CONTACTS
SUBJECTS
Visit in Nipomo Lunch with Robin Wine Tasting Fess Parker Winery
Bob Operation in Los Angeles House Sitting to Care for Thelma Will Pi
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050601 - Follow up ref SDS 1 0000.
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050603 - We left this morning at 0500 and arrived about 0930 to visit Mother
050604 - and Bob.
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050607 - Bob is having an operation in Anaheim on Wednesday, 031001. He and
050608 - Mother are driving down to Aneheim on Tuesday. I will house sit for
050609 - the week to take care of the dog, Thelma. The plan is for Robin and I
050610 - to drive down to Aneheim on Saturday when Bob is released from the
050611 - hospital. He cannot sit up to drive, so I will drive him home, and
050612 - Robin will drive Mother home, because the long drive back to Nipomo is
050613 - difficult to handle for Mother. Bob said he wants Robin to drive the
050614 - truck down to Anaheim, because she has more experience using stick
050615 - shift.
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050618 - When we arrived, Bob was talking to Robin. They planned for all of us
050619 - to drive back to Pismo Beach and have breakfast at a restaraunt down
050620 - near the beach, Pier Side.
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050623 - We arrived in Pismo Beach about 1050; this was too late for breakfast,
050624 - so we had to wait 10 minutes to be seated for lunch.
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050627 - Had a good visit with Robin and discussed plans for next Satuday when
050628 - we drive down to Southern California to pick up Mother and Bob.
050629 - Robin wants to start about 0700.
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050632 - After luch, we said good by to Robin. Mother and Bob and Millie and I
050633 - drove back to house to check on Thelma. Then we drove South toward
050634 - Santa Barbara for a wine tasting trip. Stopped at three (3) wineries.
050635 - The first winery was very modest, attended by a single person. He was
050636 - very knowledgable and interesting explaining wine making generally.
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050639 - Millie bought a couple of coasters that display the winery logos,
050640 - which is terrific Itallian style artwork that features religious
050641 - themes.
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050644 - The next winery Buttonwood in Santa Ynez Valley, was larger and had a
050645 - number of people serving customers and explaining the wines. The
050646 - grounds at this location were very pleansant, but not commercial, and
050647 - so were comfortable and easy to enjoy.
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050650 - At this location, we saw a new sport Ford Thunderbird. It had a
050651 - similar design to the car Uncle Roy had in 1955. Bob has a
050652 - Tunderbird, it is not the same design as the one we saw today.
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050655 - While admiring the sleek, intriguing form of this car, the owner and
050656 - his wife came out of the winery facilities to leave. At first glance,
050657 - he looked like Vice President Dick Cheny. When I mentioned this, he
050658 - said a number of other people have mentioned this to him.
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050661 - The third (3rd) winery was Fess Parker, who became famous as an actor
050662 - in the 1950s portraying the legendary fronteirsman and congressman
050663 - from Tennesee, Davy Crockett. He was among the defenders who lost
050664 - their lives at the Alamo in Texas when they broke from Mexico in the
050665 - 1840s.
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050668 - The Fess Parker winery is a large commercial operation. The
050669 - facilities include spacious lawns and big oak trees.
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050672 - Back at the house, we went out to dinner at the Santa Maria Inn.
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