http://www.winebardweds.com A Quest for a Vineyard for Winebard's Vows Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:46:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When a day goes so perfectly, it is hard to find appropriate words to express my gratitude.  When that day is my wedding day, I find myself at a complete loss of words.  In a scene framed by God's beauty, surrounded by vines, and a vista overlooking a valley that ... http://www.winebardweds.com/2009/09/winebards-wedding/ Hear ye and gather 'round as I share with ye a tale of two scallywags who took th' plunge an' hitched themselves at th' Winery o' the Twisted Oak. (Must change back to ye olde English, cuz my pirate speak be rusty and the online pirate translators aren't much help.) Jeff "El ... http://www.winebardweds.com/2009/09/a-tale-of-a-scurvy-swab-and-his-wench/ Sometimes you get what you Paid for...  The drive down was long and tiring; I sat in the passenger seat and played solitaire for about 8 hours of it (I won three times and I never win).  I quit when my thumb started feeling kind of numb and my shoulder ached a ... http://www.winebardweds.com/2009/08/where-not-to-stay-in-californ-i-a/ I am amazed at how quickly time has crept past and now here I am packing at the 11th hour and finishing up some work before we leave at some ridiculous hour tomorrow morning.  In a little bit we will be wiping sleep out of our eyes as we begin ... http://www.winebardweds.com/2009/08/times-up/ This second entry came to us from Jim at Michel-Schlumberger Wine Estate in the form of a lovely letter addressed to both of us.  Brent is a little unsure about marrying into the "WineBard" name, but he is very progressive like that.  I mean, he is okay with me planning ... http://www.winebardweds.com/2009/08/entry-2-location-location-location/ For the first entry, this one came as a real surprise! Not only is Jeff from Twisted Oak Winery, offering me a unique "pirate" wedding, but he is suggesting I change my wedding date to August 15th.  I have to admit, having a pirate wedding with his "Twisted Few" would ... http://www.winebardweds.com/2009/08/a-twisted-wedding/ In a few short weeks, my fiance and I will be leaving to get married.  Naturally, it will be in wine country-- Napa or Sonoma.  Napa would be my first choice because I work in wine and my fiance works in auto parts.  I think that's clever, but it's beside ... http://www.winebardweds.com/2009/08/napanuptuals/