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Dinner in Monterey- 21 people- Great Food - Stokes Adobe - A fun Restaurant a few blocks up the street from our Hotel - The Portola. We started the evening with Olives, Crispy Potatoes (a must) and a delicious salad of greens with an amazing vinaigrette dressing and the main course of Papparadelle Bolognese. What a great evening- friends, family amazing food and the weather was perfect - highly recommend “Stokes Adobe”
The weekend in Monterey and Carmel was relaxing and Fun - it was a wedding of one of Nancy’s cousins at the Mission in Carmel - the Basilica is an amazing place to get married. We had visited a number of times in the past on visitor tours but this was special - it’s an historical part of the State of California- if you are ever in the area it should be on your bucket list. After the wedding we all went back to the Portola Hotel in Monterey where we were staying and took naps or went for walks - the three shuttle buses showed up at 5:30 and ran back and forth all evening. The Country Club is up in the hills overlooking Carmel and Camel Bay - the route winds through miles of tree lined roads until you finally get to the top and it’s - Amazing - absolutely beautiful and very private. Every part of the facility is first class and no expense was spared. Open bar(s) all night and hors d’oeuvres for the first hour while all of the guest were arriving- the outdoor patio was enormous and the views were 360 degrees of the Carmel Bay and the Golf course. Meals of course were perfect and it was all in all a perfect night. Highly recommended for any special event
The fruit season is here in the valley - it’s time to BAKE. So far in the last week Nancy has Baked a Blueberry Pie, Blueberry Muffins and Blueberry Scones - last night when I got home from a meeting she had made Peach, Apricot and Blueberry TurnOvers - OMG - had to sample a bit last night and for a light wake up with my Coffee we had each half of a Peach and half of an Apricot TurnOver - yummm