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A lifestyle blog by Allison Arbuthnot on The Whole 9

Allison was raised on the vine in Sonoma, California, and believes that life is too short to drink bad wine, count calories, or second-guess your destiny. She now lives in Los Angeles where she practices many things, the two most important being contentment and tricks for opening a wine bottle without a wine key.

Monthly Archives: July 2010

Summertime Moon

The late afternoon sun shone like a brilliant golden daffodil above me and, before me, its reflected image filled the cup of flaxen liquid in my hand, a second sun blessing me with its light and warmth.
The Valley of the Moon Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2008 is as clean and clear as the ocean sky, [...]

Seduction in Oz

She was dark and sultry. Her uncommonly chiseled shape caught glances like a spiderweb catches flies. The solidity of her short black dress was punctuated by a silver zipper running the length of her spine, a silver zipper that served to both make the blackness blacker while also hinting at how easy, how [...]

Popping a Top

Moving is not fun, no matter how you slice it.  But if you’re with the right person (or people), settling into your new home can be, and with this in mind, I had big plans.  My vision was of Tom and I sitting on the couch in our new apartment, wearing grubby clothes and surrounded [...]