And. . . we’re finally back.
Bob had a great baseball trip with his nephews and brother-in-law, visiting stadiums in Chicago (Cubs), Detroit, Toronto, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. I had a productive birthday party planning visit with my mom, who will be turning 80 in July and who thankfully had a short stay in the hospital. Then I did a quick house sit in Rochester, Minnesota before a lovely visit with my aunt and her husband near Madison and a visit with my aunt in Chicago. Always good to see family and many thanks to my Uncle Dick for storing our car until we return to Wisconsin in July.
Yesterday we had a lovely transition with our home owners in Redding, CA, for house sit #105. They picked us up about mid-afternoon, and we began our visit with a wine-tasting at Moseley Family Wine Cellars, which is owned by their neighbors. The tasting was free, as our home owners are wine club members, and the wines were very good. We also met the winemaker, and he poured us a taste of some Grenache that they are just getting ready to bottle. Also, yum.
You’d think after the liquid start we might not have had a great walk-through of the house and pet care needs, but we got through all of the requirements— including Bob’s list of questions — before getting settled in our room, having a lovely dinner, and relaxing before an early turn in due to a 4:30 am ride to the airport by Chauffeur Bob.
We love the area, as we are surrounded by mountains. There looks to be lots of trails to explore, and we have already walked and run on the the great Sacramento River trail which follows the river in and out of town, including by a number of dams. Our house has a pool that we may use at some point and we had a lovely sunset last evening.
Cheers, wherever this may find you!
Peckish Travels 