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Travis, Devin and I met my mom and brother Isaac today to check out a wine festival in the country today at Rassawek Vineyard. It was a beautiful day…78 degrees, sunny, cool in the shade…it just couldn’t have been any nicer. The event was a on simply gorgeous property off of Route 6 in Goochland County. There were horses, old cars and farm equipment on display, local handmade goods for sale, live music, good food and of course wine tastings! Not just wine tastings from the vineyard that sponsored the event but also from 9 local wineries! Travis got to drive an old antique (like 1920′s old) Ford truck that was was for sale. He showed a little interest and the owner let him take a spin. We had yummy smoked barbecue, fresh churned ice cream and sangria to wash it all down. It was fun to meet the vendors and others who have so many interests and talents!
I don’t have any pictures because my phone has no service out there (thanks Sprint!!) and I haven’t been able to locate the battery charger for my digital camera but I did grab a couple of cool items I wanted to share here. I do wish that I had a group shot of us to share! Next time!
The first are some herb mixes from Forrest Green Farm. I tasted the ranch dressing and was hooked! All you do to make it is mix 1 tablespoon of herbs from the packet with some buttermilk and a little sour cream. Give it a shaky-shake and it’s done! All of the contents of the packets are grown on their farm and they are all organic.
I also got a bag of buckwheat flour. The vendor had 100 year old equipment that was milling it right there for us to watch. How cool is that??!!
Lastly, I got a planter made of handmade pottery for $15! The lady that made the pottery had tons of different pieces out and was also working on new stuff and doing demonstrations. I was so excited about it that I forgot to get her card! I hope that I run into her again so I can give her proper credit for such beautiful work. When I got home this evening I planted some Greek Basil that had been stuck in an ugly temporary pot. It’s too pretty to put outside!! 
Lissa! Unless your phone was DEAD, you can still take PHOTOS with it even though you don’t have service! You don’t need a signal in order to save photos to your phone’s memory! Crazy sister. Sounds like a great day, though. I’m jealous when I hear about you guys doing stuff like that.
OK sissy! I know that! It had been fully charged but after roaming for an hour while on the drive out there and visiting at Mom’s house it was almost dead and I just turned it off when we got to the festival. Roaming eats the battery! I just wish I had stopped for a minute when we first got there and taken a group shot! Wish you had been there
I would just like to note that your post didn’t specify that; it sounded like you didn’t take any pics because your phone was roaming. LOVE YOU!