The past week has been action packed and with a lot of progress for our fledgling businesses. The Bed and Breakfast continues to get more and more bookings. More importantly, we are meeting the loveliest people.

We had three different guests this past weekend. On Friday Ernesto and Sommer arrived from the Fresno area. They were here to celebrate Sommer's birthday and take some well deserved time away from their hectic lives. Both are young physicians and during their stay learned that Ernesto passed his Boards. It was fun to be able to toast his accomplishments.

We also had the chance to get better acquainted with some folks we met from the wine tasting party we had in Orange County at the home of our friend Pame. Tim and Mary Cromwell were wandering around the central coast for a few days and called. They joined us for a fun feast patio side before retiring to the Creekside room. They were having a hard time sleeping so took advantage of the problem and sat out under the stars in the wee hours marveling at the amazing night sky. We are blessed to have no ambient light and are treated to a celestial canvas not commonly found anymore.

They left early Saturday to continue their way back south and I did not anticipate turning the room around but Lori called mid-afternoon looking for lodging for the night so I did a quick clean up. They were in town for the horse show taking place at the fairgrounds. They are charming folks from Carmel who were so easy going and friendly. I hope they come back again soon.

We tried to entice all our guests to stop by the open house we were hosting on Saturday but they opted to pass. The party was a blast and nearly forty friends and acquaintances spent the evening pool side sipping Per Cazo. Dave and I had been hoping to do this ever since we moved in. Thank God for our friend Kris who was in town visiting. She volunteered to be unofficial caterer and we pulled off a really nice party.

Wine news ....we are getting ever closer to the new tasting room. ABC justs needs two more documents and all should be a go. Signs are ready, and so are we. Per Cazo was well received at two local wine bars and should be flowing there soon. All in all a good couple of days.

Off to Minnesota for a wine tasting benefit. We will be taking some video so watch for that next week!