Wow it’s getting hot here already. The A/C kicked on yesterday out of the blue, sort of surprised me. It’s in the mid-80’s though, pretty toasty. The good news is our solar system is loving the longer, sunny days. Most of this month it’s put out over twice what we use, leading to a quite attractive negative bill. I’m sure that will change when the air starts running regularly, but I like looking at it now. Overall we’ve been really happy with the solar, it’s definitely paying off. As an added bonus, we got to claim a healthy chunk of the cost on our tax return, which was looking pretty grim after renting all last year. That’s me, saving the planet and a few bucks.
That was a hit-and-miss weekend. Mostly hit if I had to weight it though. Friday we went over to a friend’s house and took it easy on their back patio. While we enjoyed the nice weather we came up with a fine plan to go wine tasting on Saturday. In a rather shocking decision, we headed the opposite direction from our standard Amador County staples, opting instead for Toogood. We’d been there a handful of times before, but not recently. One of the driving factors was the free cookout they sent me an email on. I’m always up for a free lunch. It was a great deal and pretty tasty, especially if you overlook the $20 in gas it likely cost. Eh, it evens out somewhere I suppose. We made a quick stop by one other spot on our way home, then headed back to their house for some awesome carne asada tacos. After a while I had to head home and work, which definitely put a cramp in my day. It was an all-nighter too, which I’m getting far too old for.
Sunday was an off day, at least for me. I was out of sorts from the long night of work, so I hit the back porch and watched TV for the majority of the day. Doni went to a brunch with some friends at Sienna, which she gave high marks; We’re planning to hit it again next weekend as a matter of fact. I did manage to struggle up to the grocery store and pick up some chicken and corn on the cob for dinner, which made for a nice little bbq.
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- The wine barrels at Toogood
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- Josh and Doni at the tasting room in Winery by the Creek
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- Doni assisting with games on the ipad. The little girl was nappy, so she had to prop her up to avoid the inevitable “STOP TOUCHING ME” conflict.
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- The tasting room in the caves at Toogood. They’re always packed, maybe too much so.
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- Toogood winery in Fairplay, CA.
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- This is “Winery by the Creek,” where we stopped after Toogood. The tasting room is underground at the back of the building. On top of the cave is a bocce ball court, which provided us some entertainment.