Whenever I visit my son in Escondido, I try to make time to visit one of my favorite stores in nearby Encinitas-
Gardenology . It is not just a garden boutique but rather a home shop with a theme of neutral colors for the most part and clean, contemporary design. You can choose garden pots, furniture, note cards or body lotion but everything is unique.
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A birthday gift for a friend
Last winter when I was down from Mammoth Lakes for a visit I found a unique cheese knife at Gardenology for my friend's birthday.in the Spring. Attached to the blade was a short screw onto which one could attach a cork. This would become the handle. Since my friend and I have shared many afternoons sharing a plate of cheese and a glass of wine I pictured giving her the knife along with a bottle of special wine.. The only thing was I needed a cork from a bottle of good wine so I waited until she came to visit planning to take her to lunch, order the wine, and afterward attach the cork to the knife and wrap it for her gift.
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Hundreds of corks in the Grocery Bag
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Last month, she came to visit while I was also visiting Southern California. We shared a lunch at the
3-Corner Cafe in Encinitas. It is one of my favorite places to lunch but it is also a wine shop. I planned to buy a bottle of wine and save the cork. Then I saw a sign above the cash register-
Corks- $5. When I inquired about the sign, the cashier said she would check in the back to see if any corks were available. When she returned, she carried a large grocery sack filled with corks which were not $5 but free. Now I have one cheese knife and several hundred corks to choose from before I wrap the cheese knife.
