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The Perils of (Writer) Promiscuity
Erika Robuck on Mar 18 2012 | Filed under: Business
There is a special kind of cruelty in rejection delivered in one's own handwriting.
Way back in the days of old, when all writers knew what SASE meant (self-addressed stamped envelope), when writers submitted to agencies with paper letters and postage, rejection came in the form of a mailing addressed by one's own hand.
I remember a young writer. We'll call her Ellen. Ellen grew to loathe those envelopes marked in her best penmanship. Those envelopes that left her hands with such hope, weeks or even months before returning with their cruel missives—responses sometimes photocopied, sometimes personal, and sometimes even cruel. It was almost as if her earlier hopeful self had a hand in these rejections.
But guess what? She did.
You see, Ellen was engaging in a form of promiscuity, dooming her to failed, meaningless relationships with agents over and over again. She could no longer count the notches on her #2 pencils. They all began to line up and overlap, and she could scarcely remember her encounters, let alone recall the agents' names or what had attracted her to them in the first place.
This went on for years, and it wasn't until Ellen became a reader for a literary agent that she finally realized what she was doing wrong. In sifting through piles of query letters, Ellen realized that about 90% of the submissions in the slush pile were immediately rejected because they were not right for the agency. The prose might have been brilliant, but if her agent only wanted to represent YA, for example, the writers of suspense, westerns, and poetry were simply wasting their time with their queries. Ellen realized that this was actually very promising for her as a writer, because the competition in the slush pile wasn't as bad as she thought, as long as it made it to the correct pile.
With Ellen's first novel, she'd scanned her copy of Writer's Market, and every single time she found an agent who represented fiction, she sent him or her a query letter. If the listing said the agent represented "literary fiction," Ellen emphasized the literary elements of her novel. If the listing said "genre fiction," she emphasized the elements of mystery or romance in her book. If the client list consisted of 90% science fiction authors, Ellen still sent her query, figuring that her novel would be a welcome change for the agent.
After her experience reading for an agent, and the completion of her next novel, Ellen changed her strategy. She only queried agents from the acknowledgements sections of books by her favorite contemporary novelists, or agents who represented her specific genre. She sent out nineteen query letters during the last week in January of 2011. She received thirteen full and partial requests for her manuscript throughout February. She was offered representation by two agents, and signed with her agent on March fourth. Needless to say, Ellen learned a thing or two in the decade it took her to get an agent, but all of it was important to shaping both her craft and her professional life.
One day, however, not long after Ellen signed a two book deal with her publisher, she received a self-addressed stamped envelope from an agency still engaging in the business of paper and pen correspondence. It was the first time that kind of envelope made her smile. She will keep it always as reminder of how far she's come and how far she still has to go.
*Photo courtesy of DeviantArt.com: Deirdre-Rose
About Erika Robuck
Erika Robuck (@ErikaRobuck) self-published her first novel, RECEIVE ME FALLING. Penguin Random House published her subsequent novels, HEMINGWAY'S GIRL, CALL ME ZELDA, FALLEN BEAUTY, and GRAND CENTRAL, a collaborative short story anthology. Her forthcoming novel THE HOUSE OF HAWTHORNE releases in May of 2015. Erika writes about and reviews historical fiction at her blog, Muse, and is a contributor to fiction blog, Writer Unboxed. She is also a member of the Historical Novel, Hemingway, Millay, and Hawthorne Societies.
32 Responses to "The Perils of (Writer) Promiscuity"
Hi Erika,
I absolutely loved your story – I mean, Ellen's story. It was entertaining, as any good story should be, and informative. This is one article I will be saving to look back on as my writing career progresses.
When you say you "emphasized," did you rewrite the query letter? Or, just have a template with certain spots that were tweekable?
Hi Christoper: I'm so glad you enjoyed "Ellen's" story. :)
For my query letter, I kept the hook and synopsis the same, but changed the paragraph about why my novel was a good fit for each agency, for each query. I did research each agency, but I was much more detailed and specific in my agency search the second time around.
Thanks for your comment! I wish you the best.
That was a lovely post. I am a newer writer and some of my work is ALMOST ready for submission. Thankfully, I have been doing my research and listening to the wisdom of those who have come before me so hopefully my name won't mysteriously change from Donna to Ellen and I end up making the same mistakes as her! ;0)
You raise a VERY important point, Erika – great post.
Writers do themselves far more harm than good by adopting a random, shotgun approach to querying. It's important to take the time to do the homework, and come up with a selective list of likely agents.
