So this weekend, Cheryl and I decided that we have such a wealth of knowledge about an unlimited arena of topics, that it is a shame to keep all of that between us. We need to open a consulting firm. We can offer the cut right to the point version for a minimal fee, or we can ease in with the here's what you're doing right first before cutting into the criticism, at a slightly higher cost.

Yesterday we visited several wineries in the Finger Lakes area. We had several pointers at the very first place we visited. It was an impressive mansion of a building overlooking Seneca Lake, with beautiful decor. But the help was new, and needed some training before she should have been allowed to pour wine. The tasting options given were divided into 4 categories from which you chose one, which were quite confusing because some contained 2 of the same wines that were in other categories. It was way too confusing and the wine taster really just wants the educated wine expert to just go down the list and tell you what is what. Needless to say, there was only 1 bottle purchased there.

We liked the winery that was laid back and fun, with flirtatious young men surving up the wine, with coupons given towards purchases made there. Several bottles and T shirts were purchased there.

Moving on to a wedding reception today...several things were pointed out in need of attention. No salt and pepper placed on the tables, candles were not lit prior to the bridal party's arrival, only one napkin being provided per table. There were some serious things going on here. Because there was no offical request for the consulting service, we simply just called these out as observations.