Closing in on 90 degrees. This ain't no place like home.

The third house is a wide-open-inside number, Asian influences, in Napa itself. I like the description: "30 tons of rocks and boulders were hand-selected for lichen and moss to be the 'bones' of the garden design."
Jeeze I'd like to be the lucky lichen that lives here.

(By the way, it's too bad the tour guide book isn't online somewhere ... at least I can't find it. Some nice recipes are included with the description of each home. We understand that valley chefs are assigned to each home and provide a taste of their wares for visitors. Missed them at our first stop ... apparently we arrived during a hand-off period. At the next two stops, we had Ahi Poke Salad in Cucumber Chips from Marcos Uribe of Celadon and My Mother's Strawberry Shortcake from Bob Hurley of Hurley's Restaurant & Bar.)

The shortcake was perfect for staring at ANOTHER lap pool AND a potted palm tree (we're talking a three-people-to-lift-it-sized pot) in the middle of the dining room table. "Hi mom! Is that you over there? Call me! Nice dinner!)

Most exciting adventure here ... one of us locked the car keys in the trunk of one of our cars. Oops. It's the trunk with the chilled wine. Oops.