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Friday, July 3, 2009
I am sitting here watching "American Stories: The Statue of Liberty" By Ken Burns. You can see more about it here. In the film, people were asked what does liberty mean. Everyone had so much trouble defining it, I had to look it up. You see above the definition that Google returned. It is so true that it inspired me. I had to find an image that deserved the definition. How did I do?
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A cast through the air ending with a splash at the water's surface. Webster defines passion as a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept. At a early age, I loved the sport of fishing. It gives a sense of accomplishment in victory and humbles quickly on days of defeat. I like to say, "Your never as good as you think when you catch them nor as bad as you feel when you don't!" Life is also full of highs and lows. How a person balances the ups and downs defines your success. Maybe that is why people take pictures with their catch. It's a snap shot of achievement.
God gives each of us a gift or hidden talent. Those gifts make us unique in this world . Some would say he blessed me with the gift of art. I chose to use that talent, combined with my passion for fishing to create fishing lures. It doesn't sound like much when you read it on paper. However, I believe God blessed me with the ability to help others create memories to enjoy through my artwork. Knowing a customer could spend a day by the water with a loved one while fishing one of my designs is special. Feeling the strike as the rod bends down from the sky. The hook set as the sun hits your face. Enjoying the fight as you wipe off the sweat. The snap shot your loved one takes with their camera. And that smile, oh that smile! Yes that's my passion and I hope all of you see it in my artwork. I did my part making them, now the memory catching is up to you.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Unintended consequences of a bounty (and good news and a nasty rumour)
Photo by Rick Price
This disturbing image is from a news story about the Saskatchewan coyote bounty spilling over the border into Alberta. Saskatchewan "hunters" were going into wild places like the Cypress Hills in Alberta to shoot coyotes. After cutting off their paws to turn in for the $20 bounty, they dumped the carcasses in front of a farm near Elkwater. Read the story here.
There is some good news on the coyote bounty, though. After hearing from Nature Saskatchewan and other groups, including the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation, the provincial government has introduced a new initiative to compensate farmers for damage caused by predators. This new program will pay farmers 100 per cent of the market value of livestock killed by coyotes or other predator animals. It will also pay farmers up to 80% of market value for any animal that is injured by a predator enough to require veterinary attention.
At the same time, however, I keep hearing rumours that Saskatchewan Agriculture has approved the use of the infamous 1080 poison to kill livestock predators.
It's bad enough that farmers are being encouraged to use strychnine to kill Richardson's ground squirrels (RGS, commonly known as "gophers"). The Saskatchewan Government extended the Gopher Control Rebate Program for 2010. It provides a 50% rebate to producers and Rural Municipalities for the cost of gopher control products. The federal Pest Management Regulatory Agency has also approved the provincial government's application to extend the emergency registration of strychnine to July 31, 2010. (source: Nature Saskatchewan). Like the coyote bounty, poisoning gophers has significant unintended consequences.
At the Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference in Winnipeg a few weeks ago, one of the most startling posters presenting recent research came from Alberta's Gilbert Proulx, Director of Science, Alpha Wildlife Research and Management. Here is a quote from the poster's abstract: "Although it is known that the use of indiscriminate poisons poses potential threats to wildlife, since 2008, southwest Saskatchewan farmers have used large quantities of 0.4% strychnine (acute poison available as freshly mixed and ready-to-use baits ) and chlorophacinone (anticoagulant causing fatal hemorrhages) to control ground squirrel populations. In the last 2 years, I have gathered field evidence that both strychnine and chlorophacinone efficiently controlled ground squirrels but also killed a diversity of songbirds, small mammals (mice and voles), and predators including raptors, canids, American badger (Taxidea taxus),and long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata)."
Among the non-target species found dead around the strychnine bait stations on Proulx's study sites were Horned Lark, Chestnut-collared Longspur (new to the threatened species list), Western Meadowlark, and Vesper Sparrow.
High populations of Richardson's ground squirrels (as the Sask. Agriculture website itself tentatively admits) result from bad grazing practices. Ranchers who find ways to treat their grass well don't have problems with RGS. Don't get me started on the decline of predators--including the threatened Ferruginous Hawk, which feeds its young nothing but ground squirrels, and badgers. Coyotes too, of course, eat a lot of ground squirrels, so the circle of unintended consequences goes round and round chasing its own tail.
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- Paul StrandlundApril 28, 2010 at 11:40 AM
Wondering what your thoughts are on using Anhydrous Ammonia as an agent for killing gophers. Once it dissipates into the atmosphere, there is not remaining poison. Also, if it is injected directly into the holes of the RGS, then it doesn't hit the other animals you mentioned as there are no bait stations. I'm not advocating nor decrying, but just wanting to hear some educated discussion.ReplyDelete
Why has there been no mention of a product named the Rodenator? This device will kill all of the RGS within the tunnel systems with no poisons used. The Rodenator uses concussion to kill instantly and it is very humane. It is made in the States and legal to use in Canada. The Rodenator mixes propane and oxygen and injects it down the tunnel systems of any type of burrowing pest animal. The mix is then ignited and the resulting concussion will instantly crush the animals within. I have talked with people that have used the Rodenator and they say it is extremely effective. It just makes sense to use it and keep things green.ReplyDelete
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Thanks for those suggestions for alternatives to Strychnine. I don't know a lot about killing ground squirrels, but if those two options don't affect non-target species or cause secondary effects--and I would guess they do not--then they would be preferable.
Unfortunately, poison like strychnine is so darn easy to use because you just put it out at a few central bait stations. I.e. you don't have to put it down all the burrows to have it work.
Much appreciated,
I wonder how much damage Richardson's Ground Squirrels really do. We had some in our pasture in Saskatchewan when I was a kid, but they were not a problem. A lot of farmers just want to kill every living thing on their land that isn't crop or livestock. Check out my gopher pictures atReplyDelete
I wonder how much damage Richardson's Ground Squirrels really do. We had some in our pasture in Saskatchewan when I was a kid, but they were not a problem. A lot of farmers just want to kill every living thing on their land that isn't crop or livestock. Check out my gopher pictures atReplyDelete
It's a question worth asking. Clearly, RGS do eat crops and grass, make holes where people don't want them, and can turn a hay field into a mess of mounds that can be difficult to mow. But what I notice is that they are often a problem on poorly managed pastures where the grass is continuously grazed without a lot of thought for the health of the soil and grass. Ranchers and grass farmers who manage their land well seem to have fewer problems with RGS. Thanks for writing.


