It's Wine Time

Beings that I love anything

homemade

 (no box mixes for me)

wine isn't any different.

 

We were inspired by some

family friends

 and had been talking about this for a while,

so I was ecstatic when my beau got me 

homemade wine making equipment

for Christmas

(and coincidentally, my parents got

him the same thing)

 

Either way, we were making

wine.

 

Starting out is a little spendy, but once you have equipment, you are pretty much good to go.

 

I recommend trying to anyone that loves wine and enjoys making anything

homemade.

 

 

Shane is sh sh shakin' it to sterilize the carboy.

 

 

This recipe was a mead, or honey wine.

 

 

The recipe also included raisins, whole cloves, cinnamon sticks, oranges, and nutmeg.

 

We also made strawberry wine a few weeks earlier.

(Any of these recipes can be found online.)

 

Too bad it takes weeks to ferment

'cause I'm ready for some wine!

 

-Heidi

 

Happy 2013

Yesterday was the last day of

December,

but that's not all...

 

It was also my fellow Modern Old Soul and her hubby's

1st wedding anniversary!

 

What a good way to start out the new year!

 

 

My holiday season was filled with too much

 food,

 not enough

 family,

 and some fun

finds.

 

My grandparents let us dig through some stuff

from both of their families. 

 

The

checkerboard

is from my great grandpa's sister

Evelyn.
 

I think it's so awesome how things like this were kept in

our family for so long. 
 

Lovin' the detail on this board.

 

I also inherited the two jars. 

They were both used for creams but I can't get over how

beautiful

they are. 


Love the character on this jar..

And the color of this one.

You sure don't find anything like this today.


 

I couldn't resist the

 books,

either. 
 

They were my grandpa's sister's books from when she was little.  I love that they are a little beat up and SO

colorful. 


Finally, I had to take this scrabble board.  It was my grandma's when she was younger. 

 

I likely won't play scrabble, but those letters have endless possibilites.   

 

 

 

Some people I know complained about the year

 -2012-,

but I think everyone who has made it to

-2013-

 is blessed beyond words. 

 

Have a happy and blessed 2013. 

 

-Heidi