So. We painted! It's amazing what a difference it is. Even though the colors are exactly the same...still! It feels fresh and clean and bright! We'll also be sprucing up the outside facade as well as some rickety tables, redoing the fabric on our bar stools, etc etc. It may seem small but these tasks have been on my post it note to do lists forEVER. You all must know how that feels. All these little things that add up into piles and piles of to do's. After awhile it becomes something more of a wish list than a task list. You find yourself saying things like..."if I won the lottery, I'd get table 11 fixed!" instead of, oh, I don't know, getting your pilots license, a private jet, and flying around the world.
But then spring rolls around, the days seem longer, the lists get shorter, and you are just one more step closer to accomplishing something, anything! which is refreshing after the north fork winters.
We've also successfully followed through with our staff development program and hosted classes such as our intro to wine class, love lane cocktail class, service and hospitality class AND even had an Advanced wine class. (Thanks again, Kareem! You totally rock!) The advanced wine class was a huge hit. With a tour at Paumanok Vineyards of the vineyard, tank room, a glance at the cellar and bottling line, the world of wine starts to look a little less mysterious and a lot more interesting once you start peeling back the layers. And Kareems passion and knowledge translates in every explanation, in every question he answers. And, lucky for us, to the wine he makes. It's hard not to recognize the incredible attention to every last detail and consideration happening at Paumanok. Hanging out there with the staff only confirms that for some people wine is life. It also happens to be really fun to drink. With friends. And food. Ok, I'll get carried away here if I don't stop...
There is just something about getting it done that really feels good. A little TLC for the LLK goes a long way, and look at that, it even makes me feel a little brighter, too...One post it note at a time!
