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Back from Sales Trip #2

Rick and I rolled over the Marin hillsides on Hwy. 101 and glimpsed the green slopes of Sonoma County and I had to sigh ... home at last! We have now completed two of our yearly wine sales trips - ten days on the East Coast and a week in Colorado. We've attended five winemaker dinners and four winemaker pouring events and met with countless wine buyers for retail and restaurants.
Today was a fantastic day to be outside - 70 degrees and fragrant - I could detect the "change" in the air - winter is over!

Back from sales excursion number one ... happy to be home!

I came back to a foggy and damp Sonoma county to find these lovely flowers greeting us up the driveway. Such a welcome after our chilly little adventure on the east coast. The redwoods dripped around me and I reveled in just being home, mountains of laundry and all.

We leave in a week for Colorado - it's wintry brown layer a stark contrast to our lush green grass and bright mustard and daffodils that will be glowing as we drive toward the airport.

This last trip was successful, and so the next one will be as well. But I will still sigh a sigh of contentment when I shift down into the covers of my own bed and hear the rumble of our tortie cat at my feet - and I know that the newspaper, my hubby and a nice breakfast in the country will be awaiting me in the morning.

So, like, ... what happened with the Art show?

It was like a mini-wedding day ... a coming out of sorts. Over 70 people came out in support of my first showing of my photographs. Most of them were close friends and family, but the best thing was seeing each and every one of these precious souls come thru the door just to see what I had created. Truly gratifying and delicious! It was one of the highlights of my life. My husband was such a monument of encouragement and help. (he built the frames and kept me on my toes as the big night approached.) I sold some pieces, a few prints and lots of cards. Since the show, I've been visited by Sonoma County photographer icon, Robert Janover and I've found a home for the art in three more venues. What more could I have wished for?