"Wreaths for the Chieftain"

Jefferson is in town and is supposed to show up for the tasting today (3p 132 Front Street) for the patriotic Saturday after the 4th but it just doesn't seem like Saturday to us. Wednesday was Saturday. This is some other day. I hope he doesn't get confused.

We have a band lined up to greet him. He told us that "hail to the chief" embarrassed him (although he was being modest and "Hail" wasn't official until until about 1815 and then was called "Wreaths for the Chieftain".) Ha! Doesn't everyone know that?

So we looked for some music for the visit. We decided on Gershwin inside the store - VERY American and Ella Fitzgerald is one of our best customers anyway. And of course a Sousa March for the Marine Band playing outside.  We thought the Air Force flyover would be a little much but, after all, how many times does Jefferson show up for a tasting. I mean c'mon. Like a couple times a year? So we said OK but not too low this time. LOL when Washington came for his birthday the flyover scared that big white horse half to death. So we are pulling out all the stops. Tom might not be back for the harvest and we just can't count on him to come more than once a year.

If that.