We had a wonderful few days with A&R here in Santa Barbara. We managed to do quite a lot in 3 1/2 days! A multitude of interesting things such as touring the garden, making fresh salsa (homegrown tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeños, Fresno peppers, onions, lemon and lime juice...!), BBQ-ing on the new deck, dinner with my parents and grandmother, hanging curtains, exploring the SB Natural History Museum and their Butterfly/Grossology/Chumash/Geology exhibits... Venturing down lower state street for the Farmers Market (so many incredible smells! Flowers! Vegetables!!) Anne got us the most beautiful flowers - including some tuberose that continue smell up our entire house. It's phenomenal. They seriously put scented candles to shame... Even my prized Diptyque...
Tom, Anne & Richard toured Lotusland in Montecito yesterday morning - seeing various types of gardens, plantings... We then ventured down to Fiesta! Partook of local fiesta fare. A&R were subjected to the usual "cascarones" - or confetti eggs smashed over the head! I do think (hope) they took some confetti home with them to Cooperstown...
And finally... sadly... had to take A&R to the airport after a great dinner at the beach.
We only hope they return - soon! - and often. Very often!
3,000+ miles will hopefully not be too daunting in the months to come! Just think of the frequent flyer status they could attain! =)
It was wonderful to have them here and the house now seems much quieter. I am certain the animals will miss them (and their suitcases to sleep on) in the days to come... But not quite as much as we will.
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