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Saturday we drove to Calistoga to spend the day with Aurelia. We've known each other for ~25 years, but haven't gotten to socialize much lately. She invited us up and we finally made the scheduling work.

We got a bit of a later start than planned, but it was okay. She took us to a couple wineries - including the one located where her grandmother was born. Really nice wines there and we succumbed to an expensive red to share with my dad on Thanksgiving. We then returned to her house for more excellent chattage. Eventually we made a sticky toffee pudding and tasted six single malts. Excellent all around but we got to bed much later than our usual.

We didn't sleep well as we were a bit cold during the night. I wasn't hungover at all (I maybe drank the equivalent of two shots - it really was just tasting) but I don't bounce back from sleep deprivation well anymore. (I never have, really. But I handle it more poorly than I used to be able to.) I made the 14th c. herb omelette sausage and cooked up house-cured bacon for breakfast. It went over well. Then the drive home, which took an extra hour due to a multi-vehicle fatal car crash on the freeway.

Back to work. I wanted to take today off to sleep and lounge, but that wasn't really an option.