wine nite

ALMA MATER?

2012-02-08T13:27:00.000-08:00

Campus life?

ACCENTUATE

2012-02-02T12:37:00.000-08:00

Click here to find ACCENTUATE in the Wine Cellar..

Eliminate the POSITIVE....

A Slow Hand

2012-01-27T11:12:00.000-08:00

Click here for A Slow Hand in the Wine Cellar.

Just add Margaritas!

WHO'S CRYIN' NOW?

2012-01-19T13:02:00.000-08:00

Click here to find Who's Cryin' Now? in the Wine Cellar.

Friend Request-CONFIRM? or DENY?

Suspicious Minds

2012-01-10T12:25:00.000-08:00

click here for the flash format of Suspicious Minds

You can't tie a scarf properly
when you have lost it!

DO THIS, DO THAT

2012-01-06T11:49:00.000-08:00

Click here to see Do This, Do That in original format.

'Drop-kick me, Crawfish,

through the goalposts of life.'

A NEW ATTITUDE

2011-12-29T11:14:00.000-08:00

click here for A New Attitude in the Wine Cellar

'Know where I'm goin' and I know what to do...'

POLAR EXPRESS

2011-12-23T11:06:00.000-08:00

Click to find Polar Express in the Wine Cellar.

Merry Christmas to all!

However you make it happen...

Tidbits and Tinsel

2011-12-07T14:28:00.001-08:00

Click here for Tinsel and Tidbits in the Wine Cellar

A moment on the lips....

Forever on the hips...

STING LIKE A BEE

2011-11-30T10:40:00.001-08:00

click here to find Sting Like A Bee in the Wine Cellar

Smokin'....

FRICASSEE

2011-11-23T11:40:00.000-08:00

click here to find "Fricassee" in the Wine Cellar.

ANGRY BIRD!

ALL FLOCKED UP

2011-11-16T10:52:00.000-08:00

Click here to find All Flocked Up in the original format.

Featherlocks...
Are feathers a hit or a miss for you?

LUCK OF THE DRAW

2011-11-11T10:58:00.000-08:00

Click here to find Luck of the Draw in the Wine Cellar.

11-11-11
Still time to get LUCKY!

WINE, WOMEN, SONG

2011-11-02T09:52:00.000-07:00

Click here to find Wine, Women, Song in the Wine Cellar..

This is your brain on...

BUH-BYE, BUH-BYE

2011-10-19T14:28:00.000-07:00

Click here for the Buh-Bye, Buh-bye in the Wine Cellar.

We love to fly

and it shows!

SIGN ME UP

2011-10-12T12:26:00.000-07:00

Click here to find SIGN ME UP in the Wine Cellar.

This is where I'd like to be....Fogarty

IN THESE SHOES?

2011-10-05T15:03:00.000-07:00

Click here to find In These Shoes? in the Wine Cellar

Mad Max or just mad?

ALL WHO WANDER

2011-09-28T12:44:00.000-07:00

Click here to find All Who Wander in the Wine Cellar.

Zombie Pub Crawl!

Looking for Mr. Right...

YOU CAN CHECK IN...

2011-09-23T10:21:00.000-07:00

Click here to find You Can Check In... in the Wine Cellar..

Photo courtesy of hotel guest, N. H. Bell.

Rock-A-Bye Baby!

IN THE NIGHT

2011-09-14T14:30:00.000-07:00

Click here to find IN THE NIGHT in the Wine Cellar.

"It's coming from inside the house."

Aaaaahhh!

ALLERGENS

2011-09-08T11:01:00.000-07:00

Click here to see Allergens in the original format.

So, somehow this whole thing reminds me of the black widow spider, who lures her victims into her deadly web.... Sometimes we can get caught in the net before we realize what's happening. Don't forget how to use your shoe!

I would use my shoes to run away from a spider!
I usually just hide away from the pollen.
With relatives, it's not so easy...

MAD MEN

2011-09-02T08:38:00.000-07:00

Click here to find Mad Men in the Wine Cellar.

The absolute worst marketing job has to be the poor people who are hired to dress up like a corn cob or a chicken, to dance on the side of a congested highway, while holding a sign. The time must go so slowly! And it must be so frickin' hot!

