Wine favorite of the week - Montoya Pinot Noir Monterey, 2009 vintage. This wine had a light ruby color, with a gentle nose, and a taste of currant and plum. This was a perfect pairing with our Thanksgiving turkey. Likewise, the Anthony Road 2010 Gerwurtztraminer was a good choice for the white wine drinkers, with long finish and honey/clover undertones.
Have you noticed the new statue on Lancaster, near the cop statue? It's a very peculiar looking lady on a bench knitting. First of all, who knits on a bench in front of a long line of backed up traffic? Secondly, like the cop, this lady is just human looking enough to scare you as you pass, but otherwise looks like a pod person. Anne squealed when she saw it, "They need to stop that!" First the enormous painted dogs, now this. I wonder if they pull themselves away at night. I'll have to make sure to drive by when it snows so I can see if they are covered, or if they are mysteriously clean.
I've been putting off the inevitable shutting down of the pond. The falls sparkle in the sunlight in late morning, and the plants have not died yet. I need to do it tomorrow, though, because it is going to be very cold at night soon, and I don't want the falls to freeze and divert water into the yard (thus emptying the pond).
