I don't know about you, but to me it seems as if summer is flying by. Pretty soon, it will be Fall and then Winter again up here, and I am NOT looking forward to another winter. Sometimes, I wish we could put time on hold in order to savor it for longer.

On the other hand, the time until my first wine tasting seems to be dragging. Thursday night is my Divine Event, as first tastings are called, and I am nervous that I will forget everything I have learned. I've been making the order folders up and getting my accessories ready. I bought raffle gifts and display items.

Now if I could just remember details about the wine itself. I'm serving five:

2004 Señorio de Garci Grande, Rueda, Spain
2006 Franschhoek Cellar, Paarl Chenin Blanc, South Africa
2005 Henri Eschenbach, Gewurztraminer, Alsace, France
2003 Ignis, Mendoza Malbec, Argentina
2003 Ducato di Nardo, Primitivo del Salento IGT, Italy

Quite a cosmopolitan collection. A step above the white zinfandel I'm used to buying for myself.

In a few weeks, we'll be going on our Smoky Mountains vacation and I can't wait. Mountains, waterfalls, bears, country music....

Ahhhhhhhh!