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So it's a beautiful morning, and my fridge is bare. I decide to drive into Santa Barbara to go to Trader Joe's and get some good food. I picked up a different triple cream brie (this is much sharper) from France, some feta from Israel, some havarti from Denmark, roasted yellow & red peppers (to go with the feta), a crispy baguette, some more Bogle Petite Syrah, and a few of their amazing frozen Mexican food products.

On the way back, it was 72 degrees and the hills on my drive home looked spectacular. The torrential rains of the last few weeks have made them green and the hills reminded me of Ireland. So I got out of my car in a few places and took pictures. Sorry these were taken with my crappy phone camera, but you get the idea.

I tried to get cow pictures but they were all pastured too far away from the road today.

Now I sit back at my desk, drinking my wine and eating brie and enjoying some good jazz. It feels good to relax. Joe is supposed to be coming back tonight - maybe we'll go out for a while later. If not, so be it, but he'd be another pleasant distraction.

ETA: This Israeli feta is amazing! God this is the best feta I have ever had. Eating it on baguette with roasted peppers. Mmmm...I am going to explode from cheese overindulgence.