Birthday Boys

Bob, Rose, Randy, Joellen and Jim kicking off Bob's and Randy's birthday weekends at Hart Winery in Temecula, CA.

San Luis Obispo Wineries

Joellen and Jim pictured with dog residents at Wolff Vineyards.  We visited three wineries today in San Luis Obispo, CA and brought home two Wolff Syrahs.  Yummy.

Central Coast California

We are in Pismo Beach, California on our 1st road trip in the RV in quite a while.  Joellen and I have been riding our bikes into town and to the Monarch butterfly grove http://www.monarchbutterfly.org, walking on the beach and enjoying ourselves. The trip wasn't bad except for going through downtown Hollywood on the 101.  Our first day here I had to replace our RV water pump after troubleshooting as the internal check valve stopped working and we had water leaking from the RV tank bay; didn't matter if we were using our fresh water or the park's.

Headless Lizard

Accomplished hunter Carl brings us a headless lizard.

Friday Afternoon at the Temecula wineries

Friday afternoon at Danza Del Sol with neighbors Rose and Bob picturing Rose and Jim.  We went on to Doffo then home.  From our homes, we watched a wildfire too close to home that started Friday pm.  The pic is from Saturday morning of the Cutca fire near Palomar Observatory; only 2% contained right now.

Joellen's Birthday

We had a great time today.  After Joellen swam at the Temecula Recreation Center, Joellen and Jim went to Dattilo's in Hemet, the best Italian restaurant west of Philadelphia.

Wine Club Pickup Parties

Jim and Joellen on their way out to the June 5, 2015 wine club pickup parties at Hart and Oak Mountain wineries in Temecula, CA.  We stopped at Doffo for that pick-up as well.

Temecula Balloon Fest

The Temecula Balloon fest launch was moved this morning due to fog.

This is just outside our front yard.

The Temecula Balloon Fest

Carl's 4th Birthday

Outdoor Carl

Kitchen Carl

Today is Carl's 4th birthday.  The pic on the left is from our daily morning walk and explore hour.  Every morning at the first hint of dawn, free range Carl and Joellen explore the area around the outside of our Hemet House.  Carl is an accomplished hunter bringing us birds, moles, mice and lizards (lizards upset Carl's stomach).

After coming inside from his morning walk, Carl sits on the screened-in porch to listen to and watch the many birds who quickly empty their feeders.  Carl is so healthy and full of life.

Old Skydiving Friends

Skydive Elsinore SOS (Skydivers Over Sixty) Great seeing some old friends Peter Zimmerli top photo. George Frey and Gary Eve bottom photo. Great catching up and telling old stories. Not enough time to talk to everyone. Next time I promise and we'll go to a couple of great wineries in the Temecula Valley.

Stained Glass

Since our Hemet House kitchen gets too much sun, we commissioned a local artist to create a stained glass window.  This new art darkens the kitchen and keeps it cooler.  And the colors change as the sun moves around the sky.  We like it a lot but Carl our cat does not.  Carl spent the last couple days staring at the new window; probably because it is eye-level to Carl's favorite sleeping spot on top of our kitchen cabinets.

Another Balloon Show

This Sunday morning our close sky was filled with about 10 hot air balloons passing over our house; close enough to talk with the balloon pilot.  And here's another picture of Carl.

Today we are off to Anytime Fitness in Fallbrook, CA followed by a little shopping and stopping at a Temecula winery or two.

Jim's Birthday

Today we rode the Catalina Express from Dana Point to Catalina Island to celebrate Jim's birthday.  We had a great time.