One thing I looked for in particular was agents who were actively selling debut fiction. We may be interested in certain agents because they represent authors we admire, but querying them will only be a waste of time if they don't ever take on first-time authors.
A good point. I think what trips up many writers is that many agents cast a wide net, at least officially/in public. Some embrace technology and use it to spread the word about what they'd like to see.
Others prefer to remain maddeningly broad in their interests. While it's relatively easy to research long term agents, newer agents don't leave the same kind of paper trail. Aspiring clients are left to guess.
Most useful post, thanks Erika and I agree with that comment that an additional aspect to look for is whether agents accept debut novels…I've stopped looking for agents and now happily self-publish though I would still need marketing advice (I made a huge marketing mistake last year with my debut novel: I thought it could be packaged as a trilogy, but it couldn't…It's just a long novel, about 500 pages and that's it!)
I've seen that some agents are thinking of branching out and turn themselves into advisers to self-published authors…trouble is, what can they bring to a self-published author? Because, no question about it, the biggest hurdle to overcome as a self-pubbed author is marketing: how to make your book known…That's something good publishers know how to do, but it's never really been the job of agents, has it?
Also, I've come across a lot of traditionally published authors who are very unhappy with the marketing provided them by their publishers and it seems publishers now expect authors to do most of their marketing…If that's true, what's the point of querying agents and trying to land a contract with a traditional publisher? Wonder how you feel about this (I noted you're traditionally published). I imagine you're happy with the marketing support you've received…
Hi Claude–I actually self published my first novel, RECEIVE ME FALLING, with the hope of getting a traditional publisher. To me, the goal has always been a traditional publisher for several reasons: 1) my agent and editor have helped shape this book into something beyond what I could have created on my own. Of course, I did the work, but their suggestions and feedback helped to deepen the material and bring out my themes. 2) From the art department's gorgeous cover design, to editorial assistants and copy editors, to publicity, sales, and marketing; the team effort that has gone into the book, again, has made it much more powerful and polished than I could have done on my own. 3) Distribution. It's all about distribution. I couldn't reach far and wide on my own. 4) I hate to admit it, but it's true. I wanted the external validation.
Also, a word on agents. I have to say that I am so blessed to have the most incredible agent. Not only is she my first reader and cheerleader, but she is available any time for all of my marketing, promotion, craft, or business queries. She is truly a professional, and again, she makes my work better. She knows how to ask the right questions of me, and draw out the best plan for my books. I love her.
I am so glad I self-published first, because it taught me so much, but my goal has always been the traditional.
Congratulations on finding your agent, Erika, and for sharing your story which so many of us can relate to. I always hated those envelopes with my own handwriting on the outside. It made my stomach turn. For some reason I'd rather receive my rejection letters via e-mail. Makes it less personal for me!
Your story about "Ellen" made me smile, Erika, and I'm thrilled she got such a well-deserved happy ending!! And, yeah, I used to feel much the same way when I'd get those SASEs in my own handwriting…sigh.
"She could scarcely remember her encounters, let alone recall the agents' names or what had attracted her to them in the first place."
Thank you so much for this wonderful analogy, Erika!
There's a real sense of the meat market in so much of the hype about the author-agent-publisher relationship these days. Authors want to be valued for their special talent and creativity. Agents want to be valued for their special network connections and negotiation skills. Publishers want to be valued for their special ability to polish, market, and distribute professional-quality books.
And yet the hype urges all of them to treat each other as simply numbers to be crunched, shoulders to be climbed on in search of the elusive best-seller.
This is a lovely way to turn the whole process back into relationships. Each of us must ask: what is my role in this human endeavor?


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Were the CPAC address and others I'd heard his basic speech? "It's the basic message," Rubio said. "Our message hasn't changed one bit." Indeed it hasn't. Then he summarized it succinctly. What are Florida's problems? Chiefly unemployment (11.5 percent), he said. Again, he delivered a capsule version of his speech.
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When Crist switched to independent, he was regarded as a goner. But he's recovered. His handling of the Gulf oil spill has been skillful, and his flip-flops on issues haven't hurt him appreciably. "Republicans see it as treason," says Quinnipiac's Peter Brown. "Independents see it in a different light. Democrats like it."
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A competitive Democratic nominee would actually help Rubio by keeping Democrats from defecting to Crist. "I can't imagine the Obama administration's political machine abandoning the Democratic nominee, especially if it's Meek," Jeb Bush says.
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Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship is the poster boy for a corporate culture that has lost its sense of shame.
