Decadent

That was the word used by a friend of mine you saw the new project I am working on. It is big, bossy but decadent??? I don't think so. There is a certain art form to home theaters. They are a complicated fusion of design and technology. I didn't want the pseudo theater design a lot of home theaters go for....the velvet curtains, the massive stained wood panels and, of course, the movie posters and popcorn machine. No, this one needed to blend in as much as an 8 foot high box with a 110" screen in the middle could fade into the background. The theater is also a poolhouse which is sometimes a guesthouse and more often than not, a home gym. Its multi-functional personality said paint me to match the woodwork. It's brains are tucked away neatly in an over-sized closet which is out of view but is in range of the super hi-tech remote and this is all thanks to radio frequency technology. It also boasts a 7.1 sound system which translates to 7 speakers and one sub-woofer. When you can find a 7.1 DVD, the sound is pretty awesome. Of course, the next wave is 9.1, 11.1 and on and on. That is the way with state of the art technology. One day you are cutting edge and the next day you are way behind. But for now, this is a pretty killer theater.

Cabo San Lucas

I have wanted to go to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for awhile, ever since I went on the website for Las Ventanas. Who wouldn't want to go to a place that looks like this when you drive up to it? Suffice it to say, this place is mucho dinero so I filed it away for "after the big lottery win". As luck would have it, though, we did win (sort of kind of) a week at Playa Grande. We were the high bidders (the only bidders) on a penthouse suite offered as a auction item for a fundraiser. It isn't Las Ventanas but it is in a spectacular location, a short walk to Cabo San Lucas and right on the Pacific Ocean.













There are some things you really need to do if you find yourself in Cabo. At least for one day you need to rent a car and drive to Todos Santos. The town is a little art village and is worth walking around. You must, though, drive to Posada La Poza which is a inn and restaurant on the water in Todos Santos. You can't really miss it because there are a lot of signs which will direct you there. Lilly, the proprietress gave us a tour of her seven room inn and then we had lunch in her restaurant. The food was incredible and her margaritas were divine. While we were sipping our margaritas, we observed this mama hummingbird feeding her baby. I've never seen a hummingbird sit still this long.













I'll close with this pretty picture of the sunrise taken from our hotel balcony. We will be back.