Masks are coming off, summer is on, and for the first time in 27 years, we are not kid-centric. Our youngest kit having left the den for the summer season to be a camp counselor on the Chesapeake Bay.
I declared "We need to start exploring our new home area more. We need to have down time that isn't all mowing and weed whacking, poop shuffling and constant cleaning. We need 'Winery Wednesdays'."
Huz pulled off his ear protectors, "What?"
"Winery Wednesday. On your day off. We should pick a different winery each week and make it an adventure."
He shrugged. "Sounds good to me."
He's pretty agreeable.
So, we proceeded to spend the next 4 Wednesdays engaged in; colonoscopy, travel, more travel, moving gravel. No winery, cidery, distillery or brewery.
UGH. Good intentions, and all that.
Then, yesterday, a Thursday, we finished up morning barn chores and made our way north to the Department of Motor Vehicles. Our intention; to acquire Virginia state license plates. Folly.
They do not want you to have them. We waited in the sun for an hour to get denied the privilege to wait in the sun for many more hours due to our lack of recorded GVWRs and not having paper titles to hand- for the vehicles that only have electronic titles, or something irritating. In any case, we got bounced earlier than expected and so I suggested on our way home we could attempt our first Winery Wednesday. On a Thursday. But, well.
I also had some letters to mail. Which, as we seem to have lost a mail carrier for our area, USPS might collect and deliver once a week? meant stopping at an actual Post Office. Lucky for us, across from the Gordonsville, Virginia Post Office is a winery tasting room and restaurant. Not new to us, but we have to start somewhere!
So, to Well Hung Vineyard for a sandwich to go for Huz, and a glass of chilled Just Peachy Wine for me. The food here is terrific- my family tells me. I can eat naught but the mustard. Which is excellent-so excellent they ordered me a huge tub of it this spring, and I'm making my way through. The wine is not our favorite. But, my Just Peachy is light, sweet and refreshing. A nice afternoon treat.
On the way home, and take away sandwich is not a terribly auspicious start, but Welcome to Winery Wednesdays! Or Thursdays....
And, a word to anyone planning a trip to the Virginia DMV; we went back today; spent 5 hours; managed to get three license plates; 3of 5 needed. If you go, bring sunscreen, a lunch, plenty of water, some good books, a full tank of gas (you have to wait in your car), more snacks for later, cards, and lots of patience. Also, every possible piece of paperwork associated with your vehicle, as well as some pieces that don't exist, and BAGS of money. 3 plates put us over $1500... After that you'll want enough left over to stop off at a winery on the way home.
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