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[ibglowin]

Back in the Fall of 2019!

We did Cottages and Kitchens this time. Definitely well worth the $35 admissions fee - it was a peek at a time and way of life that has disappeared. I should point out that this tour includes the wine cellar with hundreds of bottles remaining from the Hearst collection. I’m sure all are spoiled now but Chateau Margaux, Ch. Lafite, and Inglenook, were all included by the dozens.

 

[Jovimaple]

The weather map for Alabama on Tuesday got drunk and flopped on its head!

THREE inches of snow in Mobile and along the Gulf, where the white sands attract tourists? Not unheard of, but it very rarely ever happens. Meanwhile, the northern state gets off without any.

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No snow up here, but -7 F for the high today and -35 F windchills. Wanna trade?

 

[jswordy]

Just got back from my early 4km walk. It's legitimately cold here today! View attachment 119575

Yep, a friend sent one yesterday from Saskatoon that was -33. He asked me how we think we're gonna invade Canada if we can't have our own inauguration outdoors in 20 degrees. He's a lineman, too. Has to work in it.

 

[jswordy]

Last week was my wife’s birthday and she decided that she wanted to visit Hearst Castle while the weather was good and the tourists absent (an excellent combination in our minds).

For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, William Randolph Hearst spent 28 years and hundred of Millions of dollars building a 90,000 square foot home on 300,000 acres of land. It’s now a state park and a historical monument.

For those of you in the snow, I thought you might enjoy a dip in either of the two pools….

First the outdoor pool:
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And now the indoor pool - gold color is 14k gold tiles

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Meh, just another middle class crib. Rosebud.

 

[jswordy]

Here's tomorrow's forecast for THIS PLACE... Dauphin Island, AL, on the Gulf of Mexico... so much for the mild Southern winter they had predicted...