As the Central Coast (San Luis Obispo County specifically) has grown into a destination spot for wine and food lovers, the number of events related to these things has exploded. I believe each event has something special to offer…whether it be a niche event strictly about Pinot … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2012
Come Out Come Out Wherever You Are
You may, or may not, have noticed that Hoot n Annie have been absent this week. Well, we were busy bringing a new team member into the world…Little Browne finally arrived on 10-12-12 at 2:25 pm PST. Baby (Samuel Liberty) and Mama Annie are doing really well. We were extremely … [Read more...]
Crush and Roll West 2012: The Out Takes
If you know anything about us you know that we love wine, beer, food, and stogies; and even though Annie was pregnant at the time of Crush and Roll West 2012 she went to support our friends at the event as well as my continued "usage" of all these wonderful items. … [Read more...]
TastingRoom.com; Another Adventure, #32
More specifically, A Taste Adventure Tour of Mendocino. Annie picked this up from TastingRoom.com a while back when we were trying to plan a pre-baby vacation up to Mendocino. But as you can guess, life got busy with trying to buy a house, moving, prepping for the baby (who will … [Read more...]
No Drinking; Can YOU Handle It???
As my pregnancy is nearing its much-anticipated end (we go in for a scheduled C-section next Friday, October 12th), I have to say that one of the most common questions I've gotten during this whole adventure is "How have you done it??? Don't you miss wine/drinking/alcohol???" As … [Read more...]
Newport Beach: Another Adventure, #31
After chillangin’ (which is chillin’ and hangin’) in Venice Beach, we headed down with my sister and niece in tow to Newport Beach to visit with my grandmother (or as we’ve always called her, Nana). You can check out our previous post on Venice Beach to get caught up a bit on why … [Read more...]
Venice Beach, CA – Adventure #30
About a week and a half ago Annie and I (and Little Browne because he had no choice) headed down to Venice Beach to enjoy an overnight stay before we headed on to Newport Beach. The purpose of this trip was family and spending some time with them while Annie was still pregnant as … [Read more...]