Saturday, December 29, 2001
Breakfast at Applewood: coffee, granola and milk with mint sprig, cheddar and artichoke heart egg bake, roasted potatoes, a croissant, fresh-squeezed orange juice, cranberry juice. Visited the Applewood garden. In the middle of winter, there wasn't much to be seen, but we could tell it is a breathtaking garden in spring and fall. We saw olive trees, artichoke plants, rose bushes, and empty planting beds for all kinds of herbs. Took some photos. More fireplace reading. Lunch at Spark's, an all-vegan restaurant: spinach tofu scramble, roasted potatoes. More reading at Guerneville's only cafe. Napped. Played chess in the evening during which the owner of Applewood surprised us with some freshly popped popcorn. We never finished our game because it was getting on 8:30 or so and we feared the restaurants would close. Dinner at the Pasta Boys restaurant at the Triple R Resort: roasted vegetable and duck soup, breaded steak, filet mignon, chocolate mousse torte. Best things about dinner were the aforementioned soup and the piano bar, which made our evening more romantic. Patrick requested "I Remember You" and the pianist began playing it almost immediately. I fell ill shortly before dinner (we're convinced it was the tofu I had at lunch) so we stayed in afterwards and watched "The Breakfast Club" on cable teevee.