Category Archives: Home on the AVA

The Red Mountain Time Machine — 1980

My parents bought their property in ’73 and began building out here.  They planted a peach orchard and we had chickens, goats, and a garden.  Mom and Dad kept ledgers of their activity and the weather.  I dug some up … Continue reading

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Cowgirl Secrets

Just a few things I’ve learned along the trails… With enough Febreze you can skip showering for a couple of days.   Cowgirls spend more on horse grooming products than on their own.  But sometimes they’ll borrow their horse’s stuff (and … Continue reading

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Red Mountain Time Machine — 1979

In honor of the documentary coming up in June (aptly titled, “Red Mountain Revealed”) I thought I’d share with you some “highlights” from our life out here. My parents bought their property in ’73 and began building out here.  They … Continue reading

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Red Mountain Then and Now

My parents bought their property in ’73 and began building out here.  They planted a peach orchard and we had chickens, goats, and a garden.  Mom and Dad kept ledgers of their activity and the weather.  I dug some up … Continue reading

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Heck! It’s Just Merlot!

If you’re following our Instagram at all, you may have seen that I (Teresa) have had an amazing opportunity to make wine under the direction of Ed Shaw.  Anytime you can make wine with a mentor, you’re ahead of the … Continue reading

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The Dude’s Guide to Wine Tasting

So often we have guests on our tours say in hushed tones, “we don’t actually know that much about wine”.  I feel like it’s a sign that the wine industry still hasn’t quite shed the stigma of snootiness.  (cue: Alan … Continue reading

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Throw-Back Thursday: Red Mountain, 1976

May 8, 1976.  Dad is on the roof of the house, laying asphalt shingles.  He can drive a roofing nail with one whack of the hammer, almost as fast as a pneumatic nail gun.   He has one good leg, one … Continue reading

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What the Neighbors Are Like Around Here

People ask us a lot what the neighbors are like — wondering if there is a Dynasty-style feud or something, I suppose.  Prepare to be disappointed if “titillating scandal” appeals to you. Well, there was a teeny scandal, more a … Continue reading

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Weekend in Review

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… Friday — lovely and quiet and sunny.  Cold, but tolerable.  A bit breezy in the afternoon.  I walked around the property, relieved to have reduced our chicken flock … Continue reading

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It’s Officially Trampoline Migration Season!

As winter turns to spring and the weather warms in the Tri-Cities, it is the time of year to watch for trampoline migration.   Often, trampoline migration is heralded first by the migration of tumbleweeds.  The tumbleweeds pile up on roadways, … Continue reading

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