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Today I noticed the first blossom on our plum tree. Hard to believe that an entire year’s gone by-

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Part of our Valentine’s Day celebration yesterday was a picnic at Tudal Winery.

Discovered on the Napa Vintners site, this winery fit all our criteria: family-friendly, picnic area, low-key atmosphere.

And it was indeed quite low-key as you can see below the manner in which we were greeted (that there is Cheyenne, we found out).

We proceeded to a [...]

Winter is still very much here–in fact it has been gray and rainy almost non-stop (I just happened to sneak these shots in between the rain clouds).

But Spring–with all its sweet promise of exhilaration, exuberation and energy is thisclose.

I’ve written about this