Weekends in Dundee

Join us as we explore Willamette Valley Wine Country one weekend at a time!

Lady Fingers for Father’s Day

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My Grandpa John loved lady fingers. He lived out at the Oregon Coast and would drive all the way to the Home Baking Company in Astoria, Oregon for cinnamon toast and lady fingers. I remember his big worn hands delicately holding lady fingers and nibbling on them with his pinky in the air, always with a smile.

As I rolled down the produce isle at the grocery store, I got to the end cap with strawberries and there was a package of lady fingers. I smiled, thought of my Grandpa, and decided to grab them.

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Two Bulls Fire

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We spent Saturday out in the backyard prepping the back retaining wall for plants (blog post forthcoming). Thankfully the back retaining wall is mostly covered in afternoon shade, but I was still drenched with sweat and drinking water like a desert traveler.

As I took a quick break to rehydrate, I gazed over the valley and saw a huge plume of smoke off in the distance. The Renaissance Man was running our mini rototiller and I quickly got his attention and got him to kill the motor. Pointing just to the right of Jefferson Mountain and our neighbors TV antenna, I asked “Do you think that’s a fire?”

For those of you that don’t know, The Renaissance Man was a wild land firefighter for almost a decade. He’s my go-to for identifying big plumes of smoke in the distance.

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