So this is Hoot 'n Annie's adventure number 24 of 50 for 2012. For those that have not been following along, we made it a goal to do 50 Adventures in 2012 with the goal being to get outside our normal day to day stuff and do 50 new things or go to 50 new places we have not been … [Read more...]
Chardonnay Symposium: Chardonnay Lovers Unite
You’ll be happy to know that we did; unite in Chardonnay, that is. In our first post on the Chardonnay Symposium we covered the seminar that we went to, which led into the Grand Tasting. The whole experience was pretty awesome. That first post also contained a video of Annie … [Read more...]
Adventure 22: Elephant Seals, Wine, Beer, and Food!
A week or so back we decided to go coastal, which is much better than going postal…just sayin’! We decided to adventure over to Cambria and check out the elephant seals. We hadn’t seen them in a year or two and to be honest, we weren’t necessarily missing them, we just get a … [Read more...]
Small Town 4th of July Celebration, 2012
There’s something very “Americana” and patriotic about 4th of July in a small town. I can’t really pinpoint why that is, maybe you have some thoughts you can share about that, but I think there is this non-commercial innocence or purity about it. I also love our local community … [Read more...]
About.com Videos, Starring Our Annie!
We recently hooked up with About.com to narrate some videos about wine tasting, touring, etc. It was a great experience...all that learning of the lines and trying to sit still! About.com puts together some pretty professional videos, in my opinion, and it was an honor to work … [Read more...]
Adventure #20 – A Breath of Fresh Air For Us
This past weekend we finally had the opportunity to go back to Barney Schwartz Park in Paso Robles to follow through on an adventure we tried to do there a while back. The last time it was slightly cold but the wind was howling which made it too cold and far too blustery for our … [Read more...]
The Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival
It’s been a couple of weeks since the Firestone Walker Invitational Beer Festival took place so I’ve had the chance to hear what others have been saying about the event. Most of what’s being said is positive…some of the complaints were the big herd of people waiting to rush in … [Read more...]
Hunter Ranch; Another Spontaneous Day, Adventure #19
It gets boring going to the same places all the time so this past weekend when we were talking about where we could go to do some work on our laptops Hunter Ranch Golf Course & Restaurant came to mind. We figured we could go enjoy their famous Sunday brunch and then hang out … [Read more...]
California Festival of Beer; San Luis Obispo
This ended up being one of those last minute things but it was definitely worth it; it’s a three day beer event that started in 1984 benefiting Hospice SLO and was held at the Madonna Inn Expo Center in San Luis Obispo. … [Read more...]
BevMo!: Adult Disneyland in Paso Robles
We were invited to the Pre-Grand Opening party at the new BevMo! in Paso Robles recently and I’m not one to turn down invitations to events celebrating alcohol. If you're not familiar with BevMo!, it's a one-stop shop for anything and everything you'd ever dream of drinking! … [Read more...]