Blog:  Ink Blots on Winestains

Saturday
Nov072020

Be the America you need to be

To our friend the U.S.: Congratulations. You now have the chance to be the America you need to be. There’s a little backstory here. I knew what I wanted to post today (the day Joe Biden secured the US Presidential election) and I was planning just a text post on Twitter/Facebook because I couldn’t think what photo to put with it. Then Facebook served up the perfect answer!

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Monday
Dec232019

The season we've all been waiting for:  Autumn!

If you have been following along, you may know that I've done two essays so far for Rick VanSickle's "Wines in Niagara" website, highlighting the vineyard year in Niagara. Well, it's time to post Autumn - the season we've all be waiting for - September 22 to December 21, 2019.

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Tuesday
Sep242019

Summer in the Vineyard

Now that autumn has arrived, it's time to look back at summer (June 20 - September 21, 2019). The following is from my photo essay for Rick VanSickle's "Wines in Niagara" website.

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Wednesday
Jul032019

Vineyards in Niagara 

Thanks to wine writer Rick VanSickle for asking me to create a quarterly photo essay for his "Wines in Niagara" website. First up - Spring - March 19 to June 19, 2019.

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Friday
Aug242018

Window of Opportunity

There is something to be said for being in the right place at the right time. But I think like Matthew Quick in The Silver Linings Playbook: “Let me tell ya. You gotta pay attention to signs. When life reaches out with a moment like this, it's a sin if you don't reach back... I'm telling you.”

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