Let's get this party started!

It's a new year. You've made resolutions. It's February. It's the shortest month, but ohhh so the longest to get through. Your feeling weary and tired. The days are getting longer (yay) but not quite there yet. You've put your resolutions on hold temporarily because, well, it's February and you're "Il fatigue" as the french say. In my first blog of this year 2010 my promise was to not only enhance your world of wine and spirits, I was going to introduce you to people that I thought you should know.

As I was navigating the bloggers-sphere world low and behold Abby was brought to my attention. It seems Abby is a sixteen year old girl whose goal it is to circumnavigate the world in a solo venture on a sailboat. Apparently her brother Zak has completed the task and she wants to be the youngest person to accomplish this feat.

Okay, are you re-thinking your resolutions? Are you feeling somewhat inadequate? Are you in need of a little self butt kick, you know, when you lean forward with your chest, then bend your knee in the only direction it can go (hopefully backwards, otherwise you'd better get to a doctor soon!) and attempt to reach up as far as you can and kick your own behind?

Abby's blog is http://www.soloround.blogspot.com/. Her website is http://www.abbeysunderland.com/. Her other website is http://www.abby16.com/. At this site you can see her interview with Good Morning America. I wanted to upload it from youtube but unfortunately embedding has been disallowed.

So far Abby has 27,000 followers! 27,000! I'd better get up to scratch..........................

Mmmm...just as soon as I finish this glass of this Spanish Rioja wine called Arnegui. It's from the latest Vintages release. Can you say yummy with a cherry on top. Fabulous wine. Crianza 2006, $15.95. Medium to Full bodied, ruby red colour (which shows an indication of age, purple would indicate youth) Cedar, tobacco, chocolate notes, blueberry, mint, just ripe enough plum which is a good thing, fresh acidity making for a lovely non cloying wine. Fresh and lively for a red wine. CSPC #146274. Excellent value for your canadian dollars!

Now, as for your resolutions....and mine......as Pink says "I'd better get this party (re) started"!

Here's to Abby!