Thursday, March 31, 2011

BIG DAY AT RUBY BLUES


It's bottling time at Ruby Blues Vineyard

Guess who's there to help
on day two?
You got it
My Man!!!!!!!!


There he is
During the day they bottled
1600 cases of wine
Joe lifted close to 10,000 bottles
into cases



Here is the back of the truck trailer
(the bottling truck)



Before they started bottling
they had a little sip



I slipped inside for a few minutes
This is Lyndsay's office
She's the vitner
The 'maker' of the wine



You can see skids
and



 Vats



The winery was called
RUBY TUESDAY
However
the name had to be changed as it was
already being used by
RUBY TUESDAY
the restaurant



New Ruby Blues labels


BACK OUTSIDE I WENT

I'm about to have a tour



Nitrogen is sprayed into  the bottles
to clean them



The bottles are being filled


Corked


Labels are on


Away they go to be put in the cases



The bottling truck was at the winery for three days
The truck travels
from winery to winery



Peeking out from his work spot
Joe 'bottled' cases for eight hours
Was he tired???
He was tired!!!
He said to me
'It was like doing
upper body exercise
for eight hours'



Here's the girl!!




Wines bottled on
Tuesday March 29th 2011

White Stiletto

Cabernet Sauvignon

Merlot/Cabernet Sauvignon





Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Hockey in Kamloops


Sunday morning we were up
and about early
getting ready for our
day trip
to Kamloops
Not too sure about the weather
so
the driver has decided to take the low road
which is also the long road


The young boy is playing spring hockey
He is on a Double A team called
The Okanagan All Stars
The team is made up of
boys from
Kelowna
Penticton
and
Vernon


I'm going to take a step
backward
and
go back four days
for one photo

The young boy was in Kelowna on Thursday for a practice

Wanted you to see the bridge

Here is the 'new' bridge going from
 West Bank to Kelowna
It doesn't look like it but it is a
floating bridge

Recently Joe and I watched
a documentary
on how the bridge was built



Coming into Vernon we are greeted
by this ol' boat



Many of the towns have interesting paintings
on the sides of buildings



I took this photo for my friend
Coleen
who grew up in
Java South Dakota



This is for my friend
Casey
who was born in Holland



A church tucked into the hill side



The Thompson river was just about dry
people were walking on the river bottom



The Canadian Pacific is still
going strong



The Powder Keg
I did not see what it was
all about



We've arrived at the arena



The team is doing the stretching thing



What's this!!!!!!!!!!!
A lady driving the zamboni



Here come the boys







Normally the young boy plays centre
however
on the All Star team
he is playing defense
He did a good job!



Another game
Another arena
Another lady zamboni driver
Wow
I am impressed

The boys lost both games
BUT
They played hard
and
never gave up
against the AAA team





This is what greeted us when we came out of the arena







We took the Connector home
It was the fastest way home
Anyone driving this highway
has to go over the mountain
Can be a 'nail biting' drive
Even though the sky looks un-inviting
we sailed through
arriving home around 8:30 p.m.

A good trip









Saturday, March 26, 2011

FROM LAST SATURDAY TO THIS SATURDAY


We have been in Penticton
for a week now
Have been around and about


Joe has a new pressure washer
He was cleaning out the bird 'poop'
Did a good job



We had dinner at Lyndsay's
Mom's home
This is her dog
Nanuq

He comes from the
North West Territories


Look at those eyes!!!!



A new pair of 'frog' boots



Early one morning I was going to get
my hair cut and came across this
fellow pulling a canoe which sat  upon a wagon
Wonder what the story
is here?




Spring is coming to Penticton





Jen and I went for breakfast
at the Canary
Interesting unique art work
 on the wall
You could take a favourtie tie and frame it
I think we would choose Joe's wedding tie
He always wore the same
sunflower tie
to every wedding!!!!!!



We came across a saddle shop
Interesting
I peeked in the windows and saw
a wall full of 'cut out' forms
You could order your very own saddle



One afternoon Granny Aunt Jen
and the young boy along with four of the dogs
went for a walk around the vineyard



We were discussing erosion





Kisses on the nose and a drink of water!!!!!



After our walk we sat outside
Had lemonade and took in the view
It was beautiful
great company and the warm sun
was inviting
Then
in an instant the weather changed
It was good while it lasted



Up next
The birthday boy's dinner
His sister asked what he would like
He chose deer steaks
Must say
this girl did not eat the steak
I opted for fish



The little boy is into the icing
He knows what's good!!



One morning Joe, Jen and I went for breakfast
Joe says this is the
BEST
breakfast he has ever had


We went to the Bench
a wonderful place for breakfast or lunch
and
they serve great coffee
You can tell we are in
wine country
with all the barrels



It wouldn't be complete without
going to Art Knapp Nursery


I came into our bedroom and there were
five dogs and two cats
What the heck
Ask me if I was in my glory
ha-ha
Ask Joe if he was in his glory
even a bigger
HA-HA



Check out this hockey bag
It looks high tech to me
What ever happened to the duffle bag
a hockey player would sling over his shoulder????
I wonder is this one will be smelly some day
like his cousin the boy's bag??????
I have been told by the boy
THAT'S A GREAT SMELL



We have been to Kelowna twice for hockey
One practice and one game
Sunday we are off to Kamloops
for two games



Jen came down from Whistler to celebrate
her brother's birthday
Heading home in Red Ruby



Work is never done on the vineyard
Joe is working out in the field
and
the rest of us are going
for a walk down to the lake



It looks like snow but is actually salt
coming up from the soil



You can really see the erosion here



We're on our way down to the beach
This is the
'Nude Beach"
Yup it is!!!!!!!!!!!



It looks like
ZOBO
(my car)



It looks like the dogs are making
a whirl pool



There goes a rock
Good throw little boy



The young boy is jumping
from rock to rock



The boys were having
a grand time!



On our way home



Found Sweet Pea in her chair
soaking up the afternoon sun



When leaving the beach
Gwendolyn did a 'roll'
on something horrible
She joined Joe in the shower



Evening is coming

Another good day