Blue View - Est! Est! Est!

Blue View - Est! Est! Est!

We are definitely in wine country now. Each day as we trek the countryside, we pass through dozens of vineyards, the vines all trimmed back and just starting to send out new shoots. Best of all, every little town and village has a great selection of local and regional wines. As I write this, we are in the city of Montefiascone, which has an interesting, 700 year old story about its fine wines…

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Lordy, Lordy... I’ve Been Shingled!

Lordy, Lordy... I’ve Been Shingled!

For the past few days, I’d been complaining of a very sore shoulder and arm… muscle strain? One night about a week ago, I noticed a rash on my neck and left shoulder with tiny little blisters, the kind you get from poison ivy or a bad sunburn. When I fell in the woods the other day, maybe I fell into something poisonous? The next morning, I noticed the rash had spread down my left arm. The pain in my arm had increased as well. Time for a doctor visit.

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