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Since my post dealing with scope of practice issues under nurse practitioners and physician assistants, I have received a number of questions asking for clarification, particularly regarding the separate medical assisting credentials in Washington State.
Below are the documents outlining the credentialing requirements for two of the medical assistant categories (Registered and Phlebotomist) from the Washington State Department of Health. The credentialing requirements for the "Certified or Interim" category of medical assistants will appear in a follow-up post.
I hope these documents prove useful in answering your queries, but as usual, please contact me with any additional questions or concerns.
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Hello, Lovely People !
Now, I think that we can all agree that one of the best things about Christmas is the food ! In my experience, the best types of food are pre-cooked and ready to serve... so that I can't burn them hehe. Every year on Christmas eve my mum makes a delicious buffet and invites all of our friends and family around to enjoy it. It's possibly my favorite time of the year ! So today I want to share with you a list of easy and cruelty-free treats ( they're all vegan in the Uk ) so that you can have the perfect compassionate Christmas buffet.
- Mr Kiplings Treacle Tart
- Co-ops Bakery Custard and Jam Donuts ( BEST DISCOVERY EVER ! )
- Flying Saucers ( found in the Co-ops 3 bags of sweets for £1 section )
- Foxes Party Rings
- Lidls Own Brand Mince Pies
- Skips - Prawn Cocktail Flavour
- Chocolate Bourbons ( most shop brands are vegan but be sure to read the packaging )
- Skittles
- Starburst
- Ready Salted/Texas BBQ/Paprika Pringles
I really hope that post has introduced to you and maybe even surprised you with the wonderful range of accidentally vegan treats available ! I'd also likely to quickly note that these are all vegan in England but recipes vary between countries so be sure to check with the companies if you're buying from outside of England ! On a similar note, some of these products will have 'May contain milk' warnings and such things which just means it is made in the same factory as something with milk in. It is still vegan as there are no animal ingredients in any of the products listed. However, if you have a severe milk allergy then use your own judgment before purchasing!
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What a great tease. I'm a;ready hooked.ReplyDelete
Great teasers! I really need to start reading these books.ReplyDelete
Loved both books!
Here's my tease, book review and giveaway: Delirious
I loved the series..
Here is my Teaser Tuesday: Dead Head by Rosemary Harris
here's mine http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2011/01/teaser-tuesday-relationship-obits.htmlReplyDelete
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My teaser this week is for:
Forget-Her-Nots by Amy Brecount White which is on sale right not for only 5.19 on Amazon for new hardback!!!! I figure I should spread the word since it is such a popular YA book and the author is so nice. I have the link up if you want to check it out!
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"I do dislike these unhealthy women," he was saying, but catching Shelton's eye he turned square in his seat and sniffed ironically.
The face of Shelton's friend beyond, composed, satirical as ever, was clothed with a mask of scornful curiosity, as if he had been listening to something that had displeased him not a little. The goggle-eyed man was yawning. Shelton turned to Halidome:
"Can you stand this sort of thing?" said he.
"No; I call that scene a bit too hot," replied his friend.
Shelton wriggled; he had meant to say it was not hot enough.
"I'll bet you anything," he said, "I know what's going to happen now. You'll have that old ass—what's his name?—lunching off cutlets and champagne to fortify himself—for a lecture to the wife. He'll show her how unhealthy her feelings are—I know him—and he'll take her hand and say, 'Dear lady, is there anything in this poor world but the good opinion of Society?' and he'll pretend to laugh at himself for saying it; but you'll see perfectly well that the old woman means it. And then he'll put her into a set of circumstances that are n't her own but his version of them, and show her the only way of salvation is to kiss her husband"; and Shelton grinned. "Anyway, I'll bet you anything he takes her hand and says, 'Dear lady.'"
Halidome turned on him the disapproval of his eyes, and again he said,
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But as Shelton had predicted, so it turned out, amidst great applause.
Leaving the theatre, they paused a moment in the hall to don their coats; a stream of people with spotless bosoms eddied round the doors, as if in momentary dread of leaving this hothouse of false morals and emotions for the wet, gusty streets, where human plants thrive and die, human weeds flourish and fade under the fresh, impartial skies. The lights revealed innumerable solemn faces, gleamed innumerably on jewels, on the silk of hats, then passed to whiten a pavement wet with newly-fallen rain, to flare on horses, on the visages of cabmen, and stray, queer objects that do not bear the light.
"Shall we walk?" asked Halidome.
"Has it ever struck you," answered Shelton, "that in a play nowadays there's always a 'Chorus of Scandalmongers' which seems to have acquired the attitude of God?"
Halidome cleared his throat, and there was something portentous in the sound.
"You're so d—–d fastidious," was his answer.
"I've a prejudice for keeping the two things separate," went on Shelton. "That ending makes me sick."
"Why?" replied Halidome. "What other end is possible? You don't want a play to leave you with a bad taste in your mouth."
"But this does."
Halidome increased his stride, already much too long; for in his walk, as in all other phases of his life, he found it necessary to be in front.


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In their golf program's short history, Oak Park and River Forest golfers Mia Shapiro and Emma Youman have earned their spots in the record books. Last season, the seniors and co-captains helped the Huskies win their first regional championship in school history. This season, both Shapiro and Youman have the state tournament on their minds.
Names: Mia Shapiro and Emma Youman
Age/year in school: 17/Seniors
Hometown: Oak Park
Sport: Golf
How long have you played golf?
Shapiro: Four years.
Youman: I started when I was eight years old, but didn't get competitive until the summer before my freshman year.
What do you love most about golf?
Shaprio: The constant challenge against you. I'm on a team with seven other girls but when it comes time for a match I'm only playing to beat my own score.
Youman: The complexity of the sport. I love challenging myself. Every shot requires focus and precision, which on a bad day can be discouraging. But when I have a good day, the rewarding feeling that comes along with that success makes the game entirely worth it.
What are your goals for the upcoming season? How will you achieve them?
Shapiro: To remain consistent and beat my scores from last year. My goals for the team are to win regionals, go to sectionals as a team, and have someone go to state.
