Trick or Treat! A Wine for Halloween
Tis the season for witches and goblins and ghosts and candy, candy, candy. Yes, it’s Halloween in Northeast Ohio. We can only hope that this year, the weather cooperates and all the costumes can be ... Read more
How Remove and Save Your Wine Labels
What’s the first thing you notice on a wine bottle? The label, right? Because in addition to the name of the wine, there are wine labels with gorgeous artwork on them. Some have funny pictures. Othe... Read more
Ohio’s 2014 Island Wine Festival
There is no better way to spend a crisp sunny Saturday than on one of the Lake Erie islands. And if you happen to spend it with three good friends in Put In Bay (on South Bass Island) at Island Wine F... Read more
Autumn Confession: Me and the Pumpkin
As the days get shorter and the air a bit crisper, I find myself in a woeful minority among my Northeast Ohio friends and family. I will tell you what my problem is, but you have to promise not to jud... Read more
Don't Just Give. Reward!
Last Spring C, our 5 year old, expressed an interest in getting a basketball hoop for him and his younger brother. I was 100% on board with the idea -- anything to get them outside after being cooped ... Read more
Save the date: Island Wine Fest is Coming!
I am a huge fan of Ohio’s Lake Erie Islands. I love everything about them: taking the ferry to get there, the golf cart transportation, the quaint little towns, the food, the whole “island” feel... Read more
Finding Family Time in the Chaos!
Life with children is chaotic. Whether you have one or five children, it is sometimes hard to keep your head above water. That is where our family has been lately. Being a high school teac... Read more
September is North Carolina Wine Month
Why is a Northeast Ohio Winey Mom writing about North Carolina wine? Stay with me here, there is a good reason for my focus on that state. You see, a few weeks ago, my Winey nest emptied out as the... Read more
And a Red Cup Takes the Crown
I stopped watching the Miss America Pageant over 15 years ago. I couldn't stand the skinny girls in their tiny bikinis walking the cat walk while I sat at home, frumpy, pregnant with baby number three... Read more
Back in Business
#154223440 / gettyimages.com Well here we are again, September, old friend. Despite the millions of schoolchildren everywhere lamenting the end of summer and the beginning of another school year... Read more
