Summer is a time for making fun stuff happen.
A few weekends ago we made some fun stuff happen. We drove 5 hours north, Sean and Nicole drove 5 hours south, and we met up in Lodi, New York. Lodi is a small speck of a village, surrounded by other small villages and hamlets. Finding a grocery store was a challenge, but there were wineries every 5 miles or less.
We went to a few, but the one that we really loved was called "Silver Thread Vineyard". It was a quick walk up the hill from our little cabin and the view was as lovely and clear as the Chardonnay (I realize this was kind of a snotty sounding sentance- but it is true, and I couldn't help it!)
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| The Rasmussen men using a charcoal BBQ for the first time. It was almost a hopeless affair. |
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| Our last dinner in our odd and lovely little cabin. |
It was a relaxing few days filled with dog walks, books (I read 3 Sherlock Holmes books in quick succession), bbqing, and beer. Many hands of Hearts were played around the little table, late into the night.
The kitchen was non-existent, but we managed to make some some pretty excellent meals all the same, thanks to some creative cooking and managing the BBQ.
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| Hudson, The Labradoodle. Also known to me as Hodge Podge, Hud-Dawg and The Honourable Sir Hudage of Cambridge. I'm pretty proud of this picture. Black dogs are super tricky to photograph. |
This beauty of a dog was kind of the highlight of the trip. Sean and Nicole got him as a puppy 6 months ago, and he is now one large and precious puppy. He was too cool. I liked watching him galump around with his oversized limbs, and sometimes he would listen to me when I said "sit" and "stay" - thanks to his sweet disposition and Sean and Nicole's committment to training.
It was a great little trip, and I'm so glad that I got to spend it with these folks.
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| Sean, Nicole & Hudson. 2015 |
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| Dan & Gill. 2015 |