Youman: To make it to state at the end of the season. This will require lots of practice both physically and mentally. Golf is a mental game, and what I really need to focus on this season is getting in the zone and keeping control out on the course.
How do you motivate yourself to train during the summer?
Shapiro: By knowing in my mind what will come of my hard work. Golf is an extremely mental sport and you have to want it more than anyone else wants it.
Youman: I remind myself of my goal to qualify for state and just how rewarding the game can be when everything falls into place.
Who has inspired you most in your athletic endeavors?
Shapiro: My dad. He got me started in golf and he's been there for me every step of the way. He was my first coach and first role model. He never gave up on me and he never will. I wouldn't be where I am today in my golf career if it wasn't for him. I can never thank him enough for the amount of time and money he has put in for me. No matter what my score is, as long as I'm giving it my all, he'll always be proud of me.
Youman: My dad. He has always loved the game, and over the years taught me to love it too. My dad really pushed me to get out and play as much as I could this summer, and while he's the first to give me corrections and point out what I need to improve on, he's also my number one fan.
If you didn't play golf, what would you be doing?
Shapiro: I might be doing poetry. I did spoken word for a year but it was too time consuming with golf, and I decided that golf was more important to me.
Youman: Before I [golfed] competitively I was in the dance studio almost every day after school and sometimes on the weekends. If I hadn't shifted to golf, I would have continued to pursue my dance education.
What's the best part about summer in Oak Park and River Forest?
Shapiro: Besides getting to sleep in, the variety of things to do. For example, there are a ton of good golf courses around Oak Park.
Youman: Having the leisure time I don't have during the school year to hang out with friends and family and focus my energy on things outside of my academics, such as golf. I love grabbing a couple friends and going out just before sunset to play a few holes.
Who is your favorite athlete and why?
Shapiro: Rickie Fowler [American professional golfer] because of his unique style. He dresses differently than other golfers, and although many people judge him for it he doesn't care. He marches to his own beat and I love that about him.
Youman: Lexi Thompson [American professional golfer] because she is so close in age to me and is so relatable. Her dedication and perseverance is really inspiring. I met her at the Women's U.S. Open at Blackwolf Run last summer and she took a moment to talk with my sisters and I. She is so down to earth and positive about the game, it definitely motivates me to get out there and appreciate the game at the level she does.
How do you beat the heat during workouts?
Shapiro: By listening to my iPod. When I have my headphones in at the driving range I get in a zone where no one distracts me and I can get a better sense for what I'm doing wrong, and how to fix it.
Youman: For the first couple weeks, all I can do is stay hydrated and listen to my body. There is not really much shade to be found on a golf range or course, so if I get especially tired during practice, I'll go and work on my chipping or putting which requires more concentration and touch than physical exertion.
Favorite quote or words to live by:
Shapiro: "Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." – Buddha. In golf and life in general, it's important to realize that you can't change the past, so don't worry about getting angry over it. You can't predict the future either so just live in the moment and make the best of it.
Youman: "The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart." – Helen Keller. This quote really motivates me to find what I'm passionate about in life. There is this feeling I can't really describe that comes from doing what I love, and it's the search for that feeling that keeps me golfing after even the worst day.
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- Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant by Philip Hoare
Hamish Hamilton, 463 pp, £20.00, June 1990, ISBN 0 241 12416 6
It is worth stating a few facts about Stephen Tennant, the subject of this excellent biography by Philip Hoare, in case some readers may not have heard of him. He was born in 1906, the son of a rich industrialist, Edward Tennant, who became Lord Glenconner in 1911, and of Pamela Wyndham, one of the Wyndham sisters immortalised by Sargent in his painting The Three Graces. Margot Tennant, who married Asquith, the Liberal prime minister, was his paternal aunt.
Tennant spent his childhood in the Glenconners' mock-Jacobean mansion Wilsford Manor, in Wiltshire, being spoiled and doted upon by his mother (described by Hoare as a 'dreamy beauty, yet with a steely will') and seeing very little of his earnestly public-spirited father. The story goes that when Lord Glenconner once lined up his younger sons to ask them what they wanted to become, Stephen, to his father's alarm, replied: 'I want to be a Great Beauty, sir.' The true centre of his emotional life now, and later, was his Cockney nurse Nannie Trusler. For a year or two, in late adolescence, he attended – or rather, did not often attend – the Slade, forming a close relationship there with Rex Whistler and his brother, Laurence. His health was considered frail, and this allowed him to travel to various desirable bits of Europe, always with Nannie Trusler at his side. At Wilsford Manor there were lavish weekend parties, frequented by well-known artists and society figures.
The gossip-columnists began to take an interest in Tennant in the mid-Twenties, first because of his escapades in interior-decoration – he turned his apartment in the family's London house in Smith Square into 'The Silver Room', furnishing it with silver-foil wall-coverings, silver-topped tables, silver satin curtains and a polar bearskin rug or two – and then because of his eye-catching appearance, his jewels and magenta lipstick and gold-dusted hair. In the year of the Bright Young Things and their parties, those parties dear to our imagination from Vile Bodies, Stephen Tennant, arriving in his Edwardian electric brougham, dressed perhaps in a football jersey and earrings, became a star attraction, rivalled only by Brian Howard. There was an outburst of gossip when he became the centre of the 'Ellesmere Ball Row', when a hostess accused him of gate-crashing, and a louder one when, round 1928, he began an affair with Siegfried Sassoon.
These were his halcyon days. He had become an institution, and an institution he remained throughout the next chequered sixty years, when – the affair with Sassoon having broken down – he became, essentially, a recluse, though with loyal servants and a glamorous array of friends. He suffered and recovered from a nervous breakdown or two; he drew, he painted, he rewrote seven times a putative 'masterwork' entitled Lascar, about sailors and brothel life in Marseilles, and he put Wilsford Manor through an endless series of transformations. There was the time of the nautical suite, with fishnets and trompe l'oeil portholes and white plaster ropes; there were palm-tree lamps and oystershell-encrusted consoles, lizards running free, and a welter of ancient straw hats; as time went by, the washbasins and baths filled up with pebbles and leaves (so much more beautiful when seen under water), and a trail of 'still-lives' littered the floors from room to room. It was Wilsford that gave meaning to his life and enabled him to combat boredom, and it was amid its clutter that, only three years ago, he died.
