dans […]

Our plants Lately we have been eating lot of fresh artichokes. So Yummy! And we have garlic drying in the carport, not to keep away vampires, but for later. Nos Plantes, Récemment nous mangeons beaucoup d'artichauts frais. C'est délicieux! Et puis nous avons de l'ail sous l'auvent, pas contre les vampires, mais pour notre consommation.