Three sought, nine bought | A "DeGrande" bottle purchased
Highlights: Jen came with me to the flea market this morning as I pursued crossing off the few remaining items on my list. I managed to find several on my list as well as a few additional unexpected find and a couple of replacements for lesser quality copies, including a pristine DSOTM with all the posters and stickers, as well as the Lennon and ELO, being the same with all 'extras' including the legendary "Pig" postcard. Such a nice haul. I played most, if not all, and loved the experience. I still do not believe that the sounds are better, but the experience is grounding. Lauren and I had tickets to "The Lion King," but it seemed that she was still 'suffering' from the surgery and not hot on going. So we decided not to and instead, to go for a nice drive. We cast a net, found some takers and gave the tickets to a friend and her daughter. We drove her Mini with the top down along our usual hwy-9 route. We went through La Honda and to HMB, then to the ocean and back down hwy one and up to the 'general store' at La Honda. Along with a bottle of La Honda Pinot that I've wanted to try and can only get there, we also found a "Highway 9" Tempranillo. Hwy 9 winery is run by a couple I know. Well, the wife, that is, is a colleague through Care2, and I've known her for 11 years, including hearing about their starting a winery several years ago. It's taken off, and I'm excited for them and myself to try this bottle soon, perhaps this coming Monday with friends that like Tempranillo too. Anyway, after that brief stop, we continued back down "old La Honda" to Potrero and then to 280 and home. The drive was beautiful, just breathtaking at many points. And we had the music cranked the whole time. Lauren's not taking much as she's allowing her face to heel but I think she had a far better time than we would have at the play.