Posts Tagged "September"

Setiembre on the Farm

Posted by on Sep 17, 2009

Ten days ago, I arrived back to the farm, jolly, clean and eager to do some damage to some apple suckers. Oo, oo, it was a quick start to the dirt as a visit to the rental shop brought us this little beauty. Our new toy came equipped with an earth moving bucket in the front and 2, 2 foot shanks in the back. Oh my, what a marvel! So, it was done, and the John Deere 450 was to be delivered that afternoon. We departed the rental shop to the words “Good luck. You’ll find things you never knew you had.” Hmm. I thought I heard that one somewhere before. No matter. Off, to the...

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Label of the Month: LotM for September

Posted by on Aug 26, 2009

I’m ahead of myself for this month! Woo! This month’s label was inspired by my most recent trip to the Willamette Valley, where I sipped stupendous Pinot Noir and reminisced about my time working at Archery Summit as an intern. I first came across this label in a grocery store. It was last year during a time when I had yet to submit any of my own labels for approval by the feds. Yes, ALL alcoholic labels must be approved by the federal and state governments, which have pretty strict regulations about size and type of the label content such as the government warning. I came across...

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