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As CEO of Massey Energy, he has presided over a coal company that had thousands of safety violations in recent years, leading up to the April explosion that killed 29 of his miners. The company now faces a federal criminal investigation into what the government has called negligent and reckless practices, according to The Washington Post.
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He's got that reversed. Government should push back against a corporate culture that has lost its sense of shame.
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Meatballs On Rice
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|Ground beef
|1 Pound
|Chopped onion
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs), divided
|Dry bread crumbs
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Soy sauce
|3 Tablespoon, divided
|Seasoned salt
|1 Teaspoon
|Sliced fresh mushrooms
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|Chopped celery
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Quick cooking oats
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|Canned cream of mushroom soup
|10 1⁄2 Ounce (1 Can)
|1 Cup (16 tbs)
Combine ground beef, 1/4 cup onion, bread crumbs, egg, 1 tablespoon soy sauce and seasoned salt.
Shape into 20 to 25 meatballs.
Place in 12x8-in baking dish.
Microwave at High 5 to 6 minutes, or until set, but meat is still pink, rearranging after half the time.
Drain meatballs on paper towels.
Add remaining onion, mushrooms and celery to dish.
Cover with plastic wrap.
Microwave at High 4 to 7 minutes, or until tender.
Drain all but 2 tablespoons fat from dish.
Mix in remaining soy sauce, rice, soup and water.
Arrange meatballs on top.
Microwave at High 5 to 7 minutes, or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, pushing rice at edge of dish toward center after half the cooking time.
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New in version 2014.01.1January 21st, 2014
- Products added to categories in the Administration Interface are now automatically included in the index.
- Furthermore, this release cleans up the translation files (removing fuzzy tags) so that all translations are now shown in the front end.
- The text export in the Administration Interface is much faster by optimized sorts.
- This release improves the filtering of invalid UTF-8 characters entered in the front end or Administration Interface.
New in version 2014.01 (January 9th, 2014)
- The library implements PayPal IPN handling and optimizes the catalog index rebuilds for 100000+ products.
- Developers can use the phing "createext" target to create a new extension skeleton.
- In the frontend, promotion products are displayed in the list view and product suggestions in the detail view.
- Also, a session-related section for dynamic user content for the last seen products was added.
- The basket plugins now check for prices of product attributes.
- For editors, the category IDs are shown in the "Catalog" tab.
- Furthermore, invalid UTF-8 characters from Microsoft Word are removed.
New in version 2013.11.1 (November 14th, 2013)
- There was a setup task missing for mapping email status values in the mshop_order_status table to the new email-delivery status type.
- The result was that sent email messages were not recognized and sent out again.
- Furthermore, the phpexcel extension was not included, so it wasn't possible to export the product texts in the admin interface.
- These problems and the CSS for the catalog stage HTML client have been fixed.
New in version 2013.11 (November 2nd, 2013)
- Job controllers and corresponding jobs make life easier and replace custom code needed for the cronjobs.
- Jobs are maintained in the source code, so they can be extended or dynamically added easily.
- Several parts of the Arcavias Core have been moved to separate extensions, which are also available on GitHub now.
- The demo application is now stand-alone; all Zend related mwlib classes and the PHPExcel library are extensions.
- There's a service provider decorator to check the order history of a customer.
- The administration interface has a new tab "Types" to manage media and text types.
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- The HTML client supports product variants and stock levels in the front-end.
- New delivery addresses are automatically stored for logged in users.
- In case of errors, the corresponding items in the basket are highlighted.
- For shop owners, each payment and delivery status update is stored as single update.
- The administration interface supports managing media and text types.
- There are new decorators and plug-ins for checking the basket or previous orders of the customer.
- Developers will notice the new cron job controller infrastructure.
- Also important is that the class "MShop" was renamed to "Arcavias".
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- Arcavias now provides methods for Cross Site Scripting (XSS) protection, which are used by the HTML client and the Zend demo application in combination with a Content Security Policy (CSP).
- Composer, a dependency management tool, is now used in Arcavias. This way, integration of dependencies is much easier, and with the autoloading capabilities of Composer, the code is executed significantly faster.
- This release improves integration of PayPal Express and enhances the checkout process to work with all kinds of responses from payment partners.
New in version 2013-05 (May 1st, 2013)
- The infrastructure of transifex.com is used for all translations, and the front-end generated by the HTML client is now fully translatable.
- A complete translation to German is provided in this release.
- Translations can also be overwritten by extensions, and are cached by APC, just like the configuration.
