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Before and After

Posted on August 7, 2022 by Roger Harmston Posted in Humour Leave a comment

Before kids: Why would anyone need a 24 pack of paper towels?! After kids: Oh.

Parenting is missing your kids when you’re on a solo vacation, and missing your sanity while with them.

My 1 year old kept saying “I lug ya” and I was so excited until I realized he was trying to say “alexa” not “I love you”

My son finally found his shoes in the last place he thought to look which just so happens to be the first place I told him to look.

If you steal my identity you better believe that it comes with 4 kids.

Nobody told me parenting would involve hiding 9 volt batteries from my kids so they can’t lick them

I hate it when I make breakfast and then my family also wants lunch and dinner on that same day

On the next “Unsolved Mysteries” my wife and I investigate why we don’t have enough hangers for the clothes we washed that were on hangers before we washed them.

if the label doesn’t grab you, the first sip certainly will

Posted on August 6, 2022 by Roger Harmston Posted in Terroir Leave a comment

Made from organic grapes harvested at the coolest time of day and immediately vinified. Fresco di Masi Rosso has fragrant aromas of pomegranates, blackcurrants and hints of cherries that make the wine so identifiably Veronese in origin.  Fruity and tangy.

Fresco di Masi is a new line of handcrafted organic wines, with a low alcohol content and authentic flavour profile. These are wines made “with the simplicity of former times, but to today’s high quality standards.”  Made from grapes harvested at the coolest time of day and immediately vinified.  A Corvina and Merlot blend.

excellent as an aperitif and with the simple foods of mediterranean cuisine.  We grilled pork chops with red onion and added a cob of corn.

ROSSO – FRESCO DI MASI

$19.99

12% Alcohol

UPC: 08002062020165

Corvina Fresco di Masi Merlot mystery case

Random Memories

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Roger Harmston Posted in Music Leave a comment

The Rain The Park And Other Things

Brand New Key

Meat Loaf – Two Out Of Three Ain’t Bad (PCM Stereo)

No Llores Por Mi Argentina (Don’t Cry for Me Argentina)

Are these lamb chops really from BC?

Posted on August 4, 2022 by Roger Harmston Posted in Terroir Leave a comment

Are these lamb chops really from BC?

or are they from Spain … they went so well with the Galerna Granacha.

Galerna is the wind that runs through the North coast of Spain. Like blooming flowers this wind usually arrives in in the spring.

In the province of Cuenca near central Spain, the vineyard is located in an area where wine culture has been around for decades. It sits in an altitude of 800 meters above sea level. The continental mediterranean climate of this territory brings plenty of sunlight to the vineyard, and the clay soil retains water, essential for the health of the vines.

Night harvested and cold macerated before the fermentation process begins. Clarified with Bentonite. Physical filtration. Cold stabilization. No animal product used.

Organically Farmed – No chemical pesticides or herbicides used. No GMO Yeast Used. Less than 100ppm Sulfites.

The chops seemed to melt into the flavours of the wine, as if they came from the same place.

LA MANCHA GARNACHA – DOMINIO DE PUNCTUM GALERNA

$12.49 regularly $16.49

13.5% Alcohol

UPC: 08437016956045

Galerna Granacha mystery case

Still Hanging Around

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Roger Harmston Posted in Photography Leave a comment

Plays nicely with Prosecco

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Roger Harmston Posted in Terroir Leave a comment

Summer lunches with friends on the deck are always a great way to spend an afternoon.  We let South Australia play with Italy.

And proved Real Men do eat quiche.

A gentle blending of Syrah, Cab Sauv and Grenache from Tread Softly got us started and then pushed ourselves away from the table to quafe away the Prosecco after downing ginger frozen yogurt.

Low carbon footprint (and trying to eliminate it), Tread Softly is planting native trees for every dozen sold.  Harvesting in the cool of mornings and then regular fermenting in steel with lots of erating … then a 3 month sleep before bottling.

It’s delicious and freshly flavoured.  Long Crisp dry finish.

Tread Softly – Rose

$16.99

10.9% alcohol

UPC: 09344154013969

Cabernet Sauvignon Grenache mystery case syrah Tread Softly

Be the first to smile

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Roger Harmston Posted in Humour Leave a comment

My kid asked me for a burrito but “without all the yucky stuff inside” so I’m pretty sure he wants a tortilla.

My 4-year-old says the wrong name for many things. It’s adorable, but I do try to help him say the correct word. Today, he said Walnuts instead of Walmart & I might have to let this one slide.

While teaching your teen to drive just know it’s totally normal if you keep having flashbacks of the time they rode their tricycle over their sibling.

I’ve never met a better negotiator than a kid who doesn’t want to go to sleep.

