A Little Birdie Told Me: Happy iNSD!

iNSD? What's that, you ask? Happy International Scrapbooking Day!
(You didn't even know this was a holiday, did you?) When I mentioned "iNSD" to my husband, he said, "That sounds like a disease!" I told him, "It IS a disease! And the only cure is...MORE SCRAPPING!" Hahahahahaa! :)

To those of you who have joined me from Kelli's blog, welcome!
Glad to have you!

To my friends and family who normally read this blog, welcome back!
You are getting a small peek inside my digital scrapbooking world, that place that sucks me in for hours at a time! :)

If you're here from the blog train, then no doubt you've seen the Timeless Collab by the ScrapMatters Design Team. One of the themes of the kit is "vintage". Now, when I think of vintage, the first thing I think of is not an antique shop. It's wine country!

In 2005 my husband and I went to Napa with some friends of ours for a couple of days. If you've never been there, I can tell you that it is some of the most beautiful country there is. Even if you're not into wine, you can enjoy Napa.

When we went, one of the things we were advised to do was to go on the Twilight Tour at Robert Mondavi Winery (by reservation only). We arrived at 4:30, just as the winery was closing down for the day. This was a semi-private tour, limited to a small number of people. As it turned out, our friends and the two of us were the only ones on the tour that day. We basically had the whole winery to ourselves! The tour guide took us from place to place in the winery, stopping to sample various wines along the way, working from the whites to the reds. We got to taste a cabernet that was not finished aging - right out of the oak barrel! We even got to try a rare, experimental pinot noir that they hadn't even given a proper name. They referred to it as Pinot X. I LOVED it.

Our last stop was a gazebo out in the middle of the vineyard to taste the last of the reds. The tour guide (who I refer to as David, though I think his name was really John...) brought crackers and figs and other lovely things to eat with the wine. The photo below was taken as he poured one of the last AMAZING red wines for us to taste. As the sun set across the vineyard, we soaked in the earth, the life in those vines, and the comfort of friends. It was a fabulous trip and a fabulous evening in the vineyard.

And, now - a freebie! I made these wine glass name tags with you all in mind (well, you AND the wine), using the Timeless Collab by the ScrapMatters Design Team. I hope you enjoy them!