It's Easter Monday. Well, it is Easter Monday, a bank holiday, in England (and Canada). When I was little everywhere (shops, post office etc., and the banks, of course) basically shut down for the entire four days of Easter. Easter was a time for family get-togethers. I find 'holidays' in America are over way too fast. It is certainly not a holiday for me today, as I am off to work in just a while.
A sort of Easter miracle happened in Vinoland yesterday: I finished pruning, yay! (And tying everything down with help from Vinomaker.) And not a moment too soon, the Cabernet sauvignon vines are enthused. I was getting a little worried that I wouldn't be finished, but the weather was perfect for pruning. It feels good to be finished. I even managed to get a little bit of suckering done in the Pinot grigio because, as usual with this grape variety, the vigorous little devils have pushed a myriad of adventitious buds out all over their trunks.
Of course, with warm weather and clear skies comes the threat of spring frosts. Indeed, as I type the fans (for frost protection) in the nearby Far Niente Chardonnay vineyard are doing their thing. A precautionary step, perhaps, as the temperature is currently 39°F and too warm for frost. I have done my bit, having no frost protection in Vinoland my little buddies are now on their own.
Monday, March 28, 2016
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As for too short a holiday, Americans 'grok' very little!
NHW: I had to look "grok" up :)
a gap in your education...shocking! lotsa holiday stuff here.
Thud: Hoping to partake in some belated holiday festivities soon.
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