Sonya Schryer Norris

My Reading List for the Wine and Cheese Party

Allen, Ted. Uncorked!: Wine Made Simple: Vol. 1 (Napa Valley, California). DVD, 2007. ———. Uncorked!: Wine Made Simple: Vol. 3 (France). DVD, 2007. Begg, Desmond. Travelers Wine Guide: Spain. New York: Sterling Publishing Co. Inc., 1990. Clarke, Oz. Oz Clarke’s Pocket Wine Guide 2005. Orlando: Harcourt, Inc., 2005. Fletcher, Janet. Cheese and Wine: A GuideContinueContinue reading “My Reading List for the Wine and Cheese Party”

Checking in at 39

This past week I turned 39. This year will mark 9 years of marriage for me, 5 years of home ownership, 12 years with my current employer and 11 years with my cat Bethesda. She is my first cat that chose me – and that I adopted on my own. I walked into the animalContinueContinue reading “Checking in at 39”

Star Trek Bubbles Calendar

This year I got an electronic Star Trek calendar from one of my readers. Each day it shows me something new about a Star Trek episode or a crew member’s birthday. I’ve really been enjoying it. Thanks, Sarah!

Car Quandry

Hubby and I have a 2002 Chevy Cavalier with a missing hubcap, a dent in the door and 146,000 miles on it. It could use 4 new tires. I have no car ego so all of this is fine and dandy by me. It’s PAID FOR and that’s the only thing that matters. I alsoContinueContinue reading “Car Quandry”

Blew the Intro

Hubby and I actually took two Evening College courses this semester. Besides wine class we had “Personal Power Tools: How to Work a Room.” It was three hours on a wintry Saturday and covered basic manners and do’s and don’ts for working a room. We had our first chance to put it into action atContinueContinue reading “Blew the Intro”

Rube

Last weekend Hubby and I went and applied for passports. Mine was so outdated I had to start from scratch, his we could simply renew. This summer we’ll be traveling to Canada during our Upper Peninsula vacation with my mom and in a few years we plan to visit some friends who are buying aContinueContinue reading “Rube”

Rioja!

Wine class continues and I have found my favorite country/region so far. I thought the light, delicate crisp wines of Germany made out of the white grapes that grow well in northern climates were going to be my favorite but lo and behold – Portugal, Catalunya and Spain!! Rich red wines high in alcohol contentContinueContinue reading “Rioja!”