tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post3417447232780513292..comments2024-03-20T08:32:25.794-04:00Comments on Dept. of Nance: A Taste Of My Vaca-hic-tion--The First Two Cases (Or So)Nancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-61939102836780873962008-07-24T12:42:00.000-04:002008-07-24T12:42:00.000-04:00tera--an honor!? what a load of bullshit. sounds l...tera--an honor!? what a load of bullshit. sounds like you're already into some wine...!Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-40955228691069910592008-07-23T16:16:00.000-04:002008-07-23T16:16:00.000-04:00I forgot to add, I think it will be such an honor ...I forgot to add, I think it will be such an honor to meet you (cool points enough for 2 bottles???)...LMAO!Terahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237609498669814077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-89658006420403451172008-07-23T16:15:00.000-04:002008-07-23T16:15:00.000-04:00Oh Nance, there WILL be a next time...you just sav...Oh Nance, there WILL be a next time...you just save me one!!! ;-) We've already agreed that she will bring me to meet you...you know, so I can "look at you (LOL!)." I just had a bridal shower to attend, so I was time crunching :)Terahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237609498669814077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-1840348699354202852008-07-23T10:17:00.000-04:002008-07-23T10:17:00.000-04:00halley--oh my! how very flattering! hey, look, eve...halley--oh my! how very flattering! hey, look, everyone: <I>I have an "occasion" blog!</I> it's like a Destination Spot! Thanks! (yikes. should I be worried that my blog is driving Halley to drink? LOL)<BR/><BR/>tera--hey, you were in Ohio! you should have had Nina bring you over or call and arrange a meet-up. I would have brought you a bottle.<BR/><BR/>nina--psssst...there's a little yellow bar on top of the comment box that will say "your comment has been saved" if you did it right. LOL. Jared is way too high-maintenance for you. You already have a baby. LOL LOL LOL.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-5402527331630080542008-07-22T22:38:00.000-04:002008-07-22T22:38:00.000-04:00hey look...it's Halley!!hey look...it's Halley!!Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060839171999701331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-65603427600564775522008-07-22T22:24:00.000-04:002008-07-22T22:24:00.000-04:00Nance,Normally I sit down and read your blogs wit...Nance,<BR/><BR/>Normally I sit down and read your blogs with a good trusty miller lite but I have a bottle of wine I have been saving for some "occasion", I think I might have found the perfect occasion, I can hardly wait.<BR/>~HalleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-28036926581656095542008-07-22T10:23:00.000-04:002008-07-22T10:23:00.000-04:00Nance I just love hearing about your trips to Cana...Nance I just love hearing about your trips to Canada and how you bring all that wine back! In fact, I'm still waiting on you to send me a bottle from the last trip!Terahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05237609498669814077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-45181502777025346962008-07-21T23:19:00.000-04:002008-07-21T23:19:00.000-04:00What the hell...I KNOW I left a comment here earli...What the hell...I KNOW I left a comment here earlier!!<BR/><BR/>Anyway...the next time you go I would love to play the part of Jared's girlfriend :)Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060839171999701331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-50427723445613475962008-07-21T09:33:00.000-04:002008-07-21T09:33:00.000-04:00shirley--thanks. and i'm no connoisseur myself, ei...shirley--thanks. and i'm no connoisseur myself, either, by any stretch. it's like they say with art: "I know what I like." and i'm always open to trying new wines. i love the Niagara, Ontario wines now, though. they really concentrate on aroma, and the alcohol level isn't so high as it is in some of the cali or chilean wines. i like a more fruit-forward wine with a "good nose", and there's just something about meeting the people who actually make it.<BR/><BR/>v-grrrl--education is a hard-drinking profession, but i can't be an apologist for their lack of basic manners. that's just inexcusable any way you cut it. how horrifying for your husband. knowing the two of you just by blogstuff, i'm guessing you made no remark, and i'm not sure i'd have said anything either, but it's really a shame. my heart goes out to Mr. V. Give him a hug for me. P.S.--the bailey's...feh. to me, it's so much shite.