Just read that 4,153,237 people got married last year. Not to cause any trouble but shouldn’t that be an even number?

Today a man knocked on my door and asked for a small donation towards the local swimming pool. I gave him a glass of water.

If I had a dollar for every girl that found me unattractive, they would eventually find me attractive.

I find it ironic that the colors red, white, and blue stand for freedom until they are flashing behind you.

When wearing a bikini, women reveal 90% of their body… men are so polite they only look at the covered parts.

A recent study has found that women who carry a little extra weight, live longer than the men who mention it.

Relationships are a lot like algebra. Have you ever looked at your X and wondered Y?

America is a country which produces citizens who will cross the ocean to fight for democracy but won’t cross the street to vote.

Did you know that dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish?

My therapist says I have a preoccupation with vengeance. We’ll see about that.

I think my neighbor is stalking me as she’s been googling my name on her computer. I saw it through my telescope last night.

Money talks … but all mine ever says is good-bye.

You’re not fat, you’re just… easier to see.

If you think nobody cares whether you’re alive, try missing a couple of payments.

I always wondered what the job application is like at Hooters. Do they just give you a bra and say, “Here, fill this out?”

I can’t understand why women are okay that JC Penny has an older women’s clothing line named, “Sag Harbor.”

My therapist said that my narcissism causes me to misread social situations I’m pretty sure she was hitting on me.

My 60-year kindergarten reunion is coming up soon and I’m worried about the 175 pounds I’ve gained since then.

The pharmacist asked me my birth date again today. I’m pretty sure she’s going to get me something.

The location of your mailbox shows you how far away from your house you can be in a robe before you start looking like a mental patient.

I think it’s pretty cool how Chinese people made a language entirely out of tattoos.

Money can’t buy happiness, but it keeps the kids in touch!

The reason Mayberry was so peaceful and quiet was because nobody was married Andy, Aunt Bea, Barney, Floyd, Howard, Goober, Gomer, Sam, Earnest T Bass, Helen, Thelma Lou, Clara

and, of course, Opie were all single. The only married person was Otis, and he stayed drunk.

Things to Think About (don’t let them keep you awake all night)

If a poison’s “use by“ date expires, is it less poisonous or more poisonous?

Which letter is silent in the word “Scent,” the S or the C?

Do twins ever realize that one of them was unplanned?

Why is the letter W, in English, called double U? Shouldn’t it be called double V?

Maybe oxygen is slowly killing you, and it just takes 75-100 years to fully work.

Every time you clean something, you just make something else dirty

The word “swims” upside-down is still “swims”

100 years ago, everyone owned a horse, and only the rich had cars. Today everyone has cars and only the rich own horses.

If you replace “W” with “T” in “What, Where and When”, you get the answer to each of them

UNRESOLVED CONFUSIONS!

1) At a movie theater, which armrest is yours?

2) If people evolved from monkeys, why are monkeys still around?

3) Why is there a ‘D’ in fridge, but not in refrigerator?

4) Who knew what time it was when the first clock was made?

VAGARIES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Why does the word “Funeral” start with FUN?

Why isn’t a fireman called a waterman?

How come Lipstick doesn’t do what it says?

If money doesn’t grow on trees, how come banks have branches?

If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?

How do you get off a non-stop flight?

Why are goods sent by ship called CARGO, and those sent by truck called SHIPMENT?

Why do we put cups in the dishwasher, and dishes in the cupboard?

Why is it called “Rush Hour” when traffic moves at its slowest then?

How come noses run and feet smell ?

Why do they call it a TV “set” when there is only one?

What are you vacating when you go on a vacation?

Who thinks this stuff up? (Probably retired people who do not have much to do or those stuck in isolation.)

Speeding house cleaning

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Roger Harmston Posted in Humour Leave a comment

Laughing at their Spelling

Posted on July 30, 2022 by Roger Harmston Posted in Terroir Leave a comment

But loving their attitude.  Laughing Stock Vineyards is back with another 100% Okangan grown wine.  

A play on imbibe & embezzle, IMBZZL. Big. Bold. Full and quite unique..Lots of Citrus (peachy). Heaven forbid I say it, but pristine.

Syrah dominant, Merlot and Cabernet Franc grapes go into the tank and a juice stabulation technique from Gascony (and now much in vogue in Provence) leaves the juice on lees for 17 days prior to cool fermentation.Nice and full (13.9%). 1st night was with mussels.  Second night an omelette

IMBZZL – RUSE ROSE

$17.99 regularly $19.99

13.9% Alcohol

UPC: 00063657043189

Cabernet Franc Imbzzl Merlot mystery case syrah

Hoofers sightings

Posted on July 29, 2022 by Roger Harmston Posted in Neighbours Leave a comment
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