Monday, November 19, 2012

How Many Bottle of Wine For Dinner?




TODAY'S SEEDS OF WISDOM


  • JUST BLOOMED TODAY  
  • AWKWARD VISIT WITH SANTA PHOTO OF THE DAY
  • HIDEOUS CHRISTMAS SWEATER PHOTO OF THE DAY
  • HOLIDAY PHOTO OF THE DAY
  • TWEET TREATS
  • DID YOU KNOW...?
  • DOG CONFESSIONS
  • BIZARRE CHRISTMAS CARDS
  • LETTERS TO SANTA
  • GARDEN UPDATE
  • PHOTOBOMBING
  • FAUNA
  • GARDEN GIGGLE
  • GARDEN GOODIES~SHARE OUR GARDEN RECIPE #0115 HOW MANY BOTTLES OF WINE FOR DINNER? 
  • WHAT IN THE WORLD?  
  • FEEDBACK
JUST BLOOMED TODAY 


AWKWARD VISIT WITH SANTA PHOTO OF THE DAY 



HIDEOUS CHRISTMAS SWEATER PHOTO OF THE DAY

HOLIDAY ANIMAL PHOTO OF THE DAY

TWEET TREATS
bringing you the quirky, funniest and most interesting tweets from Twitter that we came across.  
 "I'm donating ALL of my eggs"    @april_mclean


DID YOU KNOW...?
If you are serving wine for your holiday meal, here are some wines that go well:
With poultry:

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Gamay Beaujolais
  • Johannisberg Riesling
  • Gewurztraminer
  • White Zinfadel
With Appetizers:
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Johannisberg Riesling
  • Chenin Blanc
  • White Zinfadel
  • Champagne
Or, if you're like us, the non-alcoholic Sparkling Grape Juice goes with everything (and you can drive home!)
DOG CONFESSIONS

BIZARRE CHRISTMAS CARDS

LETTERS TO SANTA

PHOTOBOMBING

GARDEN UPDATE
Some warm weather creeping in and the plants are loving it. The bulbs seem to know their own time schedule and are sticking their heads out. Gives the mind a hint of what's coming for Spring!
   
GARDEN GIGGLE


FAUNA

GARDEN GOODIES~SHARE OUR GARDEN RECIPE #0115 HOW MANY BOTTLES OF WINE FOR DINNER?

Always hard to figure out, here the math is all done for you!
TABLE WINES, CHAMPAGNES, SPARKLING WINES
5oz Servings
# of People   4     6     8     10     12     20
750ml           2     2+    3+    4     5     8 
1.5 L            1     1+    2     2     2+    4

How many drinks per bottle? (5oz servings)
#of Bottles     1     2     4     6     8     10    12
750 ml            5     10    20    30    40     50     60
1.5L               10    20    40    60    81   101   121
WHAT IN THE WORLD?  
On today in American history, people in gardens everywhere were talking about:
1820 American whaling vessel sunk by sperm whale (right on)
1864 Sherman's March to the Sea continues
1923 Garrett Morgan patents the three-position traffic signal
1945 Nuremburg trials begin
1947 Princess Elizabeth marries Prince Phillip Mountbatten
1948 American consul held 'hostage' by communists in China
1955 Bo Diddly makes his national TV debut on the Ed Sullivan show
1956 A stunning artist is born in Southern California
1962 Kennedy announces Fair Housing legislation
1968 Explosions rock West Virginia coal mine
2003 Music Producer Phil Specter indicted for murder of actress
2012 Hostess may not close based on negotiations with the Union



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