October 12, 2009
Lompoc, CA
Today, we visited Geri's sister, Kathy, over in Lompoc. We headed that way late in the morning and had a nice visit with Kathy and her friend, Lloyd, over lunch at a local restaurant. We stopped back at her house for a while afterward, and waited for Geri's niece, Debbie, to arrive from work. We hung out with them, and Debbie's dog Spike (an 8-pound Dachshund-like pup), catching up on things. Kathy's been having some health issues, and Debbie's working hard to provide extra in-home care as needed.
On the way back to Buellton, we made a quick stop at the Foley Estates tasting room, and added several more nice Pinot Noirs to the inventory. We've met the winemaker for Foley, Kris Curran, before, and enjoy her wines quite a bit. She makes wines with her husband under the D'Alfonso-Curran banner, and we'll stop by their tasting room in Solvang later in the week. We're on their "wine list" and have several shipments "on hold" for our pickup.
Dinner was simple: a salad with Geri's vinaigrette, olives and sautéed shrimp, which went nicely with a Chateau St. Jean Sonoma Chardonnay.
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