In our travels back and forth between Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak over the summers we've spent here, I happened upon this beautiful...

I’m going to admit something here, [and I'm not afraid to do it... LOL] by now my new wine brain and baby wine tastebuds don't even begin...

Chateau Montelena is considered one of the most historic wineries in Napa Valley. Not uncommonly, it sits on the hillside overlooking...

I don’t know what crosses your mind when you hear the word Pigeage, [ pronounced…  peej-AHJE] but …   ok, ok, I must admit, I have never...

I believe the comment I made on my Facebook post was “ALL ABOARD.. The Napa Wine Train!! Seriously one of the coolest things I've ever...

So, how can you possibly compete with a winery fashioned inside of a medieval Castle!? Well, in my opinion you can’t [hahaha] but… you...

When we started planning this trip to visit our good [balloonist] friend, Chad Cassell in Napa, I diligently started my research. I knew...

Welcome back to Colorado Springs!! This summer I was able to find an assignment at UCHealth Memorial Hospital, right in the Springs!! It...

One of my co-workers from CISH... the hospital where I was doing my current assignment, [I mentioned them in my last blog about...

Welcome to the best “team building” activity ever!! First thing was to find an experienced, responsible designated driver with access to...

I am honestly not sure what brought me to the intersections of Bell Road, Scottsdale Road, and Frank Lloyd Wright on this day. I think I...

On a day I was off from work, we went to drive/walk around the Old Town sector in Colorado Springs. [it seems like there is an “old town”...

During the summer of 2016, Shawn and I decided to head to Colorado Springs instead of back to Albuquerque. [as we did th e previous...

I am always looking for new and extraordinary things to do/see on my days off. [and I drag poor Shawn with me all over the place, which I...

Since publishing the blog about painting [the wine bottles] at Sisters Paint and Wine, I went there at least one other time to paint a...

The Healing Power of Rest: A Nurse’s Advice for Quality Sleep Habits... I wish I could say I wrote this article based solely on personal...

The first time I walked into our local Fry’s Marketplace [out on Dove Valley in North Phoenix] to get some groceries, I saw something...

Let me make this story of accidentally finding another wine room [a long and semi-uninteresting story] short!! Shawn and I found a new...

Ok, so what exactly is a wine loop or wine trail!? Well… it is a group of at least three [or more] wineries, usually not more than 15...

Let's focus for a minute on a system of the human body that often taken for granted- the vascular system, also known as the circulatory...

I am super sad to inform you that Sisters Paint and Wine is no longer in business. I am beginning to surmise that 10 years is a long time...

Let me start off by saying that sadly, as of this posting Estrella Del Norte has closed its doors. Why still write about it, you may ask?...

One of the most incredible things about last weeks wine festival was finding a new wine I really enjoyed and learning about the winery....