Tag Archives: Sauvignon Blanc

Dinner Overlooking the Straits

While we were at a conference at Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island there was a dinner for all of the attendees and it was in a private dining room located between two of the restaurants in the main lodge. … Continue reading

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Another Graduation Party

The time of the year is upon us, where we get to celebrate our graduates. One of my cousin’s daughters was an honoree this year and they had a party at their house. There was a huge pavilion erected in … Continue reading

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Back in Plymouth, Michigan

Plymouth, Michigan is really a quaint city that was first settled in 1825, later became a village and finally incorporated into a city. It is almost exactly the halfway point between Detroit and Ann Arbor and looks like how one … Continue reading

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Exceptional Chefs Celebrating Exceptional Education

The Carriage House Educational Services began as the Louisville School for Autistic Children in 1969.  It was one of the first schools in the United States providing services to individuals with autism.  In 2003, Carriage House collaborated with Families for … Continue reading

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Celebrating the September Birthdays

As I have written before, we get together once a month to celebrate all of the birthdays for all of the members of the extended family.  It makes it easier then trying to get multiple dates that are good for … Continue reading

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A Party for a Newborn Infant

Recently some good friends of our, decided to forgo a traditional Baby Shower and waited for the infant to be born, so that they could invite all of their friends to see their new grandchild.  I thought this was an … Continue reading

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A Hot Day and a Cool Wine

We were down in Charlotte, North Carolina visiting a friend.  I was tagging along, because when ladies get together they tend to shop, and shop some more.  I am more into wine shops when I can find them.  Well the … Continue reading

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The Rugby Grille in Birmingham, Michigan

Sometimes in the parlance of my old neighborhood, I am a mooch.  Well who wouldn’t if they had a chance to have dinner at the Rugby Grille at the Townsend Hotel and then spend the evening there.  There have been … Continue reading

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Dinner, Rock & Roll and the Flats

In one night we went to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, dinner and drinks, while we were attending a convention in downtown Cleveland.  That is what comes from preplanning a trip, no matter the destination.        … Continue reading

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Boone Hall Plantation, Magnolias in Charleston, South Carolina

One day while we were enjoying the charms of Charleston, we became real tourists and took a trip to Boone Hall Plantation, which is one of the few working plantations in the South.  While it is not Tara or Twelve … Continue reading

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