<BR/><BR/>ortizzle--well, we ate at some lovely restaurants as well. honest, we did! AND, don't forget the 2 plays we saw. but the wine tastings were the Day Fun of our trip. and wait till next post--i get to describe some really interesting wines from The Bench area!! As far as a wine cellar, we have A CELLAR, as in a basement, and the wine is stocked all along the bottom pantry shelf. <BR/><BR/>mikey--i've always wanted to do the Napa Valley Train thing. now that I have someone to visit out there, too, you never know. "be careful what you wish for!"<BR/><BR/>j.@jj.--"serious", how? as in how much we buy or how many wineries we go to? because believe me, there is nothing serious about us at a winery. oh, sure, we do the glass tilting, sniffing, air intake first sip, all that stuff, but we have a downright JOYFUL time. we do love learning about wine and winemaking, but when we get down to it, it's the drinking of it we enjoy. and no, no headache or hangover for any of us. we noshed on stuff in the car, had a nice Italian dinner before the play, and were ready to go at it again the next day.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-61992287317460122952008-07-21T06:34:00.000-04:002008-07-21T06:34:00.000-04:00I loved reading this post, Nance, especially about...I loved reading this post, Nance, especially about the great wines and generous pours. Wine tastings and tours can vary so greatly--from pathetic to fantastic. I don't consider myself a wine connoisseur, by any means, but I do enjoy some wines very much. So, I can see how you can get very carried away, and have done so myself! LOL <BR/><BR/>You might want to check out Noble Pig's blog (noblepig.com). She has a great post on wine today, and often has ones that make you want to hop in the car and find what she's recommending immediately. (Her side bar of recommendations is very helpful any time.)<BR/><BR/>V--It was very, very painful for me to read that your niece and her friend went through ALL those wonderful beverages. I would have wanted to cry and scream for days. But, I admit that I can't keep a bottle of Bailey's in the house. If it's here, I must drink some daily until it's gone (and, depending on the size of the bottle, we might only be talking about a day or two!).Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12236812564217726681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-54038735640516974792008-07-21T01:00:00.000-04:002008-07-21T01:00:00.000-04:00Mr. V-Grrrl is clearly naive. :)Mr. V-Grrrl is clearly naive. :)Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-16245218248909842882008-07-20T19:58:00.000-04:002008-07-20T19:58:00.000-04:00Mr. V-Grrrl is the wine lover in the family. He lo...Mr. V-Grrrl is the wine lover in the family. He loved living in Europe. He traveled all the way to Normandy, France, and handpicked a selection of wines for his enjoyment. Then when we did the house swap last summer, we told my niece, the HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, and her best friend, also a TEACHER, to help herself to whatever we had in the house while we were gone.<BR/><BR/>In a four week period, she and her friends went through ALL the wine, FOUR bottles of Bailey's Irish Cream, our Bacardi Rum, and various other spirits.<BR/><BR/>I thought Mr. V-Grrrl was going to cry when he found his wine cellar empty....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-56532478930626529712008-07-20T14:26:00.000-04:002008-07-20T14:26:00.000-04:00A liquid vacation. Right up my alley. Now, do you ...A liquid vacation. Right up my alley. Now, do you actually have a wine cellar? Because I think you need one, lol. And pass me a glass, please. I can almost taste it with those descriptions.Ortizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03709991994425909880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-48908016301210385752008-07-20T11:47:00.000-04:002008-07-20T11:47:00.000-04:00You should visit me once I have a job on the west ...You should visit me once I have a job on the west coast. I'll only be an hour or two away from Napa...Mikey G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00897636566850280566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15179498.post-7885817711770960152008-07-20T00:42:00.000-04:002008-07-20T00:42:00.000-04:00Wow, you guys are SERIOUS when you go wine shoppin...Wow, you guys are SERIOUS when you go wine shopping! Sounds like a very lovely weekend, however. Glad you had fun, and I hope you didn't feel sick in the middle of the night. That's what always happens to me when I drink one or two too many.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.com