by Sondra Barrett | Apr 21, 2011 | Blog, Featured, Shaping Taste
I never knew the man in person. I did know his wines and when I traveled throughout the US I was always glad to see them on the menu. They were dependable. I could count on them to be good. I was saddened to hear of his passing. And I always remember the portrait I...
by Sondra Barrett | Mar 27, 2011 | Art and Science, Blog, Cultivating Well-being, Featured, Secrets of Your Cells
There are lots of views about “In the Beginning.” One of the most common ‘INITIATORS’ of CREATION is SOUND. In the beginning was the word, was the sound, was the thought, was the Big Bang. No matter the myth, sound in some form played an...
by Sondra Barrett | Mar 23, 2011 | Blog, Cell Wisdom, Featured, Secrets of Your Cells
The most exciting science discovery to come out of biology – the STRINGS of our cells. Underneath the glimmery shimmery membrane is a gossamer fabric reaching throughout the cell -from end to end, from the outer barrier to the core genes in the nucleus. It is...
by Sondra Barrett | Mar 10, 2011 | Blog, Featured, Shaping Taste
This was an EXQUISITE WINE – a 2 yr old Freeman 2003 Akiko Cuvee Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast. It was sumptuous and balanced plus adding to ths delight was meeting Ken and Akiko. At this pinot noir event at John Ash’s I got to experience some of the best...
by Sondra Barrett | Feb 2, 2011 | Blog, Cultivating Well-being, Featured, Shaping Taste
The recent New York Times article telling us that the lack of sex is hurting the health of wine grapes, got me thinking. How do grapes have sex? First of all, grapes are ‘bisexual. It all ideally starts with the flower having both male and female sex organs, how...
by Sondra Barrett | Jan 24, 2011 | Art and Science, Blog, Cell Wisdom, Featured
When I began using the microscope for medical research it was to distinguish normal from leukemic cells – to find diagnostic meaning in the features of the cells. When I began giving slide shows to kids with cancer of the microscopic beauty of what was in their...
