A LITTLE TRIP INTO PORTUGAL...
Holly Shaw Holly Shaw

A LITTLE TRIP INTO PORTUGAL...

Are you dreaming of an island? Or at least cliffs, mountains, a coastal strip? Yea, we’ve been binging on Game of Thrones, and now I’m slightly dreaming of sipping some chilled white wine overlooking the ocean on the cliffs in King’s Landing, braided hair and my silk chiffon dress dancing in the breeze

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UNCORKING THE NORTH FORK..
Holly Shaw Holly Shaw

UNCORKING THE NORTH FORK..

When your friend says, “Let’s go visit some wineries in Long Island”, you don’t ask questions – you just go. Especially ‘sans kids’… need I say more?

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BUBBLES GLORIA-OUS BUBBLES
Holly Shaw Holly Shaw

BUBBLES GLORIA-OUS BUBBLES

I had a recent visit to the Gloria Ferrer vineyard, sans kids could I just add. It left me falling in love with the bubbles once again. It’s not typically what I reach for, but this visit left me thinking I should be drinking more of it, especially the Carneros Cuvee. Pause for a second and picture me holding a glass of bubbly without kids jumping, screaming, pulling or asking me for anything. B-B-B-back to reality.

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HELLO, LODI! NO WHINING HERE!
Holly Shaw Holly Shaw

HELLO, LODI! NO WHINING HERE!

Lodi, CA. MY friends look baffled when I tell them where I’m going. My kids ask if they have a Target in Lodi. “Can you get us presents?” Really, they don’t care – they just want something shiny! And pretty much everyone else only thinks of Napa when they hear ‘California wine country.’

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TOP 20!!!
Holly Shaw Holly Shaw

TOP 20!!!

Thank you @healthymomsmagazine for naming me top 20 blog! I know there are a lot of blogs out there! SO A BIG SHOUT OUT for reading my blog!

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CHEAP AND EASY! (PART ONE)
Holly Shaw Holly Shaw

CHEAP AND EASY! (PART ONE)

When traveling, try not to end up at a ‘dry’ place on #nationaldrinkwineday! Please. Although, let’s be honest, what day isn’t #nationaldrinkwineday? Especially for this mother! Magic kingdom would earn the title ‘happiest place on earth’ if it actually had wine!

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WHAT'S ON THE MENU?
Holly Shaw Holly Shaw

WHAT'S ON THE MENU?

In the midst of my studying, I was briefly interrupted by the TV. As a parent, I would never allow this kind of studying, but hey, I’m the boss.

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COMMON CORE WINE
Holly Shaw Holly Shaw

COMMON CORE WINE

Lately, my kids have been bringing home math homework that is, in ‘plain english’, a mother’s nightmare. 

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