“That small world, like the great one out of doors, had the capacity of easily forgetting its dead; and when the cook had said it was the common lot, and the butler had said who’d have thought it, and the housemaid had said she couldn’t hardly believe it, and the footman had said it seemedContinue reading “RKS Literature: Mrs. Dombey’s Mourning Period (Charles Dickens)”
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RKS 2023 Wine: Malivoire 2019 Estate Grown Chardonnay: A Friend of Nancy Reagan!
Yes, we Canadians can make wine but chances it is about as rare in your country as a wine from the United Kingdom in Canada and there is some great English wine e.g. Nyetimber. One of Canada’s most well-known wine regions is Niagara about a 90-minute drive west of Toronto. Yes fine food, great wines,Continue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Malivoire 2019 Estate Grown Chardonnay: A Friend of Nancy Reagan!”
RKS Literature: Mr. Dombey’s Wife as a Chattel (Charles Dickens)
“He was not a man of whom it could properly be said that he was ever startled or shocked; but he certainly had a sense within him, that if his wife should sicken and decay, he would be very sorry and that he would find something gone from among his plate and furniture, and otherContinue reading “RKS Literature: Mr. Dombey’s Wife as a Chattel (Charles Dickens)”
Dylan Stephen: A Deceased Dog Says His Final Good-Bye and Imparts Words of Advice
Firstly let’s get the boring stuff out of the way. My name was Dylan Stephen. I also had a least twenty nicknames. I particularly liked “Pumpkin” and “Dilby”. I was and always will be a West Highland Terrier a proud and mighty Scot. Brave, loyal, stubborn and highly loveable. Treat me with love and respectContinue reading “Dylan Stephen: A Deceased Dog Says His Final Good-Bye and Imparts Words of Advice”
RKS 2023 Wine: Delving into Vinho Verde: Ho Hum Maria Papoila
Yes from a Portuguese tourism perspective there is more than Porto, Lisbon and the Algarve. I was playing some catch today and as the baseball was zipping to and fro I looked over to the hockey rink resting for the summer and I saw some graffiti on the wall “Pickleball is the new virus!”. WellContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Delving into Vinho Verde: Ho Hum Maria Papoila”
RKS Literature: The Raunchy Prince Valkovsky (Dostoevsky)
“I love influence, honours, good hotels, a huge stake at cards (I adore cards). But the main, most important thing is women….women in all theirs shapes and forms. I even go for debauchery, that’s covert, secretive, and the more eccentric and depraved the better, even with a whiff of sordidness for extra delectation….HaHaHa! You shouldContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Raunchy Prince Valkovsky (Dostoevsky)”
RKS 2023 Wine: Getting Cozy with Côtes du Roussillon; Bastide Miraflors
Côtes du Roussillon is a go to appellation for (mostly) quality wine at an affordable price. The Bastide Miraflors is a blend of Syrah (70%) and Grenache (30%) so I am not expecting daintiness! Aroma: Grenache often has aromas of very ripe big fat strawberries not those little sweetie red berries you are more likelyContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Getting Cozy with Côtes du Roussillon; Bastide Miraflors”
RKS Literature: The Dark Underbelly of St. Petersburg (Dostoevsky)
“It was a strange story of a mysterious, in many respects barely credible relationship between a demented old man and his little granddaughter, who had fathomed him out thoroughly, mature beyond her years in the comprehension of what to other children, living in more stable and comfortable conditions, would remain a closed book till aContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Dark Underbelly of St. Petersburg (Dostoevsky)”
RKS Literature: The Lost Soul of Russians (Dostoevsky)
“He was getting steadily more drunk and maudlin. Masloboyev had always been a fine fellow, level-headed but rather too clever by half; sly, astute, devious and a scallywag from his school days, but deep down quite a softie-a lost soul. There are many amongst the Russians. They’re often endowed with considerable talent, but somehow theyContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Lost Soul of Russians (Dostoevsky)”
RKS 2023 Wine: Reflections of a Three Breasted Wine Reviewer on Mayhem 2022 Sparkling White in a Can!
Mayhem, a top rate Okanagan wine producer, suggests in its technical sheet for its 2022 sparkling white that it pairs well with picnics, golf, boating and best friends. Being a golfer since the age of six and having worked as a golf Marshall I have some great stories to share. I was hit in theContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Reflections of a Three Breasted Wine Reviewer on Mayhem 2022 Sparkling White in a Can!”
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