tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36505236.post2187334420122709265..comments2023-08-24T13:02:58.128-04:00Comments on Italian Moments: Mommy, where does wine come from?Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14119053515951615279noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36505236.post-20989213132900286442007-10-16T16:01:00.000-04:002007-10-16T16:01:00.000-04:00Wonderful video, Edna! Any plans for a hula pictur...Wonderful video, Edna! Any plans for a hula picture book in your future?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by Christy. :-) And yes, if you have the chance to go grape-stomping, go for it! <BR/><BR/>Ciao Carla! Yes, Carla is my daughter's wonderful teacher, for those who don't know. :-) And in the spring, when third graders around the world are bringing home hand-made Mother's Day gifts, I'll look forward to my daughter's feet-made bottle of wine. :-)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14119053515951615279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36505236.post-79461888152397401332007-10-16T13:33:00.000-04:002007-10-16T13:33:00.000-04:00of course I loved this one.... I am the teacher wi...of course I loved this one.... I am the teacher with the wine in her arms... bet you can-t wait until we bottle the stuff we made!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969827399405634328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36505236.post-41791566557781926322007-10-13T02:03:00.000-04:002007-10-13T02:03:00.000-04:00How fun! I may have to go to one of the grape stom...How fun! I may have to go to one of the grape stomp festivals around here sometime.<BR/><BR/>Edna, we live near Modesto! Wished I'd known about your hula gig....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36505236.post-73787171274127250602007-10-10T06:00:00.000-04:002007-10-10T06:00:00.000-04:00Hey Natalie, Yep, I'm really a hula dancer! Here's...Hey Natalie, <BR/><BR/>Yep, I'm really a hula dancer! Here's something I just came across on YouTube of my hula sisters and I dancing a hula to a Tony Bennett song... http://youtube.com/watch?v=w84icu8F4yY&feature=PlayList&p=7B64D3F365908505&index=2<BR/><BR/>FYI, we are with Halau Na Lei Hulu I Ka Wekiu of San Francisco, CA.<BR/><BR/>Aloha,<BR/>edna<BR/>www.justsketch.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36505236.post-25571540509895562282007-09-28T11:21:00.000-04:002007-09-28T11:21:00.000-04:00Edna,Interesting about the Gallo wine family--who ...Edna,<BR/><BR/>Interesting about the Gallo wine family--who knew?? And speaking of not knowing things...are you really a hula dancer? Wow!<BR/><BR/>Tina,<BR/><BR/>I can't believe the school would send such a note home to parents! I remember my 4th grade teacher launching a campaign to get the kids to convince their parents to stop smoking (we even got extra credit if we succeeded). When we had her over for dinner at the end of the year, she lit up a cigarette after dinner!<BR/><BR/>Hi Danette,<BR/><BR/>I thought the squishing sounded kinda fun, too!<BR/><BR/>Hi Katia,<BR/><BR/>Of course you can add my blog to your ex-pat blog list...thanks for thinking of me! In Italy, the no drinking thing would never go over with parents, although it sounds like it wouldn't go over well anywhere...Utah, maybe??Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14119053515951615279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36505236.post-12352086154260913052007-09-27T00:40:00.000-04:002007-09-27T00:40:00.000-04:00How totally wonderful ! Your daughter will have su...How totally wonderful ! Your daughter will have such a great memory of that day, I'm sure.<BR/>I really opened big eyes when I read Tina's account of the letter they received from the school. I'm glad to read that parents reacted to that. Come on ! I don't smoke, and definitely don't qualify as a heavy drinker - even if I like my glass of wine from time to time - but, can I decide what's good for myself without any outside interference, thanks very much ?<BR/>Natalie, I added a section for expat blogs on my blog and would like to add a link to yours. Let me know if it's OK.Katiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423190518569699882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36505236.post-87387797359989350562007-09-24T10:09:00.000-04:002007-09-24T10:09:00.000-04:00What a wonderful field trip. I, too, think it woul...What a wonderful field trip. I, too, think it would feel weird having those grapes squish between my toes.Danette Haworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13220718895967380788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36505236.post-28821982557200665022007-09-23T11:02:00.000-04:002007-09-23T11:02:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for sharing that! Can-you-imagine t...Thanks so much for sharing that! Can-you-imagine that happening in the states? A class of 8 year-olds making wine, and the teacher leaving with two bottles?!? <BR/><BR/>As contrast, here in California, when my oldest was 6, he brought home a sheet of paper from his public school, which he was to ask his parents to sign, stating that we did not drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes, or if we did, we would consider quitting. This was accompanied by a memorized lecture from him, about the dangers. <BR/><BR/>I probably don't have to tell you how I felt about that, and how my husband and I countered with a lecture on moderation and the Italian way of life...<BR/><BR/>I imagine the teacher/school system heard from a lot of parents because that form, to my knowledge, was never sent home again!TinaFerrarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14356148823775352938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36505236.post-3561176614742156912007-09-23T00:00:00.000-04:002007-09-23T00:00:00.000-04:00Kewl story, Natalie! Last week, I did a hula gig f...Kewl story, Natalie! Last week, I did a hula gig for Barefoot Winery in Modesto (now part of the mega Gallo wine family) and I was given a short tour around the Gallo campus. My host told me that Earnest and Julio Gallo first learned to make wine from a pamphlet provided by a librarian. Gallo is proud of their humble beginnings and to this day they are very generous supporters of libraries.<BR/><BR/>I was also told that feet provide the perfect pressure for grapes, so the folks at Barefoot Winery use these specially-made, uber expensive bladders for mechanical "stomping." Perhaps it's faster and a more sanitary, but it's definitely not as fun as stomping the way your daughter did!<BR/><BR/>Cheers!<BR/>:-) EdnaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com