Betsy's Blog

  Guess what I learned recently...wine is the purest food. It is 100% grapes with no water allowed. My husband and I recently visited a local winery and learned some fun facts. What do you think is the #1 Wine city in the U.S.?  Washington D.C.! Are you surprised? I am. Did you know that two gallons of wine are made from only one gallon of grapes? I learned this information from a local owner of a winery located in the middle of the desert. The night before his Winery opened, wild mustangs came and totally destroyed his vineyard. It made the news and the owner was interviewed on ‘Good Morning America’ about his unusual opening day. A California winemaker saw the interview and offered him his leftover vat of wine to start up his new winery. Now his desert vineyard is thriving with a cafe and shop too. Bonjour! We also visited a French Bakery in this same little desert town. It was filled with fresh French treats in the middle of nowhere. The croissants tasted like they were fro...

               Breaking News! Local public schools will reopen after Spring Break for all interested students. It looks like virtual learning is coming to an end in my school district. Sports, Music and Theater programs will even resume for teens after school. Teachers and parents have mixed reactions. A Kindergarten teacher expressed concern that her students have never been in a classroom before. They must learn to line up, hang up their backpacks, and follow classroom routines.  One teacher said that her ‘Wine of the Month Club’ is getting her through this virtual school year.  I just got my second vaccine at the Las Vegas Convention Center that holds 7500 people. Currently, it is a center for 2000 daily second doses of COVID vaccines. I arrived early and it still took two hours of waiting in line before I got my shot. I showed my first vaccine card at multiple points in line until I could enter the huge building. Next, I had to ...