- The customers can see their order history, and the release supports hidden product attributes per ordered product.
- VAT is displayed in all locations where ordered products are shown.
- The fields in the address page of the checkout process can be configured, as can the values of the salutation.
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- Everything is fully translatable.
- The implementation of the catalog filter has been improved too, especially the performance and configurability.
- A new service provider for the direct debit payment method has been added.
- A drop-in replacement for the Zend configuration object solely based on arrays has been implemented in combination with a local memory cache.
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- The HTML client was extended by a basket implementation with all necessary functionality and it can be integrated as easily as the catalog parts. Also, a translation infrastructure for the HTML client was added to the core together with the German translation file.
- Many improvements have also been made in the administration interface. Especially the possibility to overwrite the main tabs with own implementations in extension is worth noting. The first version of a new panel for managing sites and their configuration was added too.
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5. Removing from heat add 2 tablespoons butter or margarine, 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel and 2 tablespoons lemon juice and stir till butter or margarine melts.
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Money raised will be used to help support patients and their families at the non-surgical cancer care centre, which serves about half of the Scottish population and treats 8000 new patients every year.
It will also go towards medical equipment, staff training and longer-term research to improve cancer treatments and outcomes.
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"Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee" (Proverbs 25:17).
When we first started homeschooling, receiving support and encouragement from other homeschooling families was crucial. Without it, we might have given up in our attempts to teach our children at home. However, as time went on with our small homeschooling support group, I noticed there seemed to be one or two families who always wanted someone else to do the work of homeschooling for them. They loved their children and the idea of homeschooling, but they repeatedly left their children in someone else's care or advocated having other homeschooling families educate their children in a co-op class. Although I was happy to help, I realized later that these families were simply taking advantage of others. When the problem repeatedly robbed my family of the care and homeschooling they deserved, I said "no" more often.
The apostle Paul experienced a similar problem when he exhorted the Thessalonians. "For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat" (2 Thessalonians 3:10). Paul used his own disciplined life as an example of working hard to not be a burden to others. Paul furthered his exhortation to those who look for the easy way out with a definite command in verse 12: "Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread." Although Galatians 6:2 tells us to bear one another's burdens, we must realize there is also a difference between helping and enabling. Sometimes, love must be tough enough to say "no."
What kind of homeschooling friend are you? Do you take more than you give? Maybe today you should consider running to the Lord with your insecurities and needs instead of automatically going to another homeschooling family. People do love and care about your burdens, but we all have our own homeschooling cross to bear. Homeschooling is hard work and takes an enormous amount of time, energy, and prayer. The Lord wants you to depend on Him first because in Him, you will find the true strength you need.
Jesus, help me to discipline my life, so our homeschooling will be a blessing to others instead of a burden. Teach me to bring my problems to You first and spend as much time talking to You about them as I do with others. In Your name I pray, Amen.
"Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee" (Proverbs 25:17).


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Brazilian Ministry of Education Plans Mandriva Deployment
The Brazilian government education authority is set to deploy Intel-powered classmate PCs running Mandriva.
Mandriva is partnering with Positivo to deliver this large-scale, low-cost, open source solution for educational use in Brazil. Including hardware, operating system and other software applications, the per-student cost is estimated to be approximately US $200.
The Positivo manufactured, Intel-powered classmate PCs running the Mandriva Brazilian edition operating system will aid students with class research and IT skill development. Teachers will use the Mandriva-powered PCs to help meet the educational goals set by the Brazilian government.
More information can be found in the Mandriva press release.
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The Vancouver Canucks' power play is clicking again, and it produced a much-needed win this time. Daniel Sedin scored the second of his two goals with the man-advantage Saturday night and it turned out to be the winner in a 4-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Alex Edler also got into the act, scoring on an end-to-end dash that provided a 3-1 lead in the second period. ''When you score a (power-play) goal or two, you get confidence,'' Sedin said, ''and all of a sudden the passes are on the stick and you are moving for each other.'' The Canucks went 2 for 3 on the power play for the second straight game after struggling through a 1-for-22 stretch. ''There's not a lot of changes in our power play lately,'' Sedin said. ''It's just a matter of passes being there, shooting the puck and finding rebounds. It's little things.'' The Canucks gave up the opening goal to Vinny Prospal, but David Booth and Sedin scored at equal strength in a span of 79 seconds to give Vancouver a 2-...
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1. Don't be afraid to fail.
