SLO LIFE Magazine Apr/May 2019

transaction, as well. The only significant change they
have made, since the new owners are not “horse people,”
(they joke that, instead, they are “beer people”) is the
repurposing of the horse arena as an outdoor event
center, the addition of a custom bar complete with taps
for their homebrew, and a game room for their two kids,
9 and 12 years old.
Life was generally good in the Bay Area, but something
was missing. They weren’t sure what it was until they
spent a long weekend in San Luis Obispo with some
family friends. “We wanted a place where our kids could
play,” said Bambi Banys, “we wanted room to breathe.”
The timing was right, and the pieces came together
quickly, and before they had sold their current residence,
they had begun moving into Hacienda Antigua. First,
they spent Thanksgiving there, then Christmas, then
New Year’s. The family never looked back. Although the
couple continues to spend two days per week working >>
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