(i got the day off work) my friends pat and karen had a wine pickup ready and invited me along. i LOVE going to wine country!
"the hit motion picture, Sideways, put the Santa Maria Valley viticultural appellation, including the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail, on the map in 2004. Following the picturesque winding roads of Tepesquet and Foxen Canyon will lead you to world-class wineries by way of sprawling vineyards and rolling hills. In the more northern region of the appellation, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir reign due to the maritime climate. This ensures a long temperate growing season which the Burgundian varietals crave. In the southern region of the appellation, the trail moves a bit east resulting in hotter days and cooler nights. Bordeaux and Rhone varieties flourish in this more extreme climate. The wineries in this region boast a concentration of California's most well know wine-makers; join them year round in the tasting rooms or at the many weekend events."
the day was glorious, sunshiny and autumny warm, a slight breeze sent turning leaves across our path. we visited four wineries and i made many uneducated impressions about the wines we tasted. my friends said it matters not, you know what you like! we spent the entire day out, returning home with thirty minutes to spare before our needlework ~ embroidery class. which was kind of funny, and probably not the best idea to combine these activities in the same day. :) without looking too closely, here is what i am working on...
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Some years ago, I did the same in Napa Valley!!!!!
ReplyDeleteyour work is really nice!!! Brava Lori!!!
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Your embroidery is beautiful. I haven't been to a winery in a long time but I really enjoyed it when I went.
ReplyDeleteOooh, your embroideries are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteWe are going to a wine festival this weekend :) I probably won't be knitting afterwards. I love what you are making!
ReplyDeleteamazing embroidery! the colours are so autumn!
ReplyDeleteOh Lori, these pictures and you describing your weinexperience made me want to go to the US westcoast even more! we're saving... Only our three kids says that they want to come, so it Will take à Wille intill se make it there:)
ReplyDeleteYour stitching is adorable, I love the little needlebook!
I just saw that my spellingcorrection does some funny things to My writing:( I wanted to say "it will take a while until we make it there.
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ReplyDeleteAnyway, it sounds like a perfect day! Lovely wines and sweet embroidery. Whereas I love wine-tasting (and -drinking... :-) ), I do not really feel comfortable with embroidery. However, this looks very tempting!
Your embroidery is very beautiful, Lori. Your day out looks great fun :) Such a beautiful place to go wine tasting!
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Lori, you make me laugh. Are you suggesting that wine and embroidery don't mix well? Because judging by the results, they work smashingly well together! Seriously, such beautiful creations. I LOVE the bird and basket of flowers. So happy and warm. And the needlebook! - I must make one. Silly thing that I am, I'm forever losing my needles.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful friends too, btw. :-)
Blessings...
You've made me homesick for Washington...it produces some of the best wine in the country and going to the wineries was always a treat. Your embroidery is just exquisite; I wish that some of your talent rubs off on me, XOXO
ReplyDeletewhat fun! I'm sure you can pair stitching with drinking wine in a safe manner-you needlework is perfection :)
ReplyDeleteI love your needle book. What's the chance of getting the pattern from you? I'm always miss placing my needles so this beautiful, little book would do the trick. I love to work with felt and embroidery as well.
ReplyDeletei'm checking with the person that gave us this needle book pattern, hopefully she'll say it's fine to share, and then i can very soon! thank you for asking :)
DeleteThanks so much for checking into this for us Lori. I just absolutely love your blog and all your projects and photos you share with all of us out here. Have a wonderful weekend!
DeleteYes, it was just sooo much fun spending the day with you drinking delicious wines, laughing and time together! We definitely laughed our way all through the embroidery class as well, didn't we? Can't wait to go again! Love the blog, tells the story.
ReplyDeleteSeeing your embroidery simply made me feel happy!
ReplyDeleteWine and wool, yummmm.... I love your wooly needlework. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteLori! All you touch seems to turn to gold. The embroidery is simply darling.
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Your winery tour looks so nice!! We have found ourselves a few times in wine country but have never gone! One of these days... I am like you and don't know a lot about wine, except that I know what I like :) also, your salads look amazing!!
ReplyDeleteI love your felt needle book and embroidery, both are very cute!
Oh, Lori. That little embroidery project is adorable! If only there were more hours in the day so that I could justify learning a new craft!
ReplyDeleteLori, Your embroidery is darling :-). Glad you had fun in the wine country. I always envy those that can drink wine, I love red, but it gives me migraines, poop. xoxo
ReplyDeletewhat beautiful needle arts!!! not sure I could pair that with a whole afternoon of wine-tasting.....!!!!! it might unleash a little creativity, though?
ReplyDeleteWell, you could do both in one day if you did the embroidery first and then the wine tasting. No matter! Your felt work is lovely. And I would never say no to wine tasting (or beer for that matter :). Sounds like a perfect day to me. Best wishes, Tammy
ReplyDeleteWow! I absolutely love your wool embroidery! Nothing better than wool on wool! If only I had time for every kind of needlework at once! Yours is just beautiful for this time of year!!
ReplyDeleteThe embroidery if gorgeous and adorable at the same time! I love it.
ReplyDeleteI am wine-drinker too, a glass of white wine works really well with some knitting :)
Oh Lori, what beautiful days you're having. I love your neck of the woods and always look at your pictures with nostalgia and a subtle longing to return one day even though I'm enjoying what is and where I am in our lovely home state right now. You've inspired me to embroider. I have wool felt and needles. Must get thread and fabric!
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