Shearing day at Wisteria Farm and Vineyard

Because wine and wool always go together.

A Work-In-Progress Retreat

Wine tasting and Wool.

My kind of retreat.
 

 

The afternoon event was sponsored by Fibre Space one of my local city side go-to yarn shops, and held at the lovely Zephaniah winery in Lounoun Co, Virginia.

Bill and Bonnie welcomed us to their historic home and into their parlor tuned tasting room.
We enjoyed tasty treats and cheeses, a sampling of seven wines, some of the best sangria these lips have ever met and a chance to get out the WIPs and work a few rows.

Chatting, wine and knitting...how many mistakes do you were discovered the next day?

I am still oogling over that mantle.

 

I must admit that I did not accomplish much on my current WIPs.

Vests for the little boys. There is one in red and one in blue coming up next.

 

Mystery yarn. Label lost long ago. I love the copper and nickel colorway.

 

There was just too much exploring to do outside.

And purchases to be made back inside.
 

 

 

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Sharing with WIP Wednesday

What do you See?

Firewood?

 

Or a really challenging restoration project?

 

 

 

Would it's setting change your outlook?

 

 

 

 

Hope your day is full of looking at life from the bright side.

And always seeing the big picture.

~Joan

 

 

 

 



Barnery Turned Winery

Our way of preparing for a monster storm?

Going motorcycle riding with our oldest and his friends while stopping in at a couple of those awesome Virginia Wineries.

Although I have been to the small and quaint Sharp Rock Winery a few times, looking at it from the vantage point of posting Barn Charm photos was a new opportunity.

We also had stopped at

 Early Mountain Vineyards (formerly Sweely Estate Winery)

I am quite happy the old barn was spared demolition when the large stately

hospitality areas were built.

The new owners have made vast improvements since we last visited.

Inside was a fabulous tasting room

and outside plenty of space for relaxing

or if the spirit moves you...and you are as competitive as my Joey

a little game involving trying to catch a ring on the hook on the pole.

 Joey won.

 I lost count on how many tries it took.

(Or how many glasses of wine were consumed waiting for someone to score)

 I do believe a good time was had by all. 

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Hope all my fellow Mid-Atlantic blogger friends stay safe.

I will be knitting and baking my way through the wind and rain. 

And maybe enjoying a glass of wine or two..

~ Joan