Wine Reviews & Musings about the "Wine Lifestyle" in South Florida and Beyond
I was lucky enough to grow up in sunny South Florida, where I wore flip-flops all year round, and winter was only one week in January when the weather dipped below 60 for a couple of days in a row. I remember thinking as a kid that I never wanted to live anywhere else in... Continue Reading →
This may be a series: Letters from my Aunt. My idea for this blog in the beginning was very different than most of the posts that I have been writing along the way. I saw this as a place to share stories; mainly historical stories about strangers. I never intended to share so many personal... Continue Reading →
After a request by a friend, I have been going back through the emails that my aunt and I shared over the past few years. We would write each other about what was going on in our lives, and we would also share stories--both fiction and true. This friend has asked that I post more... Continue Reading →
I went to see the movie, Lincoln, today. Great movie. Go see this movie. Daniel Day Lewis and Tommy Lee Jones both do an incredible job as Lincoln and Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, respectively. The cast is outstanding, and the history lesson is one which we all should become familiar with. Lincoln had no easy task... Continue Reading →
My Aunt Susi passed away this weekend. Her death follows the death of my grandfather just a few short months ago. I don't know very many people who loved history as much as my aunt. She was a woman who had so much historical knowledge in her head. I wish I could have heard one... Continue Reading →
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