The Coffee House

[jcdeboever]

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The inside tasting room at Tolosa.

Buenas Dias Coffee Hosers. Leaving SLO this morning and heading south to Los Olivos and the wine country of Santa Barbara County. Yesterday a bus load of kids arrived at our hotel (possibly here for freshman orientation at Cal Poly), filling up the pool and raising the noise factor to about 110 decibels from running feet and falling bodies (apparently). Gary thinks that 110 decibels in well into a range of sound causing physical pain.

Mary Lou, Cook and Gary have enjoyed the city, wineries and countryside. But it gets hot here in summer, much hotter than the LA Basin. But Morro Bay and Pismo Beach are both about 15 minutes away ... so when Gary's retirement plan goes active, (also known as winning the lotto), maybe Mary Lou and Gary could get a little place on the beach.

Wonderful image.

 

[Gary A.]

Kay's chili verde omelette.

Mary Lou, Cook and Gary are having breakfast in Orcutt at Kay's Country Kitchen. Orcutt, just outside Santa Maria is so small, that it doesn't merit a single horse. But we often stop at Kay's the food is country sumptuous and filling.

Kay's is funny. They have tables outside for "Take Out", but no service. But you can order take-out and eat at the tables. Due to The Cook and health rules, we ordered take-out and ate on the sidewalk tables.

 

[Gary A.]

Mary Lou's Eggs Benedict had a slab of thick savory ham that could feed a family of four.

We are away from the coast and the temps are rising.

 

[jcdeboever]

I like omelettes

 

[table1349]

I like omelettes

You like food.

 

[Gary A.]

Cambria the Winery.

 

[snowbear114 45]

I used part of my first paycheck to get someone special, something special.


DSC_6956.jpg by Charlie Wrenn, on Flickr

 

[table1349]

I used part of my first paycheck to get someone special, something special.


DSC_6956.jpg by Charlie Wrenn, on Flickr

Aw you shouldn't have you big lug. They are beautiful. Let me run and get a vase to put them in.

 

[jcdeboever]

I want her to sit on my lap, shecwould get a head rub

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[jcdeboever]

Bob's great, great, great, grandpa... grandpa gary

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[Gary A.]

Riverbench

Cambria

Riverbench

 

[Gary A.]

 

[Gary A.]

Vincent Winery

Vincent was a dancer and in movies. Peter O'Toole and he were good friends. A costume worn by O'Toole in one of the greatest movie of all time, was on display at the winery.

 

[Gary A.]

We had dinner at Cold Springs Tavern. Cold Springs Tavern is an old stage coach / Pony Express stop. The Tavern is in the middle of the San Marcos Pass. The pass is a shortcut from Santa Barbara through the Santa Ynez Mountains to the wine country of the Ynez Valley.

 

[limr29 2]

Oh my god, hosers, hosers, HOSERS.

Pivot tables. My world has been thoroughly rocked. I'm geeking hard right now.