Winery bound

Today we went out into the wine country and stopped at Wilson Creek. We enjoyed a great lunch in their barrel room, while it rained and blustered outside. It was a good time.

Sunday Brunch at "Journey"

This morning we went to Pechanga's new golf course restaurant Journey for a great brunch in a beautiful setting.
They were all decked out for Christmas.

The rest of the day was just "kick back".

lazy days

Paul tried his hand on some more wood turning........

Today was a kick back day for all us. Carol and Judy used the time to make some almond roca and other Christmas candies.

back to Temecula (w/ the girls Ami's two cats) then off to the parade

Our sister city frends from Daisen, Japan, rode the parade in the red Temecula trolley
I'm talking with Yuko in the VIP tent...........

Judy and Paul with one of our Japanese friends.........

Laguna Beach and "The Cliffs" (Todd's favorite)

We ended our day at the Cliffs Restaurant in Laguna, recommended by that lead guitarist/ singer and songwriter Todd Miller. It was a great meal at a wonderful location..........but a little cool- I guess by eastern standards too.
We spent the day walking around Laguna Beach and visiting various art galleries and interesting shops.

breakfast on the beach.....

We started the day with a wonderful breakfast at the Beachcomber Restaurant in Crystal Cove.
Next we tried our hands at a little putting practice..............

Balboa Park San Diego

Tonight's dinner was at our favorite Mexican restaurant Olimende's in Dana Point
Today we went to Gallery 21 at Spanish Village in Balboa Park, San Diego so I could drop off some of my wood turning pieces (see www.temeculaturnings.blogspot.com)

We enjoyed this mosaic sculpture...

as we walked around the park enjoying the architecture.

Here's Judy in a small pocket garden....

Paul and Judy enjoying an alcove..........

Crystal Cove

This evening we had a beautiful west coast sunset
we also had a moon rise........

as we sat around the main pool bar..........

This is another view from our villa patio... looking south west over part of the golf course Pelican Hill.

In the back ground are Judy and Paul around the main water fountain "Trident".

Paul and I walked the beach on Crystal Cove SB, right below the complex.

the tide was out.....

there was a solitary surf fisherman...

We later walked the beach tide pools Judy and Carol...

the steep ramp down to the beach.....

Judy and Paul walking through the tide pools....