How is your geography? Do you know where Macon, Georgia is located? Macon is just south of Atlanta. If you picture Georgia as a frying pan, Macon is right in the middle! Macon, Georgia is my hometown - I was born and raised there. Now, I am sitting in the sunroom of my mom and sister's condo in the ...
 With the heat of summer upon us, I have been making more meals consisting of two or three salads. Cool meals are so refreshing after working the morning in the vineyard heat (90 - 101F). It is amazing how much heat the stove puts out and salads help keep the house cooler. I think I ...  With the rain that we have had so far and the hot weather, the grapes are doing wonderfully! The vines are loaded with grapes. Below are pictures of each variety and their clusters. Roussanne: Aglianico: Montepuciano: We will probably harvest September until October and much can happen between now and then, but harvest is looking good! Lord willing, it will be ...  As always, the flat terrain here in West Texas provides views of beautiful sunsets. The colors are so vivid and gorgeous!  Have you ever seen the damage a herd of rogue cows can do to a vineyard and a garden? We were spared disaster when a neighbor's herd of Black Angus cows got out and went roaming - through our vineyard and garden. If you have been reading Dimes2Vines for awhile, you know that our milk cows, Buttercup and ...  Now that our 2 1/3 acres of new vines, Petit Verdot and Moscato Giallo, are growing well, it is time to put the trellising in place. Our trellis consists of cordon wire strung on 4 ft high t-posts and VSP wires strung on 6 ft high t-post. VSP post's (vertical shoot position) hold extra wires which support ... Yesterday, (Thur 6-7-12) started off very exciting! It all started about 7:30am. Now I must confess that if I am not milking, I sleep until I must get up - not because I am lazy but we have been working until dusk, eating dinner about 8pm, getting to bed around 11p - 12mn ..... many excuses! ...  Beware all you drivers out there, we have a new automobile operator in our family! Our 16 year old daughter passed her driving test and is licensed to drive alone. While she is very responsible, the mother in me is anxious - will she be careful, will she get lost, will she wreck? Knowing her: The careful part is ...  I have not been very prolific in my writing this week but our week got off to a difficult start. In fact, Monday about 9:00am, I thought, "I can not believe this!" Bob, our wonderful, obsessed with "fetch", corgi was gone! Bob who stays right with us in the vineyard - except if it is hot and ...  You might remember my telling of the two 3 gallon tea container of kombucha fermenting on the top of my refrigerator. Remember, kombucha is a slightly carbonated drink made from sweet tea. It is full of probiotics, B vitamins and enzymes plus making it at home is economical. Everyone is excited to have enough kombucha to drink it daily. ... |
     
 
God has amazingly blessed me, Dina-Marie, with a wonderful husband and 10 beautiful children. Moving from our "secure" life in Alabama to the "exciting" life of starting a vineyard in west Texas has definitely been challenging. Besides frugality, farm life and simple living, I have learned the importance of diet, quality of food and traditional cooking. Through the GAPS diet, I am successfully reversing my rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis and food allergies. I hope to encourage you to make the most of where you are and what you have as I share my life with you. 
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