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A couple of months ago I had the idea that I'd like a piece of jewellery to commemorate how far I'd come since the car accident. Something that I could wear everyday so that I'd have a constant reminder, even when I felt low, that I was still making progress.
I didn't have a clue what I wanted, but knew just the lady to help. I emailed Caroline from COD to ask if she could help me with some ideas.
This (plus another necklace) is the result. It's a lotus flower, which has many meanings: symbolising the victory of the spirit over the senses and also the "flower stands for the journey from the darkness, represented by the muddy pond, to the light of knowledge or wisdom."
Sums it up rather well I feel! :)
Taken out on sachuest point national wildlife refuge. I liked the leading lines made by the layers in the rock.
A Grade 2 listed building near Dalton from the early eighteenth century. The concrete tile roof would have replaced a stone slab roof I expect.
Stones and Large boulders placed in rivers to allow river, stream crossing. These stones are only visible when the river is extremely low.
One thing to be aware of at this winery is that the wines are branded either as Estate or Wild Boar. The Estate branded wines are grown locally; whereas the Wild Boar brand is made from California grapes.
I did the standard tasting which was an overpriced $20. The flight consisted of eight wines, four Estate and four Wild Boar.
On the Wild Boar side, I tried the 2017 Sauvignon Blanc, 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2016 Petit Verdot and the 2016 Sanglier Noble (a red blend). The sauvignon blanc seemed competent, but had a bit of an unpleasant aftertaste. The cabernet sauvignon was also decent. I felt like the Petit Verdot was not as good as some of the wines from the same grape grown locally. It was tannin city and had an earthiness, whereas the locally grown petit verdots I've tried at other local wineries tend to have flowery noses and more pleasant taste. The Sanglier Noble was heavy on the cabernet sauvignon, but had a variety of the noble grapes in different proportions. It was decent, but not worth the $42 being charged. That said, all the wines seemed overpriced here. The venue seemed geared more toward weddings rather than wine tasters.
On the Estate side, which was really the side I was interested in, first I tried the 2018 Estate Rose. It was dominated by the Cabernet Franc grape. I actually bought a full glass to get a better taste. It was served too cold, so even the larger amount didn't give me a good sense of the complexity of the taste. However, there was kind of an unpleasant smell, but with notes of sour cran-apple. It's one redeeming factor was being crisp, which I like in a Rose.
The 2017 Estate Chardonnay was their "featured library release." This was the best white by far, out of both the Wild Boar and Estate offerings.
The 2016 Estate Wind Swept Hill was in the style of a Right Bank Bordeaux. It had great Cabernet Franc fruitiness and nice merlot tannins. I thought it was an excellent blend, but I wasn't about to spend $22 on a glass!
Their Left Bank style blend (Estate Hogback) was also very good, but again they were charging $22 for a glass.
I did not buy any bottles on this trip. I didn't feel like the value matched the prices. If the Wind Swept Hill was half the price, I would have.
Photo and opinion by Kevin Borland.
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Photographer: David Zeck
An installation in one of the galleries at the Columbus Museum of Art - didn't catch the title or the name of the artist...
3rd floor of my work building looking straight across to the good old Townhall. Thought the Macc group might like a close up of the fancy Column tops.
View large for a closer look..... ;-)