In both life and business, it's necessary to take risks. So be prepared for setbacks – they're not the end of the world. When something goes wrong, find the root of the problem and start fixing it straight away. You can learn something from every failure, and in doing so you will come back stronger.
2. Say yes to every opportunity.
My upbringing encouraged me to approach life in this way. It's important to treat each day as a learning experience, as you can gain so much by being aware of your environment. Take note of how others deal with challenges and obstacles. And say yes to every opportunity. Take in as much as you can, and acquire new skills and knowledge. As Richard Branson once said, "If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!"
3. Give back to people.
A lot of business minds seem to be solely driven by money. And yes, you need to make profit to be successful, but there are many different forms of success. Being in a position where you can really help other people reach their own successes in life, no matter how small they may be, is a very powerful place to be. And one that should be treated with great responsibility. My wife Lorna and I have long been supporters of Help for Heroes, and have taken part in events to raise money for the charity, and I have also given backing to a number of young entrepreneurs to get their own businesses off the ground.
4. Go against the grain.
Innovation is key to success in business. To be innovative, you have to be prepared to try something different or come up with something original. All inventors at some point get told they are crazy. But without them, where would we be – we'd never get anywhere. Progress and development in business – and in life in general – is often all about trying out new things. Be brave and follow your instinct. Life is too short!
5. Build up a support network.
You have to be across so much to advance in business. But no matter how well-informed or educated you are, you can't know everything. It's critical that you surround yourself with people who can provide help and advice when you most need it. You are much more likely to be successful when you know people are there to support you.
6. Set goals and challenges for yourself.
It's important to push yourself and have goals to focus on. When you achieve these, you should not be complacent. Always set new ones. It's important not to sit still. Draft a plan and think carefully about what you want to achieve – today, this week, this month, next year, in 10 years' time. If you set your goals too low, you won't achieve great things. Setting ambitious targets may be daunting, but if you are sufficiently driven, motivated and hungry for success you will achieve them.
7. Appreciate your family.
If you're serious about making it in business, you might feel that you have little time for anything else. But spending time with family and friends is vital, in order to keep you on an even keel. You need to find the right balance between work and home life. This helps you to maintain a focus on what you're doing – so speak to those who are close to you on a daily basis.


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Practically no one within or surrounding Tennessee's football program thought all-America safety Eric Berry would enter November with only one pick and still be searching for a suddenly elusive NCAA record.
After all, Berry entered the season just 15 yards shy of breaking former Florida State defensive back Terrell Buckley's NCAA record for interception return yardage of 501 yards.
Heading into the Vols' ninth game Saturday against the University of Memphis, Berry's quest continues.
A couple of factors have contributed to Berry's falloff in interceptions after he had 12 in his first two seasons. His one pick this season was a diving catch against Florida that netted no return yardage.
First, Berry's role has changed significantly. Under former coach Phillip Fulmer, Berry was more often lined up downfield and often roamed like a free safety. Now, Berry is much more like a strong safety and, at times, a linebacker.
Berry is 11th in the SEC with 7.1 tackles per game. Every player ahead of him is a linebacker. Berry looks like a linebacker at times, as he often lines up inside the tackle box.
"Has that made Eric's interceptions numbers suffer a little bit? Yeah, maybe it has," UT coach Lane Kiffin said. "Everybody wants to see one interception a game. Well, one interception a game, maybe 40 yards downfield, isn't nearly as valuable as all the tackles Eric is making around the line. There's a reason for having him down (close to the line of scrimmage) so much."
Berry is still respected. This week he was named a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given annually to the nation's best college defensive back, and the Chuck Bednarik Award, for outstanding national defensive player of the year.
And although Berry's interceptions are down, the rest of his stats are up. He is second on the team with 57 tackles and leads in special teams stops with seven. He leads UT in passes defended with seven and has five tackles behind the line of scrimmage.
And UT's defense has improved throughout the season, ranking 13th in total yardage and 25th in rush defense.
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"Totally different ends of the spectrum," Berry said when asked of the opportunities he's had in 2009 compared with previous seasons. "Last year a lot of people were still throwing at me. My freshman year, of course, I was a freshman. It's totally changed."
Memphis, ranks 104th in FBS with 12 interceptions thrown.
UT's remaining opponents aren't much better. Ole Miss ranks 114th with 13 interceptions thrown. Vanderbilt is 45th with seven. Kentucky is 67th with nine. And there is a possible bowl game.
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Wonderful photos, looks like you all had a great time. Makes me miss going to the May party at Foxen winery back in the 90's. Man I really need a nice relaxing wine tasting weekend!
