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On a weekend trip to Santa Rosa, Jim picks up his rent-a-car at the airport
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Wine country...
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...and a converted water tower on a nearby country estate.
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At the Culinary Institute near Callistoga for Jim's mom, Anne's 92nd birthday
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A sneak peek at the kitchen
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Bob, Alex, Jim and Anne enjoy a 4-course lunch at the Clulinary Institute
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Anne is set to enjoy dessert
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The dessert sampler plate
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Alex had to get back to school, but first a couple group shots outside the Institute
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Jim, Anne, Bob and Alex
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Next day, Jim and Anne take a ride out to the coast north of Bodega Bay
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Ice plant bloom
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And of course, a stop for wine tasting on the way home - this time the Martin Ray Winery
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Bob leaving Anne's after lunch on his Moxie...
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...headed home - only three blocks away
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Anne in her back yard with Hal's (Jim's dad's) memorial rock
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A new fuscia hung outside the kitchen window
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Some wildlife in the back yard...
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...squirrel feeding time at the bird feeder, and time for Jim to head back to Seattle.