Sunday, June 17, 2007

Rescue mission gone waaay off track

We were with a bunch of friends at "the land", where Jason's family has a cabin. Everyone was spread out in different places, doing things. I was on the edge of a field, having some kind of picnic while getting ready to plant a garden.

Suddenly someone came running out of the woods carrying a child in her arms. She said that the little boy had been attacked by an animal in the cabin and was hurt. I ran for help, across the field to where I could see some buildings. The buildings were institutional -- small town schools and town hall-ish structures.

I finally found a woman who would help. She was middle-aged, with shoulder-length blonde hair. When I turned around to find the land, which was not far away, it had vanished. There was a strip mall in its place.

I was disoriented, and told her that we had to get back. We ended up traversing the edge of a swamp, along this man-made wooden ramp/fence thing. Then we got into a monorail-like train that went through the woods. She said she knew where to go, but it wasn't clear, since we were travelling awfully far. The train went faster and faster, over huge bridges high above the forest. It was exciting.

I remember thinking that someone had probably helped the little boy by then, but still felt some urgency to get back and make sure everything was okay.

Monday, June 11, 2007

Casillero del Diablo - fit for the devil

This one threw me for a loop. I dug in expecting the usual punchy Spanish wine, punchy even for a Cabernet Sauvignon. And then I realized it was from Chile... But still... Casillero del Diablo ended up tickling me in a kind of French way. I felt like I should be drinking it at L'Express, over delicious meaty, saucy things.
Castillo del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon 2005, Concha y Toro, Chile