Mommy's sleepover

Aunt Lucy

Watching the refrigerator door!

Marquette trying to nap on the stairs to the loft.

Napping with my brother. He is in the process of yawning. Doesn't he look mean!?

Mommy got back today from her sleepover in Logansport. I wouldn't let her near me. She had been gone for 24 hours. That is a long time in cat hours!

I guess the food, wine and movie were all excellent. Grandma made Sauerbraten and Mommy contributed a wonderful bottle of Cellarmaster Riesling from Columbia Winery in Washington State. They also had yummy homemade apple pie. Mommy had hers a la mode. For breakfast today they had scrambled eggs, Roselyn pastry, and Kona coffee from Stephanie.

Mommy and Grandma saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Mommy doesn't normally like Brad Pitt, but she said he was excellent in this movie, which she considers his best-ever performance. The makeup was wonderful as were the affects that made Benjamin appear small and shrunken. Mommy recommends this movie for all audiences.

The farm blog has been updated with all the latest photos of the progress. Check it out at http://blossomridgefarm.blogspot.com.

Mommy picked up her wine yesterday for her wine class. The white wine tasting is first and then the red. The wines are dictated by the class. For the white wine class there is a Riesling, a Chardonnay and a Sauvignon Blanc. The Riesling had to be from Alsace, New Zealand, Austria or Germany. If from Germany, it had to be dry. Mommy picked a dry 2006 Moselland Ars Vitis (The art of Wine) from Germany. The bottles are very pretty. The winemaker is also an artist and one of his paintings is on each bottle. The opposite side of the bottle from the painting is clear and lets you look at the painting through the bottle. The artist/winemaker, Heinz Ames, does his watercolors using Riesling wine (instead of water) from the Mosel Valley which is also the subject of his paintings. Mommy has painting number 1, entitled Vinorell. I think Grandma would like that bottle. (Mommy hopes Heinz doesn't use watercolors in his Riesling!)

The Sauvignon Blanc had to be from California with minimal or no oak. Mommy chose a 2007 Kendall Jackson Vintner's Reserve that was aged, primarily, in stainless steel.

The Chardonnay also had to be from California and had to have lots of oak. Mommy chose a 2007 Bogle Chardonnay which was this week's Wine Spectator Wine of the Week (87 points).

The wines had to be within a vintage or two of each other and in the same price range. The Chardonnay should have been the most expensive bottle, but it was actually the least expensive. The Moselland came in at $11.99, the KJ at $9.99 and the Bogle was $8.99 at World Market. Stay tuned for results of the tasting which will take place this weekend or next Wednesday!

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