Personally, my worst marketing job was being a "British Sterling" girl, spraying cologne on customers at Field's, during Christmas break. None of the real employees hung out with me, and the time dragged on and on. A half hour seemed like a week!

I LOVE seeing a dancing Taco as I drive along! And kudos to those who energetically and enthusiastically perform!

As for the heat, I did once offer cold water. Well actually, I threw a bottle of cold water out the window to a beat box hot dog. While it was meant as a thoughtful gesture, it COULD be taken as an assault. Just so you know....

ROUND AND ROUND

2011-08-24T19:16:00.000-07:00

click here to find Round and Round in the Wine Cellar

THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO ROUND AND ROUND...

But, doesn't it feel a little early for all of this? No falling leaves,

no beautiful tree colors, no fall jackets... I guess it's been a while since kids actually returned to school at the beginning of Autumn.

June is the new May, and August is the new September. Before you know it, the summer will be just a long weekend!

In any case, I still hear the ticking

of my internal clock that says it's time to start something new- a class, a venture,

a project of some kind with new markers and notebooks. I'm certain I'm not the

only one who feels this new school year urge. There are probably hundreds of

ideas floating around in our heads- let's get them on paper!

Let's not get crazy here. Some of the ideas rolling around in our heads are better left there...

Do-I.T.-Yourself

2011-08-18T12:49:00.000-07:00

Click here to find Do I. T. Yourself in the Wine Cellar.

SHE'S GOT A TICKET TO RIDE, AND SHE DON'T CARE!

So this whole technology train chugs on and on. I just get on board and realize that I've already passed my station, and I really don't know where I'm headed. Sometimes I feel like just walking and enjoying the scenery or biking, even it it's a little uphill.

The tech train is going faster and faster, and making fewer stops!

Some days I want to ride like the wind.

Some days I don't even want my ticket punched.

California, Here I Come

2011-08-10T15:06:00.000-07:00

Wacky?

Click here to see California, Here I Come in its original format.

Easy Rider

2011-08-03T10:58:00.000-07:00

A true nature's child!

Click here to find Easy Rider in the Wine Cellar.

PLAY BALL!

2011-07-28T10:10:00.000-07:00

Batter up!

Click here to find Play Ball! in the Wine Cellar

In The Swim

2011-07-21T13:48:00.000-07:00

Extreme Sport!

Click here to find In the Swim in the Wine Cellar.

ENDORPHINS

2011-07-13T14:34:00.000-07:00

Do I look flushed to you?

click here to find Endorphins in the Wine Cellar

The Dark Side

2011-07-06T14:47:00.000-07:00

Strings attached?

Click here to find The Dark Side in the Wine Cellar.

Blowin' in the Wind

2011-06-29T14:33:00.000-07:00

'It keeps going, and going, and going...'

Click here to find Blowin' in the Wind in the Wine Cellar

Palmer Method

2011-06-23T17:57:00.000-07:00

Trivia: Zaner-Bloser pens
Click on box to enlarge this week's cartoon.

Click here to find Palmer Method and other
WINE NITE cartoons in the Wine Cellar.

The Right Stuff

2011-06-16T18:58:00.000-07:00

A place for everything, and everything in its place?

Click on the box to enlarge this week's Cartoon!

click here for original version of toast of the week

Adjustments

2011-06-01T14:48:00.000-07:00

Transitioning....
Click on the box to enlarge this week's toast cartoon

click here to find Adjustments in the Wine Cellar

IRRITATIONS

2011-05-25T14:28:00.000-07:00

Tense? Irritable?

Click on the box for this week's cartoon 'in print'.

click here to find Irritations in the Wine Cellar

YOURS AND MINE

2011-05-20T13:22:00.000-07:00

Going my way?
Here's this week's Toast Cartoon.

Click here to find Yours and Mine in the Wine Cellar

Directions II

2011-05-03T14:29:00.000-07:00

"I'm an excellent driver.."

