Napa on Valentines

I am in the process of painting the bathroom.  Literally.  I just took off my pink rubber gloves to break off a bite of Lindt's dark chocolate and pop open another Diet Coke.  I've gotten spoiled being out so much.  The cokes I order from drive thru's are bubblier, esp. since I ask for it with no ice.  So I drink 2/3's of one at home, toss it, and get another.  Now isn't all this interesting?  My brain has a coating of putty colored paint on it.  But heck, it'll go great with the rug, towel & art in there.

If you want to go to an interesting, fun blog, go to The More The Messier.  I'll put the link to the side of this.  She's a stay at home mom who always, always makes me laugh.  In fact, Click & Clack even had her on the radio once--and not for car trouble, I don't think.

G., McK, and I were in Napa for the weekend, and the wine Pat introduced us to was phenomenal.  Ballantine...a white & a red...you could actually taste the bouquets, I mean this was like actually understanding the wine writer in the Wall St. Journal.  All that blackberry essence, etc, I never discovered till Napa.  Pat brought a Zin to Valentine's dinner that talked me back into reds--although I could feel it the next morning.

Saw the property in Sacramento that the Ridder clan went in on.  Very pretty and definitely a good investment.  Water pipes and development going in, now that ordinances have changed.  It's right by a bunch of windy little roads with boutique vinyards in Amador County.  The grapevines were getting plenty of moisture over the weekend.  It rained pretty much the entire time.  McK and I did dash off to Target for bathing suits though, because The Vintage Inn's pool was nice and steamy.  As always, their breakfasts are enough to tide you over till dinner.  Just once, on Valentine's Day, I tried the combo of champagne for breakfast + regular expresso (not decaf).  Phew!  Practically danced on the table and couldn't stop gabbing.  Fun!  Only it wore off, and I fell asleep at noon for an hour nap.  Lovely way to go though.