Monday, January 8, 2024

2023/ 24: Christmas and New Year in McLean, Virginia, USA


Annette and I celebrated Christmas 2023 and New Year 23/24 at our home in McLean, Virginia, with our 3 daughters and their families as well as with the 3 children of our son. Katharina and Diego flew over from Frankfurt and Cornelia and Chris, with Viatrix and Ernst, from Munich. 

December 16

Cornelia arrives.

December 18 - 20

Cornelia and Annette in Charleston, SC.

December 20

Katharina and Diego arrive.

Chesapeak Bagel McLean


Pikoteo McLean




December 21

Dickerson


 

December 22

Chris, Viatrix, Ernst arrive. 





Dinner



December 23

Breakfast


McLean


Katharina, Cornelia and Lorelei


Happy Hour




December 24

Morning




Christmas Cookies










Opa and Lorelei


All Grandchildren



With Grandparents


Dinner


Presents

Headband 


Armagnac

Pyjamas





December 25

Dickerson







December 26

Happy Hour





Nightcap


December 27

December 28

Playing



Chuck's Tesla






2014 Weingut Robert Weil Kiedricher Riesling Trocken by Wilhelm Weil and Great Balls of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis) by Chris Tremann, with Ernst cc Loosen Bros USA




Pre-dinner



Dinner



December 29

Pre-breakfast Playing


Breakfast

Jessy and Family




Testing Maison Louis Jadot Bourgogne AC, which we will serve at our new year's party, with Annette Schiller Katharina Schiller Mozyninho Paz cc Thibaut Marquis




Lorelei

December 30

Surprise afternoon visit by Naomi Kline McDermott and John, with Stephanie Castelli and Brian. We had a Cremant de Bourgogne Pierre Marie Chermette (imported in the USA by Weygandt Wines), which we visited together on the Bourgogne Tour 2023 by Ombiasy Public Relations and Wine Tours with Annette Schiller . See: Vineyard Tour, Cellar Tour and Tasting at Domaine Chermette in Saint-Vérand, Beaujolais, with Martine and Jean-Etienne Chermette - From Lyon to Paris: Total Immersion in Burgundy and Champagne 2023 by ombiasy WineTours http://schiller-wine.blogspot.com/2023/07/vineyard-tour-cellar-tour-and-tasting.html



Wonderful pre-new years's eve dinner with friends hosted by Fuad Issa and Maureen Kelly with Annette Schiller Graydon Vandament Stephanie Castelli Naomi Kline McDermott Doug Beakes















December 31

New Year's Eve Party































Monday, January 1, 2024

Cornelia, Chris, Via, Ernst leaving for a beach vacation


Tuesday , January 2

Christian in Dickerson







Wednesday, January 3




Thursday, January 4

Birthday Dorothea







Dinner in Dickerson





Back in McLean (Christian's Birthday after Midnight)




Friday, January 5

Nicaraguan birthday ceviche by Don Diego Mozyninho Paz and Weingut Steininger Gruener Veltliner Ried Loisium 2022




Most interesting tasting of "The Wines of Canada" at the Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Wine Society (Chapter Chair: Graydon Vandament). Full house - 42 participants






Saturday, January 6

Chris and Cornelia with Vitatrix and Ernst arrive von Puerto Rico and leave for West Virginia (Chris) and Munich.

At home




Dinner




Bye-bye.













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