There we go again, out being active in this insanely awesome county we live in! This time we landed in downtown San Luis Obispo (otherwise known as SLO), which we have obviously hung out in before but we often neglect because Annie drives 35 minutes from Paso Robles to SLO … [Read more...]
The Romance of Wine
I think that living in wine country and always being around it makes one lose some of the romantic feelings about wine. When you’re constantly around it and most of the people you know are directly involved in the industry you start hearing a lot of what goes on behind the … [Read more...]
Sea Venture; Our Anniversary in Pismo Beach
On August 1, 2008 Annie and I got married at the Sea Venture Resort and Restaurant in Pismo Beach. But there’s much more to this story that many of you may not know. Annie and I met on Match.com about 5 1/2 years ago and our very first face-to-face meeting was at Sea Venture Bar … [Read more...]
Adventure #21 – Something Funny Happened on the Way Home From The Chardonnay Symposium
I dislike long titles but this is an adventure, and against my better judgment I left it…so there. There was actually nothing funny that happened at all on the way home from the Chardonnay Symposium we went to recently. Regardless of this we needed an adventure and … [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...]
Porter's Food Truck: Paso Robles Wine Fest 2012 Video Edition
A few weeks back we went to the Paso Robles Wine Festival in the lovely downtown park and actually did some videos, which we have been neglecting a little bit recently. So in this video edition we have an interview we did with Duncan of Porter’s Gourmet On The Go food truck. … [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...]
Avila Beach to San Luis Obispo – Adventure #12
We took off relatively early a Saturday or two ago and headed down to Avila Beach to see what it was like in the morning versus in the afternoon, which is when we normally go. It was pretty cool actually…super mellow with people out walking or jogging, walking their dogs, and … [Read more...]
Hoot n’ Annie Visit the Desert: Adventure #11
A few weeks back my (Hoot) sister and niece were coming to California from Texas to visit our Grandmother (we call her Nana, so from here forth let it be) that lives in Palm Springs…so, we left our little paradise (Paso Robles) and drove down to the desert for a mini family … [Read more...]
Sea Glass Festival in Cayucos – Who Knew???
Friends of ours recently invited us to go along with them to Cayucos where a Sea Glass Festival was going on…Sea Glass Festival? We had no idea one existed but maybe everything should have a festival; just another reason to celebrate right? … [Read more...]