The Allie Way - September 2013

September 2013

Pétanque It’s like bocce ball, but not quite.

Obey When it comes to filming, the producer knows best.

The Shot Allie with an AK47?

Yeah. This happened.

Cliff Hiking + Sipping What would you do at the edge of a 800’ cliff above the Pacific Ocean?

If hope springs eternal, let us not dam up dreams with reality’s sticks and stones.

Rather, let us mend broken bones as we ponder possibilities.

-Allie Merrick

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Pétanque It’s like bocce ball, but not quite. The game's French origin was befitting with regard to those who taught me how to play, as this particular group of winemakers all speak French. While I am fluent only in my native English and conversational in sign language, I am working on learning French. It’s been said that immersion is the best way to learn a new language. That said, while I don’t spend a lot of time in France, I do spend many hours playing and pouring with my favorite French-speaking wine makers. That works. Right?

pick up the pen pick up the pen and write again let not your word be left unheard nor your thought be forgot put down your device it will not suffice there will come a time when you must rhyme in a style your own that's not yet known but soon will be though not for free to pay your dues create the news that needs to be heard and not deterred by those who silence with verbal violence toward the weak who only speak words already said from feeds they’re fed pick up the pen and write again

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Obey The producer knows best.

So, obey what he has to say when it comes to filming.

That said, when it came to sipping, my pourable suggestions were honored in preparation for Saarloos & Sons.

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[ This is Hollywood on a foggy morning. ]

[ This is Venice Beach. ]

shift clutch in with circumstance now comes the chance to shift to a gear and pass by fear leaving behind what bound your mind to a past and a curse while stuck in reverse now comes the chance in the rear view to glance then shift higher yet to a future not set

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The Shot Swinging between the vines on a swing made of barrel staves.

Shooting in the vineyard with the winemaker, Keith Saarloos & an AK47.

Sipping in the tasting room with an epic bottle of beautiful wine.

My day at Saarloos & Sons was a good one.

It was great, in fact.

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It’s been said that ‘the eyes are the gateway to the soul.’

Perhaps then ‘love at first sight’ does indeed exist, if said lovers share a stare with gates left unlocked without distrusting pad locks.

-Allie Merrick

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Cliff Hiking & Sipping What would you do at the edge of a 800' cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean?

At Cape Lookout on Oregon's coastline, I chose to do some hiking & sipping.

The Hike: Cape Lookout is found between Netarts Bay (where my favorite oysters come from) & the Pacific.

On this trail, the forest unfolds around you with ancient conifer trees and views of the sea.

The Sip: Prepare to raise your glass to a beautiful bottle of vino and an equality beautiful view. The immense Pacific paired well with the intense Gresser Vineyard 2009 Pinot Noir that produced waves of cranberry, Werther's Original, quince paste, mulberry & strawberry sauce. Cheers to new heights with Pinot Noir!

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