Mother's Day, Wine, Bradley Lodge and Sacramento
It's been another couple weeks full of wine, food ... and something new ... I actually left Napa a few times. We had a fabulous weekend of events for Mother's Day with Veuve Clicquot including a brunch (complete with cookies). I tried out a new restaurant at the River Terrace Inn , Alba , that was really good, hopefully I'll be back with friends in the future, maybe for Taco Tuesday, I was there on Meatloaf Monday. There was also a little bit of wine tasting with a friend that makes his own wine with friends. There was also a meeting at JAM Cellars (think Butter Chardonnay ), a drive up to Calistoga to see the Napa Valley's version of Old Faithful , a 1 mile run in record time, and fish tacos . There were also a couple trips out of the Napa Valley. I headed to the Bradley Lodge where we raked and burned pine needles, but also had some fun. We hiked around Boards Crossing , walked into Big Trees State Park , went to a craft fair ... and had milkshakes at Giant B...