Mustard, Montana, Movies, and Merlot

Yes, it's been a while since we wrote, so we'll catch up now. On tuesday, I brought Dan to the airport for his trip to visit his brother, Jerry, in Montana. I then went over and put down shelf paper in Jay and Lindsey's new house in Alameda! It was really fun, Paula, Lindsey's mom, Lindsey and I were there for a while working, then Jason came over after work. This place is really nice, I'll include pictures some other time, after they move. It's a little Victorian, built in the 1870's, and in wonderful shape, updated, painted and spotless. Great windows and ceilings, and a separate entrance and downstairs big room and bath for visitors. Yeah!
Dan, meanwhile, got stuck in Salt Lake City, of all places. He called Matt, and since it was late, they decided to meet for breakfast the next morning, as Dan's flight was leaving late. So he got to see Matt, that was nice, but he was not very happy with the airlines, long story, just really frustrating.
He got to Montana, and found Jerry so glad to see him, it was really good for him to go. Dan will probably include some pictures later, and write his own words.
I did not do much on wed., I exercised, took care of some email business, then went to a movie, "The International." I love this nearby theater here, they have good movies, seats and popcorn, and many people go alone.
Thursday, I took a walk in the morning--it is finally really nice here! Warm and sunny. In the afternoon, I went into Sonoma to visit the HGTV (www.hgtv.com/dream-home) dream home. It was lovely, please go to the link and look at it. The best parts were the storage and the laundry room and den. The kitchen had two attractively built in pantries that were behind glass curtained doors, so it added to the ambience of the place and also held alot of dishes. I really liked that idea. The dining room was quite large, and had a little sitting area in it too by the window, another idea I really liked. The den had storage for wine in it, and lots of built ins, also a separate entrance. I could do therapy in there and serve my clients wine to help them open up, and they could come and go privately! All the counters were silestone, which seems much more practical and cheaper than granite. Oh, they had a little vineyard out in the backyard, I am including that picture.
While I was waiting for the tour to start, I shopped in Sonoma, and found these really nice prints that I bought! Do you like them? They are colorful, and painted by a local Sonoma artist. The yellow in the prints show the mustard that is growing here rampantly at this time of year, in face, it is the "mustard festival" in Napa right now.
Later, I met Kathleen for dinner in Petaluma. We ate at a cute, little place called Sooze's Wine Bar. There were only about 4 tables in it, and the owner cooks the meals from scratch as you order! We split a wonderful duck breast with a great sauce, and each had a deliciously fresh lobster bisque. It was an enjoyable day, I really had a nice time. Sonoma looks so beautiful today, with the sun out and the green beginning, the flowers beginning to bloom and the yellow of all the mustard!