Since our recent condo crisis (see my post of July 10 for details), friends from around the country have been sending me Internet jokes in an effort to cheer me up (thanks to all of you!).

Here’s one from my buddy Laurie Halladay in Sarasota, Florida, that will resonate with wine drinkers of a certain age. Although, I must admit, it isn’t too far afield from some of the strange real e-releases I get for new wines (wines for Christians, wines for dog lovers, etc.). 

 <<California Vintners in the Napa Valley who produce Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Grigio wines, have developed a new hybrid grape that acts as an anti-diuretic. It is expected to reduce the number of trips older people have to make to the bathroom during the night. The new wine will be marketed as: Pinot More.>>

Meanwhile, news of our condo crisis is much brighter than last week. We are down to just two wind blowers and the dehumidifier in our bathroom and foyer/entryway to our kitchen. Estimates are that the two pads and blower in the bathroom will be out by tomorrow afternoon, and the kitchen pad and blower the next day.

After that, the “reclamation phase” will begin, during which the baseboards will be reattached and the crew will do its final clean-up. Whether or not we re-sand and resurface the maple floors after that is still in question, but at least we may be back to some semblance of “normalcy” by end of the week. We are making progress a lot more quickly than originally predicted, I’m happy to report.