 As we work in the vineyard, it is so exciting to see the grapes forming daily! Here are some pictures taken within the last week so you can see the progression of the formation of the actual fruit. First, you can see the blooms. If you look closely, you should be able to see the little ...  John climbed on top of our filter station barn to take the following pictures. The filter station building protects the pressure gauges and exposed pipes for our in-ground, drip irrigation system from the wind and weather. Here is the 2009 planting of Roussanne. As mentioned "Pruning and Training in the Vineyard", we did not train these vines ...  As you can see, the pots are empty - Why? Because all of my tomato seedlings died - it was so sad. They all died within a week! I posted previously about "Gardening From Seeds" and wanted to let you know that despite how well the seedlings were looking, it was short lived. When posting ... |
     
 
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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