Recently I was encouraged to reconsider malbec as a more nuanced wine than previously thought. Not all malbecs are grown and made the same, so why would we expect them to taste the same? And why hadn’t I thought of this before? My geology and wine loving friends and I got together to explore four […]
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An Anomaly of Clear Water at Galveston
Fun fact: I was born on the island and married on the island. Galveston, Texas holds a special place in my heart, and I visit as often as possible. I love its history and its quirks. Unlike other well known beaches, our waters are brown. They’re not dirty (per se), it’s just that the choppy […]
No Photoshop, No Problem: How I Make PowerPoint My B!tch
I do ALL of my drafting and designing in PowerPoint. I just never had the opportunity or the resources to work in Photoshop, so I made PowerPoint work for me. From maps and other technical displays early in my career at small oil & gas companies to designing my logo, business cards, banners, Pinterest pins, […]
Exploring the New Wiess Energy Hall at HMNS
A couple weeks ago some coworkers and I (remember: I work in Oil & Gas in Houston) took a long lunch field trip to the Houston Museum of Natural Science to check out the newly renovated Wiess Energy Hall. I don’t usually mix work and blogging (except recently I’ve been scouting Downtown Houston building geology at […]
Loire Valley Wines Event: Spring to Loire in Houston
There are a couple countries/regions that have been swaying me away from my usual Italian pour lately. While I’ve been learning about and enjoying South American wines, I received an invitation to attend the Spring to Loire tasting and seminar event hosted by Loire Valley Wines. Having never dabbled in this French region, I jumped […]
Spring Equinox Newsletter
Happy Spring Equinox! This is Red Shoes. Red Wine.‘s quarterly newsletter/zine, the first of its kind on the blog: a short and colorful recap of all the adventures we’ve had this past quarter, blog posts that were published, and a reminder to subscribers of all the goodies hidden in the password protected Subscriber’s Only page […]
Hendrick’s Grand Garnisher & Recipes
Have you seen this thing? Hendrick’s Gin launched its Grand Garnisher on June 14th, World Cucumber Day, which is this cool cucumber slicing vehicle that has been touring major cities in the the United States until its last stop in Washington DC mid-December. I had the pleasure of seeing the Grand Garnisher last month on […]
Ghosts of Costumes Past: DragonCon 2014
Every year during Labor Day weekend, I attend DragonCon in Atlanta, one of the largest pop culture conventions in the United States. While it’s not the largest and the most widely known, it is my version of a costuming Super Bowl. As DragonCon 2017 has passed, I continue to take a look back at what I (including my husband and niece) […]
Ghosts of Costumes Past: DragonCon 2015
Every year during Labor Day weekend, I attend DragonCon in Atlanta, one of the largest pop culture conventions in the United States. While it’s not the largest and the most widely known, it is my version of a costuming Super Bowl. So as DragonCon approaches and I take a teeny tiny break from the frantic scramble to finish costumes and props, […]
Ghosts of Costumes Past: DragonCon 2016
Every year during Labor Day weekend, I attend DragonCon in Atlanta, one of the largest pop culture conventions in the United States. While it’s not the largest and the most widely known, it is my version of a costuming Super Bowl. So as DragonCon approaches and I take a teeny tiny break from the frantic […]