One Last Afternoon with Friends

Good morning, my friends. It's our last morning in Escondido. Some of today will be spent preparing to leave for Boulder City tomorrow. Probably I'll have a little time for sewing today. As long as I have to put everything away, I might as well get it all out again one more time. Wouldn't you agree?

So we had a casual sandwiches-and-wine day planned with our friends Debi and Jim yesterday. Before we left, I spent some time on my slow-stitching, finishing off what's in my hoop.

Now I've moved my hoop more to the bottom of the turtle, and I'll spend some time on it this morning.

Smitty was keeping an eye on my stitching from the catio. He likes this RV because he can be outside in the catio, and he can also be a peeping Tom and pay attention to what's going on inside as well.

For her part, Sadie was pestering the birds. They'd like to drive her crazy with their protective shield.

So, around noon, we headed out. We met Debi and Jim at a really nice Italian deli for sandwiches, and then we took our sandwiches to a nearby winery. Sorry about my finger photobombing the image below.

Fallbrook Winery is in Fallbrook (not surprisingly). It's more casual and low-key than the extravagant wineries seen in Temecula. There was a nice outdoor patio area. Debi bought a bottle of white wine, and we sat outside eating our sandwiches, drinking our wine, and sharing stories. It was a relaxing afternoon.

Debi likes this winery because of their good whites. We had a nice white, and it was a good accompaniment to our deli sandwiches. Debi also brought chips and cookies. We enjoyed our food and wine.

We sat gabbing for a couple of hours. When we left, I took a picture of the vineyards.

Also, these many barrels. I don't know if these are for storage, or if there is wine aging in here. Probably just for storage since wine needs to be aged in a cool environment.

Turning directly around from there, we could see the equipment and buildings where the wine is made.

On our way home, we stopped off one more time for more avocados. These are close to ripe, but they'll need a few days. These are the Zutano variety. Our last three avocados were of this variety. They have a thin skin, but the nice buttery flavor of the Hass.

Debi also surprised me with these pretty fabrics and this "Field of Clover" pattern. The pattern is from Mary Boldt of Bear Paw quilts. I tried to find something about the designer online, but I came up dry. I'll have fun sewing this together for a St. Patrick's Day runner. Thanks, Debi. 

And that brings to an end what I have to tell you about our day. I'm hoping tomorrow's post will include finished quilt blocks from the Gumballs project, but I'll have to see what the day has in store for me. Tomorrow we'll be heading on down the dusty trail, so get a good night's sleep tonight. We have a long drive tomorrow.