Filoli is a country estate built in 1915 for prominent San Franciscans Mr. and Mrs. William Bourn, whose wealth came from a California gold mine; the house and grounds are now part of the National Trust for Historical Preservation. 
Since my curiosity had been piqued by Michael's class trip there this fall to see the migrating butterflies, I decided to go on my own and see the home and its "spectacular nine-day Holiday Traditions event." Richly decorated giant Christmas trees were placed throughout the manor house. Christmas decorations and treats were on sale in every room. I was about 25 years younger than the rest of the crowd, but enjoyed milling about and listening to the Christmas concert held in the ballroom.
After buying a few cards, I sat in the café with a slice of quiche and a cappuccino and made notes on the cross-cultural rhetoric class I observed at Stanford that morning! Lovely way to get in the Christmas spirit.
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