Some year I hope to make a visit to Oregon during the harvest season. Watching some of our favorite winemakers in action is on my Bucket List for sure! In the past we have always visited the McMinnville, Oregon area during the summer. The grapes are ripening and the impending harvest is still just a […]
Dinner In A Vineyard – A Wine Lover’s Magical Meal at Remy Wines
Some meals are simply magical…from beginning to end. And most of my magical meals have been meals I’ve shared with my family for more than six decades. But last summer we experienced an evening of incredible wines paired with dinner under the stars in a vineyard that I’ll remember forever. And we shared that meal […]
Bells Up Winery Revisited – Good Friends Make Great Wine
Some places absolutely deserve to be revisited. And Bells Up Winery near Newberg, Oregon is certainly one of those special places for me. As we turned up the driveway I felt a warm sense of homecoming as I remembered our first visit several years ago. On our return this year we marveled again at the […]
Tour This Wine Country Cottage – McMinnville, Oregon
Join me for a tour of a cute little wine country cottage in McMinnville, Oregon. We’ve had great success when booking AirBnB properties, and this is the second time we’ve stayed in cottages in the town of McMinnville. (Click HERE to see our 2016 cottage rental. It was awesome too!) Tucked in behind the main […]
Breakfast At La Bastide – A Gourmet Taste Of Oregon
Breakfast is more than a meal at La Bastide Bed and Breakfast. It’s an elegant, two course, gourmet “taste of Oregon” on a plate. (Disclosure: Thank you to La Bastide Bed and Breakfast for hosting our stay. But, as always, the opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own) The beautiful dining room set […]
Hyland Estates Winery – Dundee, Oregon
Situated smack dab in the epicenter of Oregon wine country, Hyland Estates Winery in Dundee is a beautiful place. It is one of Oregon’s oldest and largest vineyards, spanning over 200 acres with roughly 180 acres of vines. We were thrilled to learn that our overnight stay at the beautiful La Bastide Bed and Breakfast […]
La Bastide Bed and Breakfast – Dundee, Oregon
I loved it the minute I saw it. La Bastide Bed and Breakfast was everything I had hoped it would be…and so much more. As soon as we set foot on the front step the welcoming vibe became crystal clear. (Disclosure: Thank you to La Bastide Bed and Breakfast for hosting our stay. But, as […]
Breakfast At The Waffle Barn – Ashland, Oregon
We were up with the sun and hungry for breakfast after our overnight stay in Ashland. But you would hardly know the sun existed, judging from this photo I snapped. That blurry object in the sky IS the sun, but the smoke from the nearby forest fires kept it hidden. And there are mountains in […]
Caldera Brewery & Restaurant – Ashland, Oregon
Caldera Brewing Company was the first craft brewery on the West Coast to can it’s beer. But beer was not our reason for choosing that mountain view eatery for dinner. Our niece Denise suggested meeting there during our overnight stay in Ashland Oregon. She thought we would enjoy the menu and the eclectic decor. And […]
Wildfires 2018 – A Smoke Filled Summer Out West
Wildfires in Northern California and Southern Oregon made our summer road trip challenging to say the least. But our hearts and prayers were ongoing for the brave firefighters who worked so hard to protect both people and property along our smoke filled route. The Central California farmland was dry as a bone. It’s amazing to […]