Tag Archives: Marilyn Merlot

Marilyn and Shamrocks

Posted on January 24, 2017 by thewineraconteur

Everyone tries to keep in touch with former schoolmates. There is something comforting about the old days, call it nostalgia or just a longing for what seemed a simpler time. I think that is why school reunions in any form … Continue reading →

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A Sunday Dinner

Posted on March 14, 2015 by thewineraconteur

Some friends stay friends forever. This is a dinner party of such friends. My Bride has stayed in touch with some of her friends from elementary school right through high school. A couple of them have moved over a couple … Continue reading →

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Visitors on New Years Day

Posted on January 19, 2015 by thewineraconteur

I have a quirk or an idiosyncrasy that what ever you do on New Years Day, will be repeated through out the year, hence I try not to do anything that is not fun. I will not do projects or … Continue reading →

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I Love Marilyn

Posted on May 30, 2014 by thewineraconteur

Everyone knows “I Love Lucy” and if you are from that era, there was a blonde that created even more love, it was Marilyn Monroe. She had an earthy yet vulnerable appeal to men, and she probably still does, at … Continue reading →

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Mystery: The Monthly Wine Writing Challenge

Posted on January 8, 2014 by thewineraconteur

“Oh, sweet mystery of life at last I’ve found you! At last, I know the secret of it all!” is the lines of the song that Madeline Kahn sings when she is with The Monster in “Young Frankenstein.”   Mystery … Continue reading →

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A Handy Gift for Me

Posted on September 8, 2013 by thewineraconteur

I sometimes torment my poor readers, if there are any left, with some of the most hideous examples of wine labels available.  When I first discovered wine, the labels would soak off a bottle with no effort and they were … Continue reading →

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Hooray for Hollywood

Posted on September 6, 2013 by thewineraconteur

I was out in the garage getting some empty wine bottles to soak off the labels for my scrap book of references.  Of course the men that handle the recycling tubs must think we throw some great parties or we … Continue reading →

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Painting with a Twist

Posted on December 27, 2012 by thewineraconteur

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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