Spring Forward.....

The vernal equinox is still a few days away, March 20th, but for me Spring begins with Daylight Saving Time.

To some degree we may have Benjamin Franklin to thank for DST, who penned, "Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise."

With spring just a few days away and my body somewhat accustomed to DST, I am so ready for it.

Springtime in Tennessee is a leafy awakening, a riot of color rising to the occasion. Sometimes we feel the season before the warmth actually arives!!!!... Spring is seen as a time of growth, renewal and new life, ( a start of better times).

Bring on the Better Times!!!!!!!!!!!

February 2010

Still snowing here, we are all anticipating the arrival of

spring, kinda gettin cabin fever...just imagine, warm,

sunny and 70 degrees...

(picture perfect weather if you ask me)

... and for those of you who like Dickel of course a sip

or two wouldn't hurt a thing,!!!!! Enjoy!!!

More Snow Pics--Hope you all Enjoy!!!

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SNOW DAYS

A Snow Day for Dickel,

"NO WAY"

Everything is still up and running.

But we sure got a lot of white stuff dumped on us.

Another good day for a warm, cozy, reflecting fire

and a window,

too cold for anything else.

Safe in the Holler!!!

Looks as tho the turkeys are

enjoying this sugar maple, thanks to the North

Carolina Red Cup Society...

A New Year

Hard to believe its already 16 days into 2010, nothing much happenin', with all the holidays and deer season behind us. Although there are a few deer still hangin' aound the distillery.




We have had several days of snow and really low temps (even the Dickel Lake froze over), everything is tryin' to unthaw including me...





But we are anticipating the spring arrival of turkey season the 1st of April. The gobblers are already rumblin' the holler and struttin' their stuff.

Christmas is the season for giving...

We always try to do our part in helping whenever we feel it is needed, not just at Christmas, but all year.

This Christmas we picked a neighboring family of 4, that we thought could use a little extra help, after several hospital stays and 2 small children. With both these factors we know it can be hard at this time of year.

On December 20th, another neighbor and myself paid this family a visit, I gave the mother & father a candy bouquet which held a card, in the card was cash and a gift card (thanks to the George Dickel Red Cup Society), the other neighbor gave the children gifts as well.

There were smiles and tears, happy tears of course.

Hope they Have a Very Merry Christmas!!!

The Best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.--Burton Hillis