It has been a fabulous two weeks “off”.  Frankly, I had no idea of how this blog was going to (or not going to) go forward.  But I have been rewarded by the number of people who have been reading along and have encouraged me to find a way back to it.  Add to that the fact that I really enjoyed every part of the assignment, not just the discipline but keeping some kind of chronicle of life.  Certainly nothing can be as much fodder for phonetic phun than being in a venerable cultural capital like France with grapes and wine as the focal point of the investigation.  Although the home turf may not be as novel,  life continues to include social and professional intercourse that is interesting and fun.

So, before I jump back into the blog itself, one piece of housekeeping:  The missing photos from the post L’Oustal Blanc were retrieved and posted.  It took David all of five minutes to rifle through the rubbish bin to round up my folly.  REALLY, I can’t believe how easy that turned out to be and how I agonized over the event.  Arrggggh!

My arrival home was quiet as David was still on the east coast (he returned on Saturday to a long overdue dinner together), and Lizzie, David’s daughter, is working crush and arrives home around 11:00 PM, showers, and heads to bed for a 7:00 start time the next day.  This afforded me a leisurely return home and back to some sort of routine.  Oregon on the other hand was aggressive in showing off all that I had been missing with autumn on full display.  The first weekend in November warmed to the mid 60’s; a time to return to the garden before winter sets in.

The 4th of November included the last day of harvesting at Adelsheim Vineyard as the final pick of Syrah arrived at the winery.  And, a “red letter” date in the life and career of David Adelsheim as the Oregon Historical Society honored him with their “Oregon History Makers” award.  This year they chose David for his pioneering spirit and leadership in the Oregon wine industry.  He is the first in his field to receive this honor with other inductees including Michael Powell (Powell’s Books), Gert Boyle (Columbia Sportswear), Dr. Brian Druker (oncologist, OHSU Knight Cancer Institute),   and a handful of others.

It was a truly lovely evening and an honor to be there.

Fall in Mid-Stream

Flaming Fall

Joseph of Many Colors

Comes in Red

Comes in Gold

Back Road to Portland

Prep for First Dinner

Pearl Onions Braising

'Shrooms

David Fixing the Lights in Front of the House

David Totally Cracking Up with that Last Caption

I better interject and explain this.  The two lights in the front of the house on the garage were out.  During the summer when the sun goes down at 9:30 or so this was not much of a deal.  But now with the change in season and return to “regular time” those lights are very necessary.  So, what started out as a simple change in light bulb became a full dismantle of the lamps, cleaning, etc.  During the cleaning one of the small brass nuts was dropped inside the dishwasher.  Hence, the dishwasher had to come out from the wall.  A simple project turned into an afternoon.

David Adelsheim, Oregon History Maker 2010