Tag Archives: California

Pebble Beach

If you say Pebble Beach to most people, they automatically think of golf, and rightfully so.  In the Detroit area besides thinking of golf there is also the legendary car show Concours d’Elegance.  This legendary area in the Monterey peninsula, … Continue reading

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Monterey Wine Country

I have seen a couple of postings recently that the Monterey County is one of the best areas to visit for wine lovers, and I cannot deny that fact.  We have been there a couple of times and we talk … Continue reading

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Another Christmas Season is Over

If you follow this blog with any regularity, you know that my Bride has her annual Ladies Party right after the Thanksgiving weekend and that it kicks off our Christmas Season at the house.  That entails about forty cartons up … Continue reading

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The Town Tavern in Royal Oak, Michigan

This past Sunday was a rather unusual day for me.  My Bride was attending a memorial mass, and I was traveling to the far side of suburbs to a funeral home to pay my respects for a member of my … Continue reading

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Copper Creek and a Cab

My Bride and I are always looking for a new restaurant and we tried The Inn at Copper Creek once.  It was a very nice restaurant just off a municipal golf course I believe, though since I don’t golf any … Continue reading

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A Couple of Other Wines

When we have dinner parties I always like to put out some wines to start the evening off with, to lead into the main wine or wines later on with our meal.  I believe the wines with the meal are … Continue reading

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Happy New Year

We have survived the Y2K Scare and the end of the Mayan calendar.   Hoping the future holds the best of love, luck, health and happiness to you all.     “I don’t drink any more…. I don’t drink any less” … Continue reading

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Painting with a Twist

My Bride and her girlfriend after we left Fleming’s went to a trendy new concept that they had booked about a month earlier for.  It is called “Painting with a Twist.”  And I am not sure what the twist is; … Continue reading

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Fleming’s for a Quick Dinner

One of my Bride’s dear friends just arrived from the Carolinas to visit her family and old friends.  We have been to assorted restaurants and wineries in Detroit, Traverse City, Napa Valley, Venice and Charlotte with her, and wine has … Continue reading

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Sweet Lorraine’s

Here is a restaurant that has become a fixture in the Detroit area, I remember going to the original one when I was in college, and that was a few years ago.   The restaurant is known for serving fresh quality … Continue reading

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