Guten Morgen Wie geht es Ihnen?

Happy Easter! and what a beautiful day it is here in southern Indiana. And the new German phrase for the week - "good morning how are you?"

Well, it is day 17 of the Magic Birthday Year challenge, and I don't know how much practicing or exercising I will do today, but that's OK. I have a couple of new birds to add to the list, having seen a goldfinch and the common grackle. These are still neighborhood birds so sooner or later I will have to go out and about and try to see something different. That makes the bird count 11 now (List # 23).

Now to something new - # 14 on the list - wines. Now, and some of you may not believe this, I am not much of a wine drinker or beer drinker or much of a drinker at all, not these days at least. Even playing with the polka band, I rarely drink a beer (I'm driving, so no drinking). But this year is all about expanding horizons, making things a little more interesting, so last night at my late left-over-accidentally-baked-deviled-egg-and-radish supper, eaten in haste and without much concentration since it was the last five minutes of the Butler/Michigan State game, final four (hooray, Butler!), I had a delightful first glass of wine for my list. Here is my commentary:

Wine #1 was a delightful Chardonnay from the California Barefoot Winery. It was clean with 'tempting flavors of green apples and peaches, with hints of honey and vanilla,' culminating in 'a buttery finish' (I read that on the bottle, and I do concur). So Wine #1 has been tasted, and I recommend it highly, giving it my Magic Birthday Balloon rank of Four Balloons (out of five).


Bis spater!