So the 21st is Chris's and Meave's birthdays. She doesn't ride a bike so we rode without her.
We started out in 40* and sunny weather. Some wind came up, post-frontal, from the NW, and at times brisk. The clouds blew through and when they blocked the sun I got chilled.
We rode to Davis and had brunch at the Delta of Venus. When Meave lived in Davis we met her and her friends there, and enjoyed their cuisine frequently. The Greek omelet has lost none of its pizazz.
We rode home through the orchards and mostly fallow fields, with more downwind than headwind, to arrive home after 57 and change miles. Just right. We cleaned up and went off to BevMo, where the wine steward has a vintage Tomassini frame he's trying to sell us. We tasted 4 wines while waiting for him to return from lunch, and a worthwhile wait it was: He closed the tasting room and indulged us and 2 other couples in a fine Bordeaux flight. We bought 4 bottles of 2 different types. One we gave to Meave as her birthday gift.
Then we headed to Nugget to get the ingredients for dinner. Lo and behold, Brian was having a rare Saturday tasting, featuring wines from their holiday guide. Another flight of 7...we were enamored of a Spanish Garnacha and bought a couple bottles.
Nobody was hungry or interested in cooking. No surprise there.
Today we did as little as possible, by choice, and it was awesome to just rest, relax, and not be driven to perform. We ventured out to the mall to pick up my new glasses and that was it. Watched old movies (Good Fellas, Silence of the Lambs), a couple loads of laundry, made a pear/apple crisp for breakfast, and not much more.
Then Chris got busy preparing dinner. We started with an Anchor Steam Ale, Christmas '07. (pics aren't loading; sorry). Then Chris made a deviled lobster dish with a side of spinach salad. Holy cow! I wouldn't have even thought to Google that, let alone followed through. Amazing food!
I'm sure I packed on more calories than I burned. Since it's the off-season, who cares?
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