Click here to find Directions in the Wine Cellar

Bounce Back II

2011-04-18T13:52:00.000-07:00

Tax time is here...

click here to find Bounce Back in the Wine Cellar

Birthday- Revisited

2011-04-13T16:25:00.000-07:00

Gifting the Gifted...

click here to see "Gifting the Gifted" in the Wine Cellar

Purple Haze

2011-04-06T13:47:00.000-07:00

Who knew Grandma was hip?

click here to find purple haze in the wine cellar

I Want It All

2011-03-31T12:38:00.000-07:00

Click here to find I Want It All in the Wine Cellar.

Bella Luna

2011-03-25T11:13:00.000-07:00

click here to find Bella Luna in the Wine Cellar

COFFEE! BLACK!

2011-03-16T14:26:00.000-07:00

Do you want fries with that?

click here to find Coffee!Black! in the Wine Cellar

Miles from Nowhere?

2011-03-13T09:44:00.000-07:00

Click here to find Miles From Nowhere in the Wine Cellar.

Natural High

2011-03-02T15:22:00.000-08:00

Pistachio or Dulce de Leche?

click here to find 'Natural High' in the Wine Cellar

S O S

2011-02-23T14:28:00.000-08:00

Left out in the cold ?

Click here to find S O S in the Wine Cellar.

She's Got Talent

2011-02-17T14:06:00.000-08:00

So you wanna be a rock star?

click here to find She's Got Talent in the Wine Cellar

Droids and I's

2011-02-09T16:01:00.000-08:00

Can you hear me now?

Click here to find Droids and I's in the Cellar

Extreme Shorts

2011-01-28T11:09:00.000-08:00

Jacked Up....or Low Riders?

Click here to find Extreme Shorts in the Wine Cellar

Wait Until Dark...

2011-01-19T12:25:00.000-08:00

There goes the sun...

Click here to find Wait Until Dark in the Wine Cellar

Muffin Tops

2011-01-12T16:24:00.000-08:00

Everybody's doing it...

Click here to find Muffin Tops in the Wine Cellar.

Roll With It, Baby

2011-01-05T15:29:00.000-08:00

Over the river and through the woods?

Click here to see this week's "toast".

One Giant Leap

2010-12-31T09:01:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!

click here to find One Giant Leap in the Wine Cellar

FOCUS FEATURE: CREATIVE CONNECTION

2010-12-16T10:08:00.000-08:00

Part of our series featuring women entrepreneurs-this time with a creative connection.

Sonia and Fenzi courageously work every day in a country rocked by post-earthquake street riots, gunfire, and desparate chaos. These Haitian women are artisans who quietly create beautiful beads using a paper rolling process. The sale of these beads saves them from having to relinquish their children in a land with over half a million orphans.

Jennifer and Sara are local stylists who have been moved to action by partnering with ApParent Project to sell this intricately made jewelry. They are providing a non-profit connection in our own community to directly benefit these women and children of Haiti. This jewelry is available at House of Salons in Geneva.

To support with a purchase contact:

Jennifer Theodorou at 630-881-5674

Sara Gorvett at 847-489-8026

To find out more about ApParent Project, click here.

Designs

2010-12-01T12:56:00.000-08:00

Oh, what a tangled web...

Click here to find Designs in the Wine Cellar!

My computer started strobing this morning. Firefox flashed about twenty entries across the screen. I might have punched the buttons a little too impatiently, but it was clearly an over-reaction on my desktop's part.

CS Mills

My printer swallows things up and prints at random. It occasionally is not on speaking terms with my computer. My relationship with the computer AND the printer is such that I can see myself throwing

BOTH of them off the deck.....

Clearly an over-reaction on my part.

Fogarty

I See London...

2010-11-24T09:43:00.000-08:00

Is that a wand in your pocket, or...

click here to find I See London in the Wine Cellar

Call of the Wild

2010-11-17T10:40:00.000-08:00

"I don't ever remember feeling this awake."

Click here to find Call of the Wild in the Wine Cellar!

Still Green

2010-11-10T10:31:00.000-08:00

On the far side of the hill....

Click here to find Still Green in the Wine Cellar!

Candy Corn and Dots

2010-11-03T11:33:00.000-07:00

BOO!

Click here to find BOO! in the Wine Cellar!

