Two pieces of equipment that make like easier for the home winemaker, a bottle tree and floor corker. We bottle 200 plus bottles a year and the floor corker is worth its proverbial weight in gold. On the days we bottle it takes about […]
Author: robrose
Bagging Our Own Wine
Just finished bagging a batch of Island Mist Coconut Yuzu that my wife loves. We ended up with three 3 liter bags, two five liter bag and two 1.5 liter bottles from the kit. We always leave the bags on the floor for a […]
Summer RV Trip Statistics
A brief summary of our summer RV trip, statistics wise. We were initially surprised surprised at how many empty sites there were at the RV parks we stayed at, but when the price of fuel went ever higher the further north we travelled it […]
Way Beyond Just Hot
I mostly go barefooted, only occasionally wearing Teva’s when we go shopping, etc. Today I went out to add some water to the bird bath and and my feet were on fire. Going back inside I saw the temperature. Now I know why my […]
Comfort Food
A tortilla, lean smoked turkey lunchmeat, sautéed sweet onions, quesadilla cheese and spicy mustard, all grilled to perfection. My wife is trying to use up as much food in the refrigerator as she can. It has literally been decades since we had this, but […]
