Other random things...

So, sorry, we don't have a lot of pictures from our recent travails. We haven't done anything too crazy, though. I went home on leave from October 4th to October 16th. Right before that, Tally and I took a trip up to the central coast and unexpectedly found this cool little winery called "Talley Vineyards", as "Talley" is the surname of the family that owns it. So, of course, we had to stop there.

No, that's not a dead animal in front of her feet. That's some big cat that came waddling over while I was trying to take the picture.

Also, on our way back home, we passed by another winery area north of Santa Barbara. Tally always watches that ridiculous "Bachelor" show, and, for you other fans out there, you'll remember there was some tool named Andrew Firestone on the show several years ago. I believe his family is heirs to the Firestone Tire business, but they also own a couple of wineries. During the show, some time was spent there, and it was very scenic. So, we stopped there so Tally could say she had been there. It was an "amazing" "journey". (Anyone else who thinks the Bachelor is ridiculous will know what I'm talking about there.)

Then, the weekend after I returned, we headed over to Phoenix for a night, then up to Sedona. This was fun, as we had been to both places before and were looking forward to it. We stayed at bed-and-breakfasts both nights, which were wonderful. They were small, the breakfasts were wonderful, and the owners were very tolerant towards the ridiculous weiner dogs.