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Just leaving the beautiful Bridlewood winery. To us Georgians, the excellence of California central-coast weather is a constant revelation. Bright sunshine all day, but with the low desert humidity, frequent breezes, and the world’s largest air conditioning system – the Pacific Ocean – it stays wonderfully comfortable all day long.

The wineries here are among horse ranches, vegetable farms, some small private houses, and the lovely golden hills. There’s a lavender farm we have saved for a visit tomorrow morning before we return to Global Gardens for some local olive oils and vinegars. We have happy happy taste buds.

Kalyra’s, and California’s, admonition to wine tasters.

Impending intoxfication aside, we unfortunately cannot take advantage of their generous deals on shipping wine to Georgia. We’ll have to put some our luggage and check it.

Room 349, Santa Ynez Valley Marriott, Buellton, California.

Well, howdy-do John Christopher Burns, fellow Atlanta blogger, fellow Wordpress user, and fellow TextDriver/Joyeur.His blog is Positively Atlanta Georgia. He’s been rebuilding his house after the March tornadoes, and he’s been making progress.

Good on you, neighbor, and we wish you continued success.

I found the two-column version of the theme I use here, but it doesn’t work with this version of Wordpress. I’d like to have just one sidebar… Stef was right, the second one clutters the space. It’s very difficult to find the theme I want…. That should be a hint to learn something and do it myself, right?

Right.

[Sigh.]

I just wrote this post from my phone.

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Because I could, that’s why. Sheesh.

Our anniversary is always on a hot and muggy day, and in the evenings people like to blow stuff up, often up in the air. It’s Independence Day but for us it’s also the day we got married, and I like to think we just keep getting better at it.

Love you, sweetheart.