Vanbrugh's fop explains:
My life, madam, is a perpetual stream of pleasure, that glides thro' such a variety of entertainments, I believe the wisest of our ancestors never had the least conception of any of 'em. I rise, madam, about ten o'clock. I don't rise sooner, because 'tis the worst thing in the world for the complection; nat that I pretend to be a beau; but a man must endeavour to look wholesome, lest he make so nauseous a figure in the side-bax, the ladies shou'd be compelled to turn their eyes upon the play. So at ten o'clock, I say, I rise. Naw, if I find it a good day, I resalve to take a turn in the park, and see the fine women; so huddle on my clothes, and get dress'd by one.
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Vol. 12 No. 13 · 12 July 1990 » P.N. Furbank » Walking like Swinburne
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Expository Thoughts on the Gospels, John Volume 1, J.C.Ryle
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Risk is Right, John Piper
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Crazy Busy, Kevin Deyoung
Highly recommended for all you busy people. If you are too busy to read a 120 page book it is time to get a grip.
Because He Loves Me, Elyse Fitzpatrick
If you are prone to discouragement, depression, or just being downcast - you simply must read this.
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The poop-powered bus is officially one fast son-of-a-bitch. As reported Friday by Ars Technica, the bus recently hit a top speed of 76.8 miles per hour at the Millbrook Proving Ground in Bedfordshire—a record for a regular service bus.
"It was an impressive sight as it swept by on the track," chief engineer John Bickerton told the BBC. "It sounded like a Vulcan bomber."
The "Bus Hound" (name inspired by the British Bloodhound supersonic car) runs on biomethane produced by the anaerobic digestion of cow poo in a bioreactor. The methane is compressed, liquefied and stored in a series of tanks fixed to the inside of the bus's roof. Naturally, the bus is painted black and white to look like a Friesian cow.
Now, those of us who have any familiarity with the Speed movies have clearly seen faster buses. Even outside the realm of 90s action-flicks, to be recognised as a Guinness World Record, the bus would have to reach speeds of above 150 miles per hour, according to the BBC. But compared to its oil-eating counterparts, which typically max out around 56 miles per hour, the poo-bus isn't looking too shabby. Despite sounding like the end of days.
The next step, of course, will be to race the Bus Hound against the human poo-powered bus, and learn once and for all whose shit packs more punch.


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President Nana Akufo-Addo's wish for the Appointments Committee of Parliament to vet his ministerial nominees as quickly as possible may just be granted.
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In a roll call format, the President called each appointee before him, announced his or her profile, explained the reason for the appointment and a brief terms of reference for each of them.
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Sometimes it is amazing how food and family memories intertwine. When I was growing up, sauerkraut was often served with homemade sausages or a smoked pork chop.
My local grocery store had a fantastic display of locally grown, giant white cabbage last weekend. These cabbages were anywhere from 10 lbs. to 25 lbs. They were all clean, with tightly wrapped leaves and a beautiful light green color.
I brought home a 12 lbs. cabbage, initially planning to make sauerkraut in a gallon glass jar.
The next day, my mom suprised me with another 17 lbs. head of cabbage and the 5 gallon crock that used to be my Granny Emma Lou's. (Sadly, the crock is only on loan, not permanently taking up residence in my pantry.) It is fitting that I make sauerkraut this week. If my Granny were alive, we would be celebrating her 94th birthday this week.
The recipe I used is a basic one, from the book The Joy of Pickling by Linda Ziedrich. Only two ingredients, cabbage and salt. It is currently bubbling away in the crock. In a couple of weeks it will be ready to put into jars and water bath can.


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Planning Concrete Dam Construction Control Surveysby Maynard J. Willis, Chf.; Surveys Branch, Morrow Point Field Engrg. Div., Colorado River Storage Project, Bureau of Reclamation, United States Dept. of Interior, Montrose, CO,
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The planning and development of survey controls for construction of a high double curvature concrete arch dam, Marrow Point Dam, Colorado, are reviewed. The planning involves the phases of reconnaissance, site investigation, and preconstruction layouts, to fit the structure and its appurtenances to rough terrain as required to satisfy the intent of the designers and then serve the needs of the builder for construction operations. Methods and procedures developed by the Bureau of Reclamation over a period of years implement planning of control and construction surveys and establish tolerances for the geometric layout of this type of structure. The operations were aided by the use of electronic computer facilities for adjustment of triangulation and level nets, and other computations, with resulting cost reductions, and increased accuracy and efficiency.
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We are anchored in Boston Harbor, in 30'-40' of water at the Bird Island Anchorage (map). We've had a wonderful ten days here, with several serendipitous social opportunities that had us extend our planned week-long stay by a few days. That's the view, above, from our deck last night.
Sunset over Plymouth.
We had a very pleasant night last Wednesday anchored off Saquish Neck in Plymouth Bay (map). We had dinner on the aft deck with Plymouth Light as a backdrop. Other than a couple of inconsiderate sportfishers blasting by on full plane, it was a comfortable anchorage. The tide swing on this side of the cape is much greater than what we left behind on the other side, and with about a ten foot range, we need to leave an extra 50' or so of swing room in our anchorages.
Plymouth Light, as seen from our anchorage ...
... and as seen on our way around the point in the morning.
It was only about a half mile detour to take us out past the three-mile limit, and we took care of business southeast of Scituate, in the Atlantic. Even from there we could see the imposing Minots Ledge Lighthouse in the distance, marking the shoal we had to round on the Boston approach.
Approaching Minots Ledge Light, with Boston in the distance. Those breakers on the "ledge" or shoal are the reason the light is here.
A much closer view as we rounded it. The keepers had to somehow get onto this little ladder and climb to the door.
Approaching Boston from almost any direction involves navigating through a series of underwater rock ledges, awash rocks, and the Boston Harbor Islands, most of which are part of the National Park of that name. There are two deepwater ship channels, but the route we chose was significantly shorter when coming from the south.
New England has no shortage of lighthouses. This is Boston Light in the distance.
The Coast Pilot said we'd pass treatment tanks shaped like eggs. Sure enough.
Hard to see, but the Harbor Islands are between us and Boston here.
