Description of Scribner Bend Vineyards, a family-owned winery located on River Road along the Sacramento River. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon when a friend and I headed out to Scribner Bend Vineyards to taste some wine and eat some chili. I had not been there previously, and the chili cook-off event ($10 members/$15 nonmembers) […]
Adventures in England – Uffington White Horse
Description of the Uffington White Horse, a 3,000 year old hill figure cut into chalk grassland near the village of Uffington in Oxfordshire, England. One of a series of Adventures in England blog posts. Members of the 2019 Mysteries of England tour were looking forward to a full day visiting ancient sites – including a […]
Adventures in England – Stonehenge
Description of a visit to Stonehenge on the last day of the 2019 Megalithomania Mysteries of England tour. One in a series of blog posts. It was the last day of our seven day Mysteries of England tour, and we were all excited as we were scheduled to visit Stonehenge – the iconic prehistoric World […]
Coconut on T – Sacramento Restaurants
Description of a recent dinner at Coconut on T, a popular Thai restaurant located in Midtown Sacramento. A friend and I recently enjoyed dinner at Coconut on T prior to attending a performance of The Wiz at Broadway at Music Circus. I was in the mood for Thai food and was happy when my friend […]
Drake’s Barn – West Sacramento
Description of a recent visit to Drake’s Barn, a West Sacramento beer garden that opened in late 2018. Friends from the Bay Area were visiting for several days, and I suggested one weekend afternoon that we check out Drake’s Barn in West Sacramento. Drake’s Barn opened in the October 2018, and I had not yet […]