I am in Inverness. I rode my bike out this afternoon. Kind of a hard 44 mile ride, because I rode 45 miles or so yesterday. I took it a bit slower. Beth went to visit her sister Gail this afternoon and I did not want to sit around at home waiting for her. So, I rode to Inverness. Will meet Thomas for dinner somewhere.
Got here, turned the heat up and got directly into a hot bath. Ahhh.
Drove to Fairfax to meet Thomas. Listened to a great show on the local radio station KWMR - Bakersfield and Beyond. Stopped to shop for groceries at Good Earth. My favorite hippy grocery store.
Dinner at Sorella. One of our Marin County go to restaurants. We ate here often when we lived on the ranch in Nicasio. Simple Italian cafe run by two sisters. I had not been there for five years. They bring over a wheel of parmesan when you sit down and carve out a small hunk for each person at the table. I ordered a glass or Sangiovese and waited for Thomas while I did the NYT crossword.
We enjoyed Caesar salad and Grilled Branzino. Great food. Great service. We had so much fun reminiscing about Nashville and discussing country music. We have had an ongoing discussion, including Meyer and others for the last month or so. Here is what I said yesterday. "I want to go back in time and have this discussion including my dad". I'll just have to speak for him.
Driving home from dinner made me appreciate the country. Not a soul on the road. Two lane country roads. Cold. Quiet. Dark. What a contrast to San Francisco.
More local radio on KWMR on the way home. You don't get local radio in the city. Very homespun. Non commercial.
I got out of Hell Bitch and looked up at the sky. Here's what I saw.
Not ready to hibernate quite yet. I so appreciate all the things about the country. Solitude. Quiet. Stars. Local radio. Slow pace. Nature. Peace.
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