After rounding Fort Independence on Sullivan's Castle Island (now really a peninsula) we could see the whole harbor, including our intended anchorage. I was a bit miffed to see a vessel more or less where I thought we wanted to drop, but as we got closer we realized he was actually much closer to the ship channel, and even a bit over the boundary line of the designated anchorage. As we approached, we realized with some amusement that it was Zeepaard, with whom we've been playing leapfrog since Huntington Bay on Long Island.
Passing Fort Independence. Earlier we passed Fort Warren on Georges Island, but I could not get a good photo.
It seems these days that we can't anchor without threading our way through a sailing school, and this time was no exception. They had put their windward mark buoy right where we planned to anchor; we dropped just a dozen or so yards away from it, paying out 250' of chain and ending up a hundred yards away. The sailing school guys came and moved it not long afterward.
They moved toward the channel after we arrived...
We planted ourselves at the very western end of the anchorage, which is as close to downtown as possible, and also as far from the Logan runways as you can get while still being in the anchorage. As a bonus, the 10-mph, no-wake, harbor speed limit starts just west of the runways at the Hyatt Hotel, so for the most part the fast ferries and most other boats were at a reasonable speed before they passed us. Our chosen spot puts us just abreast of and perhaps 300' from the historic lightship Nantucket.
The view from our deck in the other direction from the city skyline. The lightship was dark for our whole stay other than last night, when they had a huge party aboard for the fireworks and illuminated their flashing forward mast "light."
We had a fairly late arrival, owing to timing the tidal current, and so we ate again on the aft deck, with the lights of the city coming on throughout the evening. While we had some reservations about anchoring here before we arrived (it's deep and exposed to traffic), this magical view cemented our decision. It helped that Zeepaard was nearby, giving us some "out with the big boys" cachet.
Our old friend Zeepaard -- we're in good company.
Zeepard's choice of spot proved imprudent; not long after we arrived a giant LNG tanker came into port, surrounded by police and USCG boats enforcing the 500-yard explosive security zone around the ship. The police had words with Zeepard, and later still we saw the pilot boat come over and have words with them as well. They ended up weighing anchor and moving east of us, well inside the anchorage boundary.
LNG tanker with escorts, dwarfing Zeepaard.
We did not even splash the tender until well into Friday afternoon, and we headed ashore for dinner in the North End, Boston's "little Italy." Not knowing any better, we tied up at one of the marinas, who charged us $10 for the privilege. Once we had our feet planted, we figured out where all the secret free dinghy docks are situated, and we never returned there. At least the $10 vig came with their WiFi password.
Saturday we reconnected with our friends Chris and Erin from the beautiful Selene 47 Auriga. We had met them in Georgetown, Bahamas and promised we'd stop by if they were at their on-land digs in Boston. They were gracious enough to allow us to have "a few" packages sent to their condo. A "few" turned out to be six, and we were both aghast when we saw the enormous pile in their hallway. Cruisers, fortunately, understand the value of a UPS-reachable address.
Everything fit in two small backpacks and a bag after we got it all out of the boxes and packaging, which we carted straight away to the recycling bin. We had a nice lunch with them at the Sail Loft right on the wharf. Lots of catching up, and we agreed to meet later in the week for dinner. Somewhere in all of this, Louise learned that Erin had a stack of quilt blocks she inherited from her great grandmother, and a great quilting adventure ensued that I am sure Louise will be writing about shortly.
On our way to dinner Friday night, we had to thread our way through a mooring field to reach the marina, and we spotted therein a boat we recognized, Tide Hiker. This was one of the first boats we had looked at when we were searching (and it was for sale), and we met the current owners, Bob and Diedre, at Trawler Fest in Baltimore a couple of years ago. Their tender was away so we could not say hello, but we connected via email and they invited us aboard for breakfast Sunday. It was an unexpected rendezvous, and we really enjoyed catching up with them.
Among the many things that arrived for us in the mail was the new motor for the failing engine room fan, as well as the new 24-volt spare alternator to replace the old 12-volt one we've been keeping as a pseudo-spare (it's not useful for charging the 24-volt batteries, but it would at least tension the belts, which also turn the coolant pump). I basically set to work replacing the fan motor as soon as we got it back to the boat.
That project took longer than expected (getting the recalcitrant fan blade off the old motor was a challenge), but all is working now. Once I had them swapped I disassembled the old motor to find the Permawick bearing lubricant fully dried out. I wetted it with some light machine oil, and that motor seems to be working fine again, so we have a spare, even if it's only good for another couple hundred hours or so.
As long as I was in project mode, I also swapped the two Furuno radar/plotter displays, since I discovered by accident that the cheap-o one I bought for the flybridge actually had an ARPA board in it, making it actually much more useful (and expensive) than the original unit installed in the pilothouse. The ARPA only works if it is installed in the display directly attached to the radar antenna, necessitating the swap.
The physical part of that was easier than I expected, but getting the "new" unit running the radar took some fiddling, and then I could not get the ARPA to work. Buried in a quick-start guide I found a note that ARPA requires a special heading input (AD10 rather than NMEA, for you marine electronics geeks), and I had to spend some time rerouting sensor signals to supply the correct heading info to the display.
Once I had that sorted out the ARPA came up, and I have to say it is quite nice. I'm looking forward to using it under way, but I first need to recalibrate the antenna, something we could not really do at anchor here. The settings are "good enough" to make the radar usable, but I can't count on it for precise range or bearing until the calibration is complete.
Projects, quilting, route planning, and what-not had us on the boat most days into the afternoon, and we'd go ashore late in the day to wander around and have dinner. We ate out most nights, sampling three different Italian places in the North End (Fiore, Locale, and Genarro's), a couple of trendy Mexican places (Papagayo and Rosa Mexicana), our first-ever genuine hot-pot place in Chinatown (Shabu-zen), and a couple of yuppie joints in the financial district just because they were near the free dock at Atlantic Wharf (Trade and Nebo).
This latter dock was also convenient to the main post office, which we needed more than once, and the renovated South Station rail complex. It was also the closet dock to Chinatown, where, in addition to the aforementioned dinner, we got a couples massage that, at least in my case, was sorely needed. Across the channel from the free dock was the Tea Party Museum and Ships, and we got to watch the tea being thrown overboard by gleeful tourists under the direction of docents in tri-corner hats, the ever-present uniform of cheesy tourist attractions here.
