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Ray
 
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Default Noobie over the edge?

Yep, you've got it bad. There's a funny thing about having enough time, if
you are over 50 you know that you only have 30-40 active years left to do
all these things. If you are under 50 you know that you don't have time to
do anything.
;o)
Ray

"spud" > wrote in message
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> Thanks for the insight to the future. But it's even worse than I can
> imagine.
>
> Been walking around the house after work trying to figure out where to
> plant raspberrys, blueberrys, reading to see if I can grow cranberrys.
> Went up the canyon to see if the elderberrys were flowering yet and
> eyeball the wetter areas for dwarf Oregon grape. Staked out a
> blackberry patch and tried to find blackcaps and wild raspberry
> patches. And all of a sudden that one Oregon grape in the back I've
> been trying to get rid of is a treasure to be nurtured along with the
> dandilions! Oh my... there's not enough time for all the
> possibilities.... :-)
>
> Steve Vegos
>
>
> >No, there are no limits. I tend to add 1-3 carboys each year. I have

been
> >making wine for 25+ years. Think about that. I am currently madly

trying
> >to bottle as much as I can to free up carboys so I can be ready for this
> >summers fruit with out adding to many more carboys.
> >Ray

>
> >
> >Welcome to the club...I was the same way during my first year of

winemaking.
> >Now, it is just a very controlled obsession. Lum's site is very good - I
> >usually go back forth between his site and Jack's site
> >http://winemaking.jackkeller.net/index.asp .
> >Darlene