Roadtrip: Wine festival

Yesterday was the J.E Vineyard's summer wine festival. Mrs 40, her mom, Mrs CTLP, her friend and I headed up there to check it out.

It was a good time. Mrs 40 packed a cooler full of crackers, cheese(two kinds), fruit, procuitto, pretzels.. you name it. By coincidence we met Mrs CTLP and her friend there right when they got a table... in the shade. Sweeeet.

Pretty much the day was about tasting fancy wine, listening to music, eating, and wandering around the vineyard. Here are some pix of the day in no particular order:

Tasting table:

The Big Tent:Vineyard:
Winery (It used to be a dairy farm)
The deck... this is usually jam packed with people on a normal day.

The 2007 Chardonay(spelling?) in progress:
On the way home Mrs 40's car hit 200k miles. I took a picture of it.
We'll probably start looking for a replacement for her car. We got it when we lived in PA and her 80s Thunderbird was dead, and my 87 Reliant died after I dropped her off at work, in a snowstorm. I got to walk back to our apartment down the highway and be late for work. Yay. Well, the following weekend we headed out to *gasp* dealerships and learned about payment plans (ugg.) We bought the car used with 50k miles on it, and spent 3 years paying for it. I hate payment plans. But, the car has been extremely reliable(never let us down, knock on wood). But, now its starting to burn oil, not leak it, and while it'll probably be fine for another 50-100k miles, its getting time to find another one. Owell.

Time to head out... Snoopy and I are going kayaking this morning. Cya. -40