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Things We Collect
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Ben Vincent
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We travel a lot (and long may it continue) and apart from taking thousands of photos, we’ve started to collect a few things. Starbucks Mugs I started collecting Starbucks mugs in Kuala Lumpur and now it’s a little bit addictive. In total I have 38 from over 20 different countries and four continents.  I’m sure one day we’ll find a use for them. Now they just get packed away in a box! Winery Coasters Our latest idea is to collect coasters from wineries we visit. So far we’re up to 16, the vast majority (obviously) from California.  Once we have a family home our plan is to use them as tiles in the kitchen. Looks like we have a lot more winery visiting to do. Wine Bottle Corks Not really intentional but we have been throwing our wine corks into a basket which we had to empty last week. In about two years, we drank at least 200 bottles of wine! That’s an average of 1 bottle every 3 days and change. Some folks will think that is a lot and I know others will think we are amateurs!  
Firefly Ridge was the winner. We’ve drank almost 40 bottles! It’s normally a $16 bottle of wine at Safeway, but we only buy in bulk and when it’s on sale. Lisa loves getting a bargain at $5 and it makes a great table wine. |
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Showing Paul and Jacqui around the Bay
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Ben Vincent
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| Paul & Jacqui had been planning a trip for a while, so it was great to finally see them in San Fran. We took the opportunity to show them around the Bay. I’m not sure what Paul enjoyed the most, cycling over the Golden Gate Bridge or all the local Star Trek sites. I had no idea the Monterey Bay Aquarium was used in Star Trek IV: [Read More] |
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