Speaking of cheesy tourist attractions, we have a fondness for city "trolley" tours, and I found a Groupon for one of the local companies that got us both aboard for $35, and we had a nice hour-long tour. The trolley-shaped bus had a half dozen "hop on, hop off" stops, but we simply remained aboard. We would have gotten off at the Charlestown Navy Yard to see the USS Constitution, but it is mostly closed while it is in drydock for repairs, with only the upper deck open to visitors.
Vector, as seen from the harbor cruise. Bunker Hill Monument is to the left, and the masts of the USS Constitution are barely visible at right.
The trolley tickets included a 45-minute harbor tour, which you might think is a busman's holiday for us, but we got a kick out of it anyway. We made a complete circle around Vector as the narrator discussed the Nantucket lightship before heading over to the Navy Yard, where we had another opportunity to disembark (we did not). We thoroughly enjoyed being cheesy tourists for a day.
The masts and deck of the USS Constitution are visible in dry dock, center. Bunker Hill Monument and the USS Cassin Young to the left.
We refrained from most of the other touristy adventures, mostly because this is not our first rodeo here. I've walked the Freedom Trail more than once (and Louise's feet are not up to that task), we've both spent time in the Back Bay, visited the Top of the Hub, walked Boston Common, and all the usual suspects. Instead we spent most of the ten days living like locals, yet coming home each evening to a million-dollar view that few locals get. We did walk through Faneuil Hall Marketplace, since it's right by the wharves -- a good reminder that a mall is a mall no matter how old and historic it might be.
Our evening view; the city lights come on at twilight.
Chris and Erin made us a wonderful dinner one night, home-made spanakopita, and we spent a pleasant evening in their nice waterfront condo. And one night we went to our local club affiliate, the Boston College Club, a short walk from Atlantic Wharf. The club has a nice view toward Cambridge across the Charles, although it is starting to be blocked by high-rise construction.
Sunset over Cambridge and the Charles, as seen from our club. We'd love to anchor here. The Longfellow Bridge is behind the tower at right.
We had considered anchoring in the Charles, as it would be quite a bit calmer than where we are, yet still close to many things. That would involve timing a transit of the Charlestown Bridge close to low tide, uplocking through the Charles River Dam, passing through the old lock (permanently open) next to the Museum of Science and under the adjacent drawbridge. Unfortunately, we'd be limited to the fairly small basin between the museum and the historic Longfellow Bridge, which is under renovation. We normally could just squeak under this bridge with our antennas lowered, but the renovation falsework is too low for us to pass. There's lots more room and a nicer view on the other side of the bridge, as shown above.
The Charlestown bridge, foreground, and the slightly higher modern cable-stay bridge behind it, as see from our harbor cruise. We'd clear these near low tide; the locks are just beyond.
We've had plenty of entertainment right here on the water, as the summer boating season here draws to a close. Giant ships pass through the harbor and the heart of the city, sometimes having to sound the five-blast "danger" signal to send clueless sailboaters scurrying from the channel. We've seen more than one close encounter. These are all cargo vessels or barges -- the cruise terminal is a bit downriver and they do not come this far. Much of the "big" traffic here consists of the numerous tour boats and passenger ferries, many of which pass us close aboard, as do the myriad water taxis on their way to and from Logan airport.
The cruise ships don't pass us, but we can see them arriving and departing their berth just downriver. This one is Norwegian Cruise Lines.
The airport itself is a stone's throw from here, just beyond the Hyatt hotel which sports a faux-lighthouse revolving beacon on its top floor. We are mostly out of the traffic pattern here and the noise has been almost nonexistent, except for a few hours on a single day when weather had them using a different runway and a different direction for takeoffs. Even then it was tolerable, and it's been fun watching some of the bigger jets come in to land over the water. One day there was some kind of declared emergency, and the police boats went racing over to the end of the runway, sirens blaring, to keep boats out of the danger zone. The plane landed without incident.
Some of the tour boats pass us a bit close. Everyone on this boat waved to us as we sipped our wine.
While plenty of boats have passed us here, we've had little company in this enormous anchorage. Zeepaard, who spent only two more nights here, was the only other pleasure vessel to anchor here since we arrived (not counting the fireworks, which I will get to in a minute). We've had three tug-and-barge combos drop their hooks here at various times, mostly for just a day or night, and as I type, a large USCG cutter is anchored at the other end, near the airport. This even though the Coast Guard Station is just a mile upriver from here -- Air Force One is landing at Logan tomorrow morning and I think this is part of the prep.
Yesterday was a busy day socially, with some dear old friends coming over to visit in the morning for a couple of hours. I negotiated to pick them up at the usually inaccessible sailing school dock closest to us, and to borrow a child-size life jacket for their young daughter. The last time we saw these folks was six years ago, when we came through here in the bus. It was great catching up with them.
The daytime view from our anchorage. Not bad.
We had only a little time to catch our breath after dropping them off at the aquarium across the harbor and returning the life jacket to the sailing school. We ended up back at Atlantic Wharf to meet up with long-time on-line friend Liz, who lives in the western part of the state and whom we missed on that last pass six years ago because she was out of town. By happenstance she was in Boston for the day and we arranged to have dinner.
The three of us came back to the boat afterward for a quick tour and a cocktail, and she ended up staying for the fireworks, whose very existence I had learned about just a day or so earlier. Apparently a Labor Day Weekend fireworks show has been an on-again, off-again tradition here in Boston Harbor, and this year it returned in the form of "the battle of the barges," with fireworks being launched simultaneously from two barges at opposite ends of the harbor. Vector had the best seats in the house.
This was our view every night when we came home.
We were alone in the anchorage when we tendered ashore at 5:30, but by the time we returned at 7:30 there were a couple dozen boats anchored or hovering all around us. As show time, 9:00, approached, the anchorage got more and more crowded. We were chatting over a glass of wine in the salon when I noticed flashing blue lights close aboard, and I went on deck to see a huge Boston Police patrol boat slowly circling us.
What happened next has me stumped even now. The patrol boat went to each of the other anchored boats in turn and ordered them to weigh anchor. I caught part of the officers' banter, which included "you can't anchor here without permission." Yikes -- hope they're not going to tell us that, because there is no way we are going to comply. I know he saw our anchor (and they'd probably seen us before then, too -- we'd been here over a week), and I know he saw me on deck looking right at him from ten feet away, with no words exchanged. I sat back down in the salon with my glass of wine.
