END OF YEAR WANDERINGS..........

A BBQ sandwich from Downtown Market in Medford Oregon.

A "WANDER" IS GOING SOMEWHERE BUT NOT KNOWING WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO END UP, WHAT YOU'LL FIND AND WHAT YOU'LL DO. I GOT THE IDEA FROM THE MOVIE "VERTIGO," WHERE JIMMY STEWART ASKS KIM NOVAK WHAT SHE'S DOING FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND SHE ANSWERS, "WANDERING." IT WORKS FOR ME!
THESE WANDERINGS ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER. I WANDERED FROM AUGUST THROUGH DECEMBER. IT WAS SO GREAT, THAT I DECIDED TO CONTINUE WANDERING FOREVER.

After Oregon let's head to Petaluma, California, and the best diner food in California at Hallie's diner. And don't forget, if you are driving south from there, past San Francisco, discover the hidden forest drive at Woodside, Ca. Put on a classical music CD, open all windows and your roof, and just cruise through the magic.

BY NOW YOU'VE GUESSED THAT MY WANDERINGS ARE REALLY ABOUT FOOD. YUP.
HERE'S TO MORE IN 2013

So beautiful. I'd love to "live" there.

Dessert at Bouchon in Yountville

Onion Soup at Bouchon. Messy, but who cares?

Sunset from a back road

Hallie's in Petaluma

Hallie's Eggs Benedict

AND THEN HEAD DOWN TO YOUNTVILLE, VIA THE BACK ROADS. I EVEN FOUND A HIDDEN CONVENT THERE.

Mustard Seed Cafe in Jacksonville, Oregon

I go way off my Jenny Craig program at Mustard Seed.

Jacksonville

Jacksonville

Magnolia Inn, Jacksonville