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Hi Everyone. I have been thinking about all of you. I see lots of familiar names and some that I have not met who have found their way to the best group of people in the world. I hope that you all are enjoying wine making and all of the great info here. A lot has happened in my life in 2010...

My friend Beth Cash and I are partnering again to make wine. She buys and I make it and also the labels then we share half and half. Here is one that I may use.

I know I havent' been too visible lately. Trying to come up with a way to make a little extra money. I am going to be working for the company that Curtis works for; "Spec's Wines, Liquors and Finer Foods". http://www.specsonline.com/ There are 28 neighborhood stores in Houston...

This night blooming plant has bloomed for me 6 times this summer. I stayed up until 1:00 am to take pictures since the bloom will only last until morning. I know I've posted many pictures of this bloom but having two at the same time was really special. Hope you enjoy seeing it...

I bottled my JMAO Mead today. I think I started it in January. It cleared beautifully after I added Super Kleer. One of my Coworker's spends his vacation at theRenaissance Festivaland he has offered a donation to me for a case of it. Here is the label andthe bottles. Ramona...

This plant is a stapeliad. This year is the first time it has bloomed and it is so amazing what nature has to offer even if it isn't so pretty. It smells like a dead animal and no butterfly or bee would go near it. It is pollinated by flies. The white things in the center are fly eggs....soon to...

I keep telling my self how lucky I am that I had minimal damage. But this is a very far reaching emotional and nerve racking event. Believe me....I should not complain because of the tradgedy that so many are facing. But the effects trickle down to even the most minute of circumstances...

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I have 3 feeders out and have had one hummingbird mosey in for some nectar. Then a second, third and 4th now. One year I hadd 30-40 buzzing around. I will try to get close ups as the get used to me. They are the sweetest birds. But not to each other. Very Territorial!! Ramona

Last night my Epiphyllum oxypetalum bloomed for the first time. This morning it has faded away. I'm so happy that I got to see it bloom and spent a couple hours taking pictures of it. (over 100). I don't know if it is a coincidence but the last time one of my plants bloomed it was also on the...

DJ. It looks like almost a year since your last birthday that you have been around. Hope you have a WONDERFUL DAY!!! and are enjoying some nice wine. Ramona

I've been busy today making labels and have enjoyed every minute of it. One thing you can't see and it shows on the printed label is that the picture of the woman is in a square with a pale green background. really looks interesting. Edited by: rgecaprock

I'm inspired by color today, it is so pretty and bright outside today.

I got started this morning on labels and it is just plain hard to get away from it and get my housework done. But this is more fun. I made this one with no particular wine in mind. I'll use it some time.

As some of you know Curtis works as a wine consultant at Spec's Wine, Liquor and Finer Foods here in Houston and I have been making wine for 3 years now and have been with this great forum that long too. Every Thursday his company has a wine tasting for the consultants on the featured wines and...

I'll be bottling the mead soon. I have some amber hock bottles coming from George. A guy that I work with wants to buy a case and take to the Renaissance Festival in October. Here is a label I might use.

I have a compost heap started and was wondering if I could add the wine dregs to it. Or will I have a Drunk Garbage Monster roaming the yard. When I get to the bottom of my carboy I pour the last of it in a pitcher and stick it in the fridge and pour the good stuff off the top, glass by...

Tonight, I just put some parboiled yukon gold potatoes in the oven with some seasoned(spicy)chicken breasts and some BBQ sauce in an iron skillet(out of charcoal for the grill....oven better), then some corn on the cob. I have to say that Merlot....especially Stag's Leap.....goes with anything...

Tomorrow I may get the Sangiovese bottled. I was trying to make a label with an Italian feel to it that would look nice on the table with a bowl of sphagetti and meatballsand some candle light. I kind of like this one. Ramona Edited by: rgecaprock

Last night we siphoned some of the Merlot out of the carboy to taste it and it was so good that we ended up drinking two carafes full of it. So today I bottled the rest. I made it in February and it has been in the carboy since. It is a very deep red color and it taste absolutely wonderful...