An Afternoon in Pacific Grove 10-15-08

Monterey Bay offers such awesome beauty that I always like to drive along the bay front and pull off to watch the waves and the birds and (sometimes) the otters. We didn't see otters today, perhaps because the waves were really pounding in on the rocks.

Here are brown pelicans playing follow-the-leader as they keep their eyes out for fish in the water.

We visited "Back Porch Fabrics", our favorite quilt shop, where there is currently a wonderful exhibit"Two Women– Four Views"Appliques & Watercolors by Wilda Northrop

Quilts & Photographs by Jeanie Anton

Continues until December 3rd

and, of course, shelves of new and wonderful fabrics.

After that we went with our friend Jeanne Mills to the Red House for an early dinner. There were very few patrons, so we suppose that people are saving their money by not driving and not eating out. Their loss - the food is just delicious.

This is Grilled Portabello Mushroom (the dark brown section) with crispy polenta topped with flakes of Parmesan cheese and green onion.

And here is the melt-in-your-mouth individual Blue Cheese Souffle with dressed field greens, very thinly sliced pears, topped with a little chopped tomato and crumbled blue cheese.

No room left for dessert! We dropped Jeanne off nearby at her house and then we drove back to San Juan Bautista. Tomorrow we will be up early to drive north to Santa Clara and the first day of the 2008 Pacific International Quilt Show (PIQF). From past experience, we know we will come home very tired but very excited about the wonderful quilts we have seen.