productivity pass - fail

Just so you all know my life isn't just one beautiful dreamy day of riding horses and drinking wine.

This coming week 90% of our fruit is coming in  - so this weekend is my last chance to button some things up here at home... SOOO little miss productive has been finishing up some graphic design work, canning, picking up the house and getting all the laundry done...

or .........  NOT

..... so when I took out my first load... the durm of the washer made this horrible scraping noise... hummm - with a fair amout of certiany that some metal thing I neglected to remove from one of my husbands pockets is lodged in there I head out the the shop to get some tools...  I got this right?? WRONG!!!

fast forward 4 hours later, some busted knuckles and the relization I have taken apart every hose, clamp, cover etc... basically all but the drum unit it's self which I'm kind of tempted to do... and still I can not reach the offending THING (I'm dying to know what it is actually) !!! so I concede and call sears... who can't come till next Saturday!!! damn! : (  a washer is kind of an important tool during harvest so I may actually load the thing up this evenign and drive it into town towmorrow we'll see... more on this saga for sure...

So today off to the laundromat !! it's like college all over...

 

on a good note I did get a good bit of canning done : )  - and the design projects are almost done too!! just in time for the flood of fruit tomorrow....

productivity pass - fail

Just so you all know my life isn't just one beautiful dreamy day of riding horses and drinking wine.

This coming week 90% of our fruit is coming in  - so this weekend is my last chance to button some things up here at home... SOOO little miss productive has been finishing up some graphic design work, canning, picking up the house and getting all the laundry done...

or .........  NOT

..... so when I took out my first load... the durm of the washer made this horrible scraping noise... hummm - with a fair amout of certiany that some metal thing I neglected to remove from one of my husbands pockets is lodged in there I head out the the shop to get some tools...  I got this right?? WRONG!!!

fast forward 4 hours later, some busted knuckles and the relization I have taken apart every hose, clamp, cover etc... basically all but the drum unit it's self which I'm kind of tempted to do... and still I can not reach the offending THING (I'm dying to know what it is actually) !!! so I concede and call sears... who can't come till next Saturday!!! damn! : (  a washer is kind of an important tool during harvest so I may actually load the thing up this evenign and drive it into town towmorrow we'll see... more on this saga for sure...

So today off to the laundromat !! it's like college all over...

 

on a good note I did get a good bit of canning done : )  - and the design projects are almost done too!! just in time for the flood of fruit tomorrow....

It's GO TIME!!!

The first grapes came in this Friday - and let me just say I think this has been the most beautiful fall I have ever seen in Oregon... I'm not going to start laying claims about the vintage .... but  -- I'll just say all the stars are lining up this year - all of them! - the winemakers should be VERY happy!!

 katie - the great! - her awesome spirit is back!! gotta love the 'A' team!!

So the next two weeks are going to be FULL ON!! Most of our grapes will be coming in next week!! So if any of our local friends want to come sort grapes with us we'd love to have your spirit and hands!! just send me an e-mail of call me on my cell - cheers! the winemakers wife 

It's GO TIME!!!

The first grapes came in this Friday - and let me just say I think this has been the most beautiful fall I have ever seen in Oregon... I'm not going to start laying claims about the vintage .... but  -- I'll just say all the stars are lining up this year - all of them! - the winemakers should be VERY happy!!

 katie - the great! - her awesome spirit is back!! gotta love the 'A' team!!

So the next two weeks are going to be FULL ON!! Most of our grapes will be coming in next week!! So if any of our local friends want to come sort grapes with us we'd love to have your spirit and hands!! just send me an e-mail of call me on my cell - cheers! the winemakers wife 

two more paintings

fall light and pears from our trees - such a great time of year!

two more paintings

fall light and pears from our trees - such a great time of year!

some lovley shots

These beautiful photos are thanks to  http://heatherhawksford.com/