Cover of Darkness

2010-10-20T11:01:00.000-07:00

Get back to bed!

Click here to find Cover of Darkness in the Wine Cellar!

'Just Chill'

2010-10-14T09:30:00.000-07:00

'You know what really bugs me?'

Click here to find 'Just Chill' in the Wine Cellar!

FOCUS FEATURE: POWER BITCHES!

2010-10-06T10:18:00.000-07:00

Part of our series featuring women entrepreneurs and dynamic women's groups

Linnea Miller, who was named Batavia Citizen of the Year 2009, was an integral part of a group of unique and civic-minded women. Three weeks before she and her husband were to receive this citizenship award, she lost her life to breast cancer. The city lost a dedicated citizen and her group lost a dedicated friend.

“We didn't find out we had a name until after she died. Her husband called me to ask if I would give a eulogy. He left a voicemail with the request and then at the end of the message he "spilled the beans" … calling us the Power Bitches (But he made sure I knew he meant it lovingly). I included it in the eulogy. The crowd loved it! We wished we had known earlier so we could have had t-shirts made up!” PB member, Sue

If you have an interest in community preservation, planning or politics, you may know some of these self-proclaimed trouble-makers! PB members: Lisa, Jo, Sue and Kai (and Linnea, in spirit)

Click here to comment on our blog. It's easy!

Novel Idea

2010-09-30T14:31:00.000-07:00

It's Fall and Back To Class...

click here for this week's toast cartoon

Blowin' in the Wind

2010-09-22T15:33:00.000-07:00

It ain't easy bein' green....

click here for this week's cartoon toast

Our "Focus" Feature

2010-09-20T11:00:00.000-07:00

Our second "focus" featuring women entrepreneurs

and dynamic women's groups.

Fogarty's Margarita Nite

When we get together for
Margarita Nite,
the restaurant selection
is important!
It has to be amenable
to the size of our group....
(More particularly, close enough to dish!)
to the volume of our laughter....
(These 'ritas are some SERIOUSLY funny women!)
to our discriminating palates....
(There has to be FOOD and ALCOHOL.)
and to our locale...
(We don't want to DRIVE too far.)
The KEY ingredient of course, is
great friends!
Whether you meet for cards, or quilting, or politics, where do you get together?

Click to comment on our blog! It's easy!

Plan B

2010-09-15T11:06:00.000-07:00

"What can I do for you, Officer?"

click here to find "Plan B" in the Wine Cellar

School Days

2010-09-10T06:55:00.000-07:00

Yellow DOES
mean CAUTION!

Click here to find School Days in the Wine Cellar!

In the Swim

2010-09-01T10:45:00.000-07:00

Take the Plunge!

Click here to find In the Swim in the Wine Cellar!

Do It Yourself

2010-08-25T09:32:00.000-07:00

Poison Apple?

click here to find "Do It Yourself" in the Wine Cellar

Wedding Stress Syndrome #2- Red Flags

2010-08-18T14:19:00.000-07:00

Threat Level = Orange

Click here to find WSS#2 Red Flags in the Wine Cellar

WSS-#1- Pecking Order

2010-08-11T10:54:00.000-07:00

Hey, let's play musical chairs!

click here to find wss #1- "pecking order" in the wine cellar

Questions

2010-08-05T09:13:00.000-07:00

I see your point!

click here to find "questions" in the wine cellar

Services

2010-07-28T15:47:00.000-07:00

Is there anyone out there...?

click here to find "Services" in the Wine Cellar

FOCUS: Mary Ellen Lawrence 'Italy and More'

2010-07-22T12:44:00.000-07:00

INTRODUCING THE FIRST IN A SERIES FEATURING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND DYNAMIC WOMEN'S GROUPS!

When her son headed off to college Mary Ellen thought why not spend a semester abroad herself? With a background in art and international travel, why not choose Florence?

Mary Ellen did just that. She fell in love with Italy: she stayed and studied for fourteen years!

Why not use her M.A. in Renaissance Studies, her passion for the country and an entrepreneurial spirit to craft a unique business venture?

She's doing that, too...

Click here for 'more' about Italy and More

Photos by Kelly