Dear Packrat Jim,

The check is in the mail …..I mean the wine is in the box and on its way to the Carmel post office. (Did you know Bill Benson and I were voted “Most Dependable” in 1963?) Geeeeeeesh…what an honor. Fortunately, as I informed Bob, I was also peppy so therefore not a complete loss. Hope you enjoy. Since booze seems to bring out the best of us we need more contests to keep shaking the trees for missing persons. Plenty of that here……wine, not trees – the trees all burned down in this summer’s ENORMOUS Los Padres fire. Happy Friday All……..Alice