Rancho Bernardo Winery

We spent a few afternoon hours on Sunday at the winery just down the road from Grandma Lita's home listening to some live latin jazz and sampling the local wines. We also got a chance to see Emily and meet Robbie for the first time. Then we went back to Grandma's house and had a tasty barbeque in her newly refurnished back yard. Click the arrow to see some moments at the winery.

French Laundry Dinner Party

Dean and Mary treated us to an authentic reproduction of a five course dinner from the pages of the famous French Laundry restaurant. They cooked all day. We started with linguini and clams, moved to a fig and fennel salad, then corn chowder and red pepper soup, and followed by a delicious sauteed sea bass with parsnip puree and saffron sauce. Dessert was homemade ice cream in chocolate bowls. Jack and Dean treated us to matching wines throughout the feast. By the end of dinner, the four naughty wenches gathered for a final photo shoot before declaring the evening a rousing success.