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Making Wine in My Bathroom

October 11th, 2012 · No Comments

The sounds coming from my second floor bathroom are pretty common. Lots of bubbling, gurgling, and an occasional squeak. A few years ago that would have been from the kids, but today it is from the fifteen gallons of wine fermenting in my new wine cellar that is upstairs. In the bathroom no less. Yes, [...]

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Tags: Family · Kids

More Wine

January 22nd, 2012 · No Comments

Since the last batch of wine making was such a success, the kids went to Fredonia, NY to get some more grape juice to make even more wine. That means our upstairs bathroom will once again become a wine cellar. The kids have no space to make this wine, this time even a greater amount [...]

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Free Sample Whore

March 5th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Free samples. Never met one I didn’t like. As all good advertisers know, the word free sets off an  internal human magnet that is uncontrollable. Free food samples at Sam’s Club are my favorites, especially when the old ladies are working the free sample table. Between their poor eyesight and dementia, it’s about 60 second [...]

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Tags: Life Observations · Moms