Day Two

Well it has been our first twenty four hours. A lot has happened, but time moves in a different dimension here. I don't know quite how to describe it. When I look back on the day, so many things have happened. But unlike Houston, everything is a five minute adventure, so you can knock out many items in a relatively short amount of time (with the exception of lunch, which I'll get to in a moment). We are all settling in.

Everybody slept well, including the dogs. After getting up and everyone taking a poopie (myself excluded) we headed to the Carmel Belle for breakfast. It's always a favorite. Poached eggs on country french bread toast with sides of sauteed mushrooms and asparagus. Plus roasted local tomatos. Yum!!! They are all about the fresh, the local and the organic. Then a quick trip to the Crossroads shopping center for a stop at the UPS store, the pet store and Brintons (Carmel's version of Houstons Berings Hardware store).

We met Mary Lee Singer (a local) and went to lunch at Patries and Petals (PP). PP has been open for just two months and it doing a great business. PP is owned by Jeannie J. a close friend of Mary Lee's. Let's just say it was a leisurely lunch with ample pourings of Flowers Chardonnay (not that I had any). I had an eggplant rolled up in cheese and baked in a marinera served with a garlic toast crostini. Sorta like an eggplant lasagne. Desert followed with double cherry pie and carrot cake. All of their deserts are accompanied with a miniature rose. Too cute. I'll try to post a picture. (Rex just piped in to make sure that I say, "he is NOT drunk").

You may get the impression that the food here is over the top. Well it is! There are so many great places, and they don't even have to be big places. The appreciation of food is at a different level. Hopefully you'll get to experience it, if you haven't already. You will get to be hearing more about our eating adventures in future blogs.

We've made it home the dogs are fed and we are ready for a nap. More later.

Hugs