Servants' Quarters at General Vallejo's Barracks

The decking material/wood substance was "on a truck" enroute to the Santa Rosa Lumberyard but they had no clue when it would arrive, so David won't be back until next week to finish our hot tub deck. With the day stretching ahead of us, we had two very different ideas about what to do today, but I managed to pry OilMan out of the house for a trip to The Girl and the Fig in Sonoma for lunch. They have a very pleasant outdoor patio, completely covered with umbrellas and cooled by strategically placed fans. OilMan's mood improved when he discovered Pliny the Elder on the beer menu, and moules frites on the lunch one. I had an Aperol spritzer and a spinach and cheese omlette, perfect for what was turning into a hot day. I put a picture in the extras

We made the obligatory trek around the historic square, stopping momentarily for me to take a picture of the servants' quarters on the site of the Sonoma Barracks. It was built by order of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo commanding officer of the Mexican soldiers who were transferred from the Presidio of San Francisco in 1835.  I like the servants' quarters because of the exposed adobe and wood construction and unadorned style. The Sonoma Historical Park is an interesting place to explore, but with the temperature climbing, nary a tree in sight, and OilMan rapidly receding down the street, I didn't linger. 

We passed a sandwich sign, handwritten in chalk in front of a bar, that said, "Husband day care center…drop off's welcome". If only I had known….