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The next day came, Sunday, and we all got ready to check out of El Bonita before another day of wine tasting. While I threw the last of our things into the minivan Dusty went with the Widowbessler to check out at the front office. Tony and Sharon showed up in the black corvette and in no time we were off.
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Calistoga was our destination and the object was first of all breakfast. Being a native Californian you would think that I would have been up here before but this was my first time so everything was so amazingly cool to me.
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The Stryker tasting room
Crunchy crakers to cleanse the palette
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He then pointed out to the vines behind him through the windo and identified them as Old Vine Zinfandel. We asked the man what made a vine and old vine. "How old does it have to be?" we asked, "to be considered an old vine?" "There is no mandated rule," The man behind the counter explained, "but these out here are about 80 years old."
The 80 year old estate Zinfandel vines
The Stryker barrel room
I fell in LOVE with the estate Cabernet and bought a bottle.
Me in front of the Cabernet vines that yielded the wine in the bottle I was holding
We left and went to Mosaic Winery. Nothing too impressive but a beautiful spot.
The entry way to Mosaic
Mosaic tasting room
Next WiddowBesler and Fantasy55 insisted on taking us by a winery, not for the wine but for the beautiful gardens.
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The gardens did not disappoint.
WiddowBessler at the entrance to the vineyard
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Time for lunch. We stopped off at the local general store and pulled up to our next tasting spot, Wilson.
WiddowBessler and Dusty in front of some Chardonnay vineyards
A nice tasting, but an even better lunch. We shared stinky cheese and a Wilson Zinfandel.
We needed to check into our hotel in Sonoma but we had two more wineries to stop at, Alder Brook winery and Mayo.
Alder brook winery was okay.
Alder Brook. Just meh
Nothing too interesting here aside from the olive oil they were selling but, by this time, I was ready to take a break and another nap.
We drove to Mayo next. Overall some pretty good wines here.
A beautiful antique car sits in front of the tasting room
Mayo tasting room
Me in a vette in the wine country. I was in total heaven
We rolled into downtown Sonoma and into the Sonoma Valley Inn. This place was great. Right across the street there was a coffee shop and a Whole foods and it was in walking distance of a local restaurant that we were to have dinner at.
Our hotel
Merritage, the restaurant we ate at
The interior of Merritage.
That was it for Sunday
more to come...
OMG the estate of Ferrari-Carano was gorgeous! Thanks for all the amazing photos. Tulips are some of my favorite flowers.
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Fantastic report Fishy!! Really loved the pictures of Ferrari Carano
Fantastic shots of the winery, inside and out. What a wonderful trip and...what a debonair couple!
Great pictures! It looks like you guys had a great time!
We go tasting all the time--come up to Portland! We're 45 minutes from hundreds of wineries in the Willamette Valley. Pinots and charddonay aplenty. And just an hour from Columbia Valley (Cabernet) and a few more from Yakima Valley, the land of too many varietals to count. It's beautiful up here too.
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I had to laugh at your response to the Rombauer Zin Fishy, Darlene feels exactly the same as you. I like it,even though it is on the sweet side. But it wouldn't be my first choice... that would be Sin Zin from Alexander Valley Vineyards just up the road from Healdsburg.
We gotta plan a wine-tasting weekend sometime!
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For some people, an economic slowdown means eating out less or staying home instead of going on vacation. Parents may not have as much money to put toward allowances or college funds. For other families, though, money problems mean bigger changes, such as a parent taking on a second job or the family having to move to a less expensive house.
When a family has money worries, it's easy to get frustrated and upset — and if you feel that way, you're far from alone. Parents also might be more stressed out than usual. They might argue more and worry about how to pay for things.
Naturally, this can put extra stress on you, too, especially because parents' money problems aren't something you have any control over. But although you can't solve family money troubles, you may find that contributing in some way helps you feel better.
It's comforting when our lives and routines feel the same, so it's natural to feel worried if things change.
Here are some practical and emotional survival tips for dealing with money troubles:
Being creative helps you feel good about yourself at times when life isn't going as you planned. And coming up with free ways to have fun gives your creativity a chance to shine.
Some ways to stay entertained are obvious: Go to the park, ride a bike, take a neighbor's dog for a walk, volunteer, or cook dinner for your friends or family. But why stop there? Think of this as a time to challenge your imagination:
Eventually the economy will turn around. When it does, you'll be well equipped to deal with any other challenges and difficulties life throws your way!
Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD
Date reviewed: April 2015
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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