Happy Weekend!
It’s February. It’s cold. And it seems like a great time to hit the open road. A few of my creatively inclined girlfriends and I are heading out to Virginia wine country for a mini escape and creative retreat. Translation: lots of wine drinking, cooking and eating of good food, laughs and by virture of the company- creative inspiration. So looking forward to this retreat. I think it’s so important to set aside a bit of time, even if it’s a day or an afternoon to retreat and re-energize. I’ve been getting back into yoga lately which has helped to clear my brain a bit, a much needed benefit.
I look forward to sharing some of our trip with you all. The Virginia countryside is so beautiful and inspiring. If you have not been- put it on your list.
I hope you all are off to some fun-filled adventures as the skies start to open up and make way for an early spring (fingers crossed), despite what our Groundhog friend had to say about it all.
What I’m Drinking:
Most likely, I’ll be sharing a bottle of RDV’s Rendezvous Left Bank Blend with my creative group of gals. It’s official- the reviews are in and after all of the heavy weights officially weighing in, (I’m looking at you, Jancis Robinson and Robert Parker) the critics are crazy for RDV, Virginia’s little bastion of world class Bordeaux-esque vino. I have visited dozens of Virginia vineyards and I can honestly say, there is nothing like this place- both for the wine and the actual winery and vineyard- it’s just awesome. They really are turning out some amazing juice, so much so that one of the head honcho winemakers who blends for 4 out of the 5 first growth Bordeaux houses jumped on board the RDV team after one sip of its juice. Killer stuff, I’m looking forward to bringing my pals and seeing what they think.
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I’d love to do a bathroom floor in this tile laid out like so. I know, I have a tile thing this week or every week. Tile is awesome.
Cin Cin ya’ll and Happy Weekend!
{Image: Aaron J. Groen}
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