by Sondra Barrett | Nov 12, 2010 | Blog, Cultivating Well-being
Be here now, a saying to us old hippies to stop living in the past or future. And I’ve been writing about how our cells are always in the now until our mind takes them somewhere else. An interesting idea but what does this mean in “real life?”...
by Sondra Barrett | Nov 10, 2010 | Blog
I’ve thought a lot about aging, but mostly about wine. I certainly don’t like to SEE how I am aging. But perhaps we each need to consider a new look at the positive aspects of our aging. My friend and mentor Tomas Pinkson has begun to offer a way to...
by Sondra Barrett | Nov 3, 2010 | Blog
Last week, Jo Diaz, Executive Director of Petite Sirah Advocacy Group, gave a few us a wonderful opportunity to taste 16 petite sirahs. We were a small group of 5 women enjoying this vast array of wines. What was so surprising to me, two of us rated and experienced...
by Sondra Barrett | Oct 30, 2010 | Blog
Never before has your vote counted as much as now. You may be unhappy with what’s happening in this country. You may be pleased and optimistic with the amount of progress made in the last two years. You may be nervous and fearful about the extreme views and...
by Sondra Barrett | Oct 29, 2010 | Blog, Shaping Taste
Jo Diaz named me that a few months ago. It is so appropriate and so unconventional, dare I say ‘that’s me.?’ What is a wine shaman, you may ask. My definition – its someone who looks into wine for hidden messages and mysterious molecular...
by Sondra Barrett | Oct 16, 2010 | Blog
On Wednesday October 13, the 33 miners were freed from their months long imprisonment below the surface of the earth. They were greeted as heroes, looking good in spite of their hardships. That night, I with Jo and Jose Diaz and Chinois restaurant co-owner Debby...
