@Julie So very sorry for your loss. Hugs to you and your family.
I prescribe Aleve and red wine.
Bottled the second part of my Merlot blend ( @Johnd - I made it a year!) and may bottle another unsuspecting victim if I can get it degassed, just not sure which one it will be.
I never doubted you @ceeaton!!!!
I'm glad someone didn't doubt me, I know I did! Now let's see how creative I can get to allow the rest of my reds to hit one year without buying any more carboys. Right now I have empty 5 and 3 gallon carboys, but no 6's. I have one open 3, so I guess I could get another 3 and split a batch. Or I could just rack to a 5 and drink the rest (interesting proposition).
Oh heck, it's only 20 some dollars for a carboy. I've wasted that much brain power worrying about what I'll do. Don't have that much brain power to spare. Better to have too many carboys than not enough, just so I don't decide I need to fill all of the empty ones.
Assembled the new BBQ grill and got the yard ready for Miss Thing's friends to come swimming.
No it's too far a drive for me.It's about 550 km and over the stupid Coquihalla.Are you close enough you'll see him occasionally?
I know. I knew exactly where you were coming from in your post on it.It's real sad to watch someone deteriorate with it.It is just not easy watching someone living with that disease!