This was the nicest mother's day in a long while. My brother and I drove down to Temecula, then the family took a long drive through the Palomar mountains and valleys, stopped to eat at a small, warm restaurant along the road, then visited the western/country town of Julian (east of Escondido), and back through more valleys and mountains home. The views were amazing... so California. A couple of funny signs:

"God bless us, everyone." - Are they asking God to bless them, and everyone else too? Or are they announcing to everyone that God is about to bless them?

"Rare Stuff and Refined Things" - This was a store's description, and I thought "stuff" and "things" were funny words to go with "rare" and "refined." Refined things! That's hilarious.