What to do on a rainy Labor Day

Day 3 of rain is ahead of us - and oddly even though I grew up in Seattle kind of struggling to figure out what to do today. Bumpershoot weekend - but the weather is gross and it is just ridiculously expensive now. Avoiding the gobs of tourists by staying on the South-Side today. I'm just not quite ready for fall and it totally feels like fall out. Curt and I are feeling crafty today so I think we are going to see if we can make a magnetic spice rack today. Debating magnetic knife strip or piece of stainless steel. Just tired of tons of bags from the bulk spice section loose in the cupboard. How many times can I accidentally dump a bag of peppercorns before I learn my lesson!

My apologies for falling off on my 30-days of rose blog. Will be better at keeping this up this fall - especially now that football season started - Buckeye Nation re-emerged in my house. Went to see the Gypsy Kings on Saturday (show wasn't as good as last year) in Woodinville Wine Country and found a new winery on our way to the show that I'm in love with - Dusted Valley. No rose - boo - but lot of really interesting Syrah. Mostly sourced their grapes from Walla Walla - so big fruit and a lot of deep character. Originally from Wisconnie - like many great people I adore - these folks age some of their wine in Wisconnie oak...yum. Stained Tooth Syrah and Grenache were just fantastic. Check them out at http://www.dustedvalleyvintners.com/.