The weather as again afforded me time to catch up on this blog. We had about a week or more of beautiful Spring weather....threes and shrubs were blooming and it looked beautiful. It was amazing how quickly everything came out. You could literally tell a difference in the fullness of the Bradford Pears from morning to night. Spring was bursting out all over. Now, we have had three days of drizzle and rain and I want to hibernate again!!
March has been a busy month, and a lot of it has been fun. Does this make anyone feel nostalgic??
Yes, I'm taking a wine making class! I'd thought of doing it before, but I have no out-of-the-way place to store it in the house and the temperature of the garage fluctuates too much. The Vintner's Club provides the space and supplies (for a price, of course) and it's very near my house.....all too tempting! The class is offered through OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute), with room for only seven students, two of whom didn't show. The photos are from the first day. The next Friday I went over and racked it from the bucket to a carboy. This Friday I (and anyone else who shows up) will degas it. Next Friday we will rack it to another carboy and bottle it on April 24th. I'm excited to see how it turns out.......it smells great!
On the afternoon of the wine making class, the Clydesdales came to town. They were to appear in the Hilton Head and Savannah St Patrick's Day Parades and someone manage to get them to Bluffton. They arrived in three, huge trucks, two for the horses and one for the carriage and the horses' bling. They really are magnificent. They were taken out of the trucks one at a time, groomed and harnessed. They stood so patiently and the process was interesting to see. It took a while to harness all eight, but finally they moved down the street and took a spin around town. They even had a Dalmatian to ride on the wagon. I thought, "if they have that little puppy that's in the ad, I'm going to cry!". It was an enjoyable thing to do on a dull, dark day.
Other than that, I've been to see The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, which was good. Even that was more exciting than usual!! As we entered the theater, I noticed that it was hazy. I didn't smell anything, but it was obviously hazy. We'd hardly gotten seated when they evacuated the whole building, and it was closed for the remainder of the day. I heard there was an electrical short of some kind. We tried again on Sunday and saw it with no problem.
Chris, Ana and I continue our zentangle afternoons, which I really enjoy. It was at my house last week and I knew I wouldn't have time to prepare very much, so the week before I cruised Kroger. As I was passing the cheese counter, the "Cheese Master" (whom I didn't know we had!) asked if he could help. I told him I was having a few ladies over and he he said they could do a cheese tray......I could stop by and sample cheeses, make my selection and they would prepare it. That was too good to pass up, so I returned on Tuesday and he helped me select some American cheeses. He asked if I wanted a "theme" and since there was one I definitely wanted to include and it was American, I chose that as my theme. Next time it will be English, then French, Dutch, etc. I also sampled olives, pepperdews, etc. It was great fun, which I couldn't wait to share with Chris and Ana. You know I'm easily entertained when the high point of the day is a grocery store!!
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