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| NOT taking the gloves off in Healdsburg, Sonoma County, California In late April, my husband and I braved the COVID situation and traveled to Northern California for six reasons: two sons, son-in-law, grandson, granddaughter, son's boyfriend. If there weren't a horrifying global pandemic swirling around, the traveling aspect could have been a smidge more enjoyable. The weather was unusually chilly. It being a pandemic and all, we couldn't duck into coffee shops or restaurants to warm up. Instead, we spent dozens of hours outside. Shivering. Here, my husband chose to order a spin on his favorite gin and tonic. It was ... refreshing (?). I went for the Sonoma red. As we drove up the coast, we took the obligatory touristy photo of the Lone Cypress on the 17-Mile Drive in Pebble Beach. I hopped out of the car only long enough to snap the picture and then jumped back in for the heat. That poor tree looked chilly.  During a spin through Marin, we stopped at Nick's Cove, a roadhouse in Marshall, California for their famous oysters. We decided to live COVID-daringly and eat inside. We tried the oysters barbecue style, figuring a little warmth might be involved. They were warm, but we chose to wash them down with cold drinks. Kind of cancelled out the tummy warmth, but made for a delicious lunch.  And these sisters finished their lunch just as we arrived.  Maybe they were also praying that it would warm up? |
