What a weekend
Had a blast this past weekend.
Started out early Friday to try to beat the "headin' out of town" crowd. It worked, for the most part.
It was a supply run and work weekend. Had a couple of pounds of fudge in the Cruiser, A half sheet of 1/2" (technically 13mm) baltic birch plywood (for a new desktop), some ebony stain, and my power mitre saw.
Friday night was easy, dinner at Senor Sanchos (Jason had his regular Firestone Double Barrel) and Josh and I tested our luck with a couple of Blue Tarantula Magaritas. Headed for the kids house and sat out under the stars and did a few snorts of some of the finest Grappa I've had on any continent. It had been gifted to me after a photo shoot on Thursday by the company owner. He said it was made the old world way and was tripled distilled. You could taste the love that went into it. I thought Stacey was going to hurl a few times but she had on her big girl panties and hung in there.
Jason has taken on the Project (capitalization intentional as it is a major project) of updating their kitchen. He had already pulled all the cabinet doors and was priming them when we arrived. The mitre saw was so we could buy some decorative trim and add a frame to the door fronts to add a little architectural interest. By the end of th day Saturday we had all the doors framed, primed and most painted (thanks to Sally and Stacey who stepped in to assist). Saturday night we were the guests of Gianni and Kati Manucci (proprietors of Wild Coyote Estate Winery and Bed & Breakfast). I thought Gianni would enjoy the Grappa so I brought it along. We did a few shots for desert.
We headed back and met Josh at Jason's and we sat out under the stars shooting the shit and smoking a couple of Bella Costa Vintage Reserve cigars (okay, just me and Jason. Sally and Josh aren't big cigar smokers).
I can't tell you how much I enjoy this time to unwind and just hang with my boys. They are a couple of remarkable men. Its obvious their mother did something right....
Sunday morning it was time to trim some bead board to face the cabinet ends and then over to Josh's to help him move furniture and assemble his new computer desk. Moved his dresser to the back room, moved his 36" TV (tube type, did I mention I'm getting too old for this shit) and then put the new desk together.
Last I saw he was happily reassembling his computer as we did the long drive back to the L.A. rat race...
AgentZ