We were never asked to move or weigh anchor, and the upshot of this is all the boats anchored around us, including the two whom I had informed earlier that they were too close, weighed their anchors and moved quite a bit further from us to give themselves seakeeping room. It was as if we had our very own security patrol keeping our anchor circle clear. After the show I went back to the Code of Federal Regulations to see just what "permission" was needed to be here, and the answer is precisely none -- it is an unrestricted federal anchorage.
The fireworks started promptly at 9 and we went out to the foredeck to watch. It was quite a spectacular show, on a clear night and with the city lights as a backdrop. The Pier-6 barge was closer to us and we had a better view of them, but we could also see the ones launched from the Long Wharf area as well. The two barges were clearly synchronized.
Another gratuitous fireworks pic. Beast seats in the house.
The anchorage cleared out shortly after the show was over, and I shuttled Liz back ashore to her car. We had to stop mid-channel to let a giant tanker ship pass; he had been pinned upriver by the fireworks and was clearly trying to hustle out of port. It was a full but very enjoyable day.
This morning Erin and Chris made us breakfast for our final get-together and we had a small exchange of gifts before returning to finish our preparations for departure. We returned ashore in the evening for dinner and a final grocery stop, and counted ourselves lucky to land a table in the North End with no reservation on a holiday weekend -- the town was packed. We're glad we had sampled the wares at Modern Pastry earlier in the week, because any thought of picking up a few tonight was quickly dismissed when we saw the crowds.
This was on all the fancy solar-powered automatic trash compactors around town. Are they trying to tell us something?
We've had a great week and a half here, and I would love to stay a few more days, but we'd like to get some more of the New England coastline in before we have to turn around and head south. Earlier in the week I called ahead to Three Lanterns chandlery in Gloucester and ordered a new snubber -- our original, now two years old, is wearing through -- and that will be our next stop, tomorrow afternoon.
President Obama is scheduled to arrive here tomorrow morning for a Labor Day breakfast. He seems to be dogging us, much like Zeepaard, since we've now crossed paths in New York City, Martha's Vineyard, and here just in the past two months. Making up, perhaps, for keeping us at bay in the Purple Tunnel of Doom at the inauguration. With any luck, we will get to see Air Force One swoop in for a landing just as we are steaming out the channel.
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Labels: Anchorages, Friends, Massachusetts
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There's a term that came to mind when you spoke of the "patrol boat". It's "Officious Bastard".ReplyDelete
There here and there, and everywhere. Thankfully he chose to pass you by.
Sean - your top photo of the fireworks is just excellent! Thanks again for the visit...you are both such gracious hosts. :)ReplyDelete
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Another fun California Wine Festival event was held at Fess Parker's Doubletree Resort on Sunday, January 20th from 6:30 to 9:00 pm. My wife and I were able to visit most of the 36 wineries and 15 food booths (if you count the Acqua Panna & San Pellegrino as food) in the 2 1/2 hours.
Well, maybe I could have used another hour to visit the dozen wineries I missed, but it's my fault … that New Year's resolution of "Swirl, Sniff, Sip & Spit" seems to slow me down considerably. My old "Gargle, Gulp & Go" technique was much more efficient and faster, but it tended to degrade my wine appreciation, as well as impair other basic capabilities. I find my challenge with the 4S approach is the spit part. Sure there's usually a dump bucket available, but I still can't bring myself to squeeze in past a bunch of people standing there tasting wine (and apparently drinking it) to actually spit into a bucket. I saw a very sophisticated wine taster from Europe do this pretty effectively at a winery once. I was impressed, and yet it was still gross to watch. Anyway, my solution, for indoor tastings at least, is to sip less and dump more wine – except once in a while when it's an awesome wine!
Speaking of awesome wines – I had a few extra sips quite a few times at the Winter Wine Classic. This is the first wine event that I've be to where over 80% of the red wines that I tasted scored a 4 or 5 (out of 5, of course) and 60% of the white wines that my wife, Devon, tasted were in the 4-5 range. Even if I did have to miss the second half of the AFC championship game, it was great to attend this event. The competing football schedule on Sunday might have accounted for a little extra elbow-room. There were about 400+ people in the ballroom, but it could have held a few hundred more. This made it one of the more relaxed wine tasting events I've ever been to, a nice atmosphere, great food, terrific wines, and live music. It was well worth the price of admission.
Music supplied by Gypsy Guitar and Violin duo
Vincent Zorn & Vedant Koppera.
Vincent Zorn & Vedant Koppera.
Wine Tasting
Devon tasted white wines and I focused on red wines. The following are a subset of the wines available - just the ones that we tasted.
Devon tasted white wines and I focused on red wines. The following are a subset of the wines available - just the ones that we tasted.
