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Walking into my house this time of year, I am greeted by the intoxicating scent of Daphne. Daphne is a wonderful evergreen shrub that blooms here in late January and keeps on blooming for weeks. I have always loved the smell of Daphne, and on neighborhood walks can sniff out other Daphnes in flower. But […]
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The 2020 Wine Business Monthly’s Salary Survey can be viewed here: Keep in mind that the salary information was put together in February 2020, right before the pandemic brought many businesses to a standstill. Since then the pandemic has had a dramatic effect on employment in the wine industry, as well as many other industries.
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What happens when a botanist gets her hand on a book about the meaning of flowers? She gets one of her quickest reads in years. The Book: The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh is a novel about young Victoria, a girl who is in the foster care system in the San Francisco Bay Area. The story
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Getting out into nature is my favorite way to recharge. I like to pedal along local trails, paddle in our local waterways and hike or run in the hills whenever possible. But I’ve never thought to self power myself over 4,000 miles of North America’s wildest areas. The Sun is a Compass is Caroline Van Hemert’s story
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Everything I do now is premeditated. If I’m planning to go to the store. I have to think about what hours are the least crowded, what I need, is there anything I need to stock up on, and do I have a mask? If I want to go for a hike I have to think
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This past weekend found me sitting in a tiny collapsible REI Flexlite chair by Loon Lake in the Desolation Wilderness, catching up on my reading. First I plowed through three months of Wine Spectators. Then my backlog of Food & Wine. What a culture shock to read these glossy mags while avoiding COVID in the beauty of the wilderness. The
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With little warning, the pandemic has thrown many people into job search mode. Many of my readers are finding themselves starting over, looking for a job, any job. To have a fighting chance at landing a suitable position, now’s the time to get the job hunt going in full force. First item of business: Get your
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I frequently get inquiries from interested career changers about the best way to go about getting into the wine industry. Recently, an inquiry came in that I thought would be helpful for many of my readers, so I am publishing it along with my advice. As I always say, confidentiality is very important to me,
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Hello Friends! What a crazy ride the last few months have been! I’ve missed meeting up with my wine friends and colleagues, and can’t wait until we are back to normal–not just a new normal. Perhaps months of SIP has made me a bit more cranky. As I sprint to the end of this week,
Cranky Recruiter: Who Are You?? Read More »
This last week I attended Back to School night, and met my children’s teachers. As always it was informative and great to connect with the new stewards of my family’s education. Then today I received an email from the teacher that was full of grammatical errors and obviously had not been re-read prior to sending
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