Vineyard Progress
Here are pics of our progress on clearing and planting the vineyard site.
Vineyard July 3,4,5
We had a nice relaxing weekend for Independence Day with my Mom & Dad coming to spend the weekend with us. We were able to go to a concert at Crane Creek and fireworks at Meeks park. The weather was very rainy but cooperated nicely by raining in the morning and early afternoon and then
June 25&26 2015
This weekend in the vineyard I was horrified to see that Japanese Beetles had infested the vineyard and turned several grape leaves into lacy remnants of their former selves. See the pics below. They seem to prefer the Nortons. I plucked and killed several of the evil little bastards, but there were a couple that
Epic Hike Postponed
My oldest son Matt and my son in law Justin and I had an epic hike planned for this weekend, but thunderstorms were predicted and we thought it best to cancel. We were going to hike the Benton MacKaye trail from Hwy 515 over to Skeenah Gap. That’s about 21 miles and we were going
June 13&14 2015
Lots of leisure time and little work this weekend. My Mom & Dad came up Saturday for the day to see the vineyard and visit. Saturday was their 56th Wedding Anniversary! So we celebrated with wine, good conversation and gourmet pizza, enjoying the beautiful weather on the screen porch. We had some of my wine
June 6&7 2015
Just E and I hanging at the cabin this weekend. We have had 3 inches of rain in the last two weeks, so lots of new growth again. The deer are snooping around the vines, but there is not much available for them to munch on – yet! I installed some deer repellent “soaps” called
Memorial Day 2015
Memorial Day weekend at the cabin was a relaxing good time. Our daughter Jennie and our son-in-law Justin (and Rex their dog) came up to spend the weekend with us. We always eat and drink really good on the holiday weekends when we have company, and this weekend was no exception. Elaine is an excellent
May 17 2015, Sunday
E & I ran up to the mountains on Sunday morning so I could check on the vines and water them thoroughly. There was a very light rain, so the irrigation was still needed. Rainfall did not even register in the weather station. The Chardonel continues to be way ahead of the pack as far
Bud Break! May 9 2015
Saturday May 9 2015 E & I took a ride on the bike to the cabin so I could water the vines since we have had no rain this week. Somewhere around Jasper I got to thinking. Here I am on a beautiful sunny day on our motorcycle with the woman I love heading to
May 2&3 2015
Weekend at the cabin and the weather was awesome. Saturday was sunny with a high of about 80 and Sunday was mostly cloudy, but still warm and not hot. I spent Saturday morning just cleaning up the vineyard and making the area for the Thinking Rock island as a small surprise for Mother’s Day. Saturday
Planting the Vines! April 26 2015
The weekend to plant the vines finally arrived! The vines arrived in excellent condition from Double A Vineyards in NY on Thursday. On Saturday I ran trellis wire on the Mid Wire Cordon and Top Wire Cordon trellises. My Geneva Double Curtain trellis for the Norton will have to be re-engineered since the cross arms