Au Bon Climat
2008 La Bauge Au dessus Pinot Noir - 91 pts, Wine Advocate, 90 pts, IWC - $30
2010 XXXth Anniversary Chardonnay - $40
Ahnfeldt Winery - Consulting Winemaker is Paul Hobbs
2007 Reserve Classic Bordeaux Blend- 91 pts, Wine Spectator - $85
2008 Reserve Cabernet, Diamond Mountain Vineyard - $90
2008 Reserve Merlot, Hartman Vineyard - 91 pts, Wine Spectator - $65
2010 Provocative Cabernet Sauvignon - 91 pts, Wine Enthusiast - $28
2011 Reserve Chardonnay, Gaps Crown Vineyard - $45
Ampelos Cellars
2007 Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir, RHO - $45
2008 Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir, LAMBDA - 92 pts, Wine Spectator - $35
2008 Sta. Rita Hills Syrah, GAMMA - $35
2011 Pinot Grigio - $21
2010 Chardonnay - $24
NV Sparkling Wine - $16
Bouchaine Vineyards
2010 Estate Chardonnay - Gold Medal, 2012 Sommelier Challenge - $30
DAOU Vineyards
2010 DAOU Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - $56
2010 DAOU Celestus - $46
2011 DAOU Chardonnay - $42
2009 Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley - $44
2010 Chardonnay, Santa Maria Valley - $32
Flying Goat Cellars
2009 Pinot Noir Clone 2A Rio Vista Vineyard - $42
2009 Pinot Noir Solomon Hills Vineyard - $42
2008 Pinot Noir Dijon Rio Vista Vineyard - $44
Foley Family Wines
2009 Chalk Hill Estate Red - 90 pts, Connoisseurs Guide - $70
2009 Two Sisters Chardonnay, Courtney's Vineyard - 91 pts, Wine Enthusiast - $55
2010 LinCourt Steel Chardonnay - $18
2009 Lancaster Cabernet Sauvignon, 93 pts, Tasting Panel Magazine - $75
Fritz Underground Winery
2009 Reserve Chardonnay, Russian River Valley - $50
2010 "Articondo" Bordeaux Blend - $38
Hammersky Vineyards
2010 Viognier - $28
2009 Open Invitation Estate (Zinfandel - Merlot) - $34
2009 Estate Zinfandel - $39
2009 Red Handed Estate - $44
2009 Party of Four Estate - $54
Honig Vineyards & Winery
2006 Cabernet Sauvignon - $60
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bartolucci Vineyard - 93 pts, Wine Spectator - $75
2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, Campbell Vineyard - $75
Lone Madrone Wines
2009 Old Hat (Zinfandel, Petite Sirah) - $46
2009 Tannat - $40
2009 Von Dog (Tannat, Cabernet, Syrah) - $54
Medlock Ames Winery
2008 Merlot, Bell Mountain Vineyard - $38
2009 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bell Mountain Vineyard - $52
2009 Kate's & B's Cabernet Sauvignon - $75
Melville Winery
2010 Estate Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills - 92 pts, Wine Spectator; 91 pts, Wine Enthusiast; 91 pts, Stephen Tanzer; 91 pts, Robert Parker - $34
2011 Estate Chardonnay, Sta. Rita Hills - 91 pts, Stephen Tanzer - $26
2011 Estate Pinot Noir -Terraces (new release) - $56
2011 7 Heavenly Chardonnays - $14
Miner Family Winery
2009 Stagecoach Cabernet Sauvignon - 93 pts, Connoisseur's Guide - $75
2009 Wild Yeast Chardonnay - $50
2010 Gary's Vineyard Pinot Noir - $60
Roxo Port Cellars
2008 Magia Preta - Bronze, Sunset International - $75
2008 Paso Mélange - Silver, Sunset International and San Francisco Chronicle - $44
2008 Ruby Tradicional - Silver, San Francisco Chronicle; Bronze, Sunset International - $44
Saddleback Cellars
Chardonnay - 90 pts, Stephen Tanzer - $29
Silver Oak Winery
2008 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon - 91 pts Wine Spectator, 94 Wine & Spirits - $70
Star Lane Wines
2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara - $44
Tablas Creek
Espirit de Beaucastel Blanc - 94 pts, Rhône Report; 93 pts, International Wine Competition, 91 pts, Wine Advocate - $40
Viansa Winery
2010 Sangiovese - 2 Silver Medals - $30
2010 Zinfandel - 2 Silver Medals - $35
Food Tasting
The complete list of food purveyors included:
We didn't have a chance to visit each booth, but we still enjoyed sampling many of the tasty appetizers.
My first stop was Rodney's Steakhouse (at Fess Parker) for the Crab Cake with Garlic Aioli. It paired well with Bouchaine Chardonnay.
Casa Blanca served some pretty spicy quesadilla triangles. I was surprised, but I liked them! A good way to clear my pallet and move on to tasting red wines.
Blush Restaurant served a tasty trio of colorful appetizers.
And continuing with a spicy theme, Cabot Creamery had a very tasty and spicy cheese offerings. I visited it several times and enjoyed it with a fresh roll from Marmalade Café.
After tasting the Grassini "Articondo" Bordeaux Blend I paired it with a nice chocolate cupcake from Cupcakes in Wonderland.
Enterprise Fish Company was very popular with their excellent lobster bisque. It paired very well with the Star Lane 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara.
Georgia's Smokehouse served some real food - smoked sausage - and I enjoyed it while sipping the Lancaster 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon.
Devon tried the Kerrygold Cheeses and I'm sure they were as great as I've had at past festivals... buttery, creamy, tasty.
Wine Ratings
White wines that Devon liked best (rated from 4 - 5):
I did try the Bouchaine 2010 Estate Chardonnay as my first taste of the evening - very nice!
White wine values (the ratings related to the price):
Red wines that I liked best (rated from 4 - 5):
Red wine values (the ratings related to the price):
New Finds & Good Deals
White wine values (the ratings related to the price):
Red wines that I liked best (rated from 4 - 5):
Red wine values (the ratings related to the price):
New Finds & Good Deals
We had a truly enjoyable evening with plenty of new wineries to visit and new wines to sample. Wineries that I was glad to learn about were Ahnfeldt, Ampelos, DAOU, Hammersky, and Medlock Ames. Devon liked discovering Bianchi and Fritz Underground.
Of course it's all subjective, but for the best values in white wines, Bianchi, Melville, Bouchaine, and Foley/Lincourt appear to be good deals.
Ahnfeldt, Ampelos, Au Bon Climat, Viansa, Grassini, and Lone Madrone were tops on my value list for red wines. And red wines from Flying Goat, Hammersky, Melville, DAOU are still good buys too.
And all alone in its class - Roxo Port Cellars - is always a winning port wine to me. I enjoyed all three, but my favorite is the 2008 Magia Preta - the only wine I rated a 5+!
Of course it's all subjective, but for the best values in white wines, Bianchi, Melville, Bouchaine, and Foley/Lincourt appear to be good deals.
Ahnfeldt, Ampelos, Au Bon Climat, Viansa, Grassini, and Lone Madrone were tops on my value list for red wines. And red wines from Flying Goat, Hammersky, Melville, DAOU are still good buys too.
And all alone in its class - Roxo Port Cellars - is always a winning port wine to me. I enjoyed all three, but my favorite is the 2008 Magia Preta - the only wine I rated a 5+!
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Seagate Technology announced its support of a unique program to help digitally preserve and maintain the dying traditional crafts forms in the Kutch region of Gujarat in western India. The project involves the extensive digitization of images, documents, instruction and other items to preserve the techniques, processes, materials, designs and motifs used in the textile traditions of Kutch.
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Seagate supports digital preservation of textile traditions and artisans' livelihood in Kutch region