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Below are scenes from our New Year’s Eve 2009 celebration, as seen through the eyes of two four year-old aspiring photographers.

Whose parents were too busy eating, drinking and talking to notice what they were doing with our camera. Our good camera.

On Sunday, we attended the annual Saint Helena Fire Department Station Open House.

Although we missed last year, it is one of Samantha’s favorite events. Tom & I enjoy the small-town, old-timey atmosphere as well. So we were quite pleased when we ran into kiddo’s BFF Brookie there.

And in reviewing the photos from the day, I was [...]

Only in the Napa Valley, do you get to attend a four year-old’s birthday party at a place like this:

Princess Playhouse

Which is situated along the Napa River; whose neighbor across the river is:

The Back of Opus One

And with this view:

View North, to Mt Saint Helena

And with wine. Bubbles, actually.

Neighborhood Friends

Samantha & her good friend Tristan at the park this past weekend:

Bocce season has started up again; last Thursday was the first week.

But with starting the new job, I decided that I just couldn’t commit this season. My focus right now is work and family.

Tom is playing though, so we all still go. It’s so nice to hang out at the park and spend time with that [...]

Last night was Very Napa Valley.

Ten of us–all friends from the world’s finest bocce team, Joanie Loves Bocce–began the evening with bubbles and cheese at Brittany’s most adorable cottage here in Saint Helena.

From there, we headed up to Castello di Amorosa–simply called ‘the Castle’ here in the valley–via a chauffeured shuttle (a very thoughtful courtesy of the [...]

 
I wanted SO BAD to title this post “Getting Figgy With It” or “Here Figgy-Figgy”, but my sensibilites as well as my desire to spare you the groaning prevailed.

Napa Farmhouse Figs

 
Obviously, the compulsion was not sufficiently squelched as I included those justawful phrases anyway. Sorry.
 
Recently, a twitter friend of mine, ah, twittered about the abundance [...]