Drinking with a Ghost
Fogarty Sleepover, part 2
Where did I leave off? Oh, yes. The others arrived: my Irish friend, the theater buff, and even my tv show friend and his partner (up from L.A.). While I finished
dinner, I had the others set the table, with two glasses for each setting. To know me is to know that’s normal. Different wine for the salad (Sterling Sauvignon Blanc) than with the spaghetti and meatballs (Bonny Doon Barbera D’Asti and leftover Thomas Fogarty Sangiovese).
We had a great time at dinner, where the talk and wine flowed freely. Ghosts were momentarily forgotten. Somewhere after dinner, we drank Doug’s bottle of 2005 Vixen Viognier, which drew the most crowd participation. We got everything from bananas and pineapple to Fruit Loops and Juicy Fruit.
Later we went on a brief hike, scaring ourselves silly. When we returned for chocolate cake, some of us didn’t make it much longer. (At least I wasn’t the first one out this time.) I’d had enough that I was ok sleeping in the bridal room by myself, but I remember thinking, as I drifted off to sleep, that it sounded like someone was taking a shower, even though I knew no one was. But the real ghostly activity occurred later when some of the others were discussing whether or not they should leave the lights on, right as the lights went out and then came back on. Then again, looking at the morning’s aftermath and judging from my headache, perhaps we were imagining things.
2005 Vixen Viognier, ghost, haunted winery
….Farley Walker
February 21st, 2007 at 1:46 pm
Such fun! What a great idea and sounds like a *total* blast! I would venture that there needs to be a few more of these to attempt to confirm the ghost theories.
February 21st, 2007 at 11:30 pm
i think we all got a little “fruit looped” towards the end of the evening… thanks farley for hosting a great evening… and everyone else that was there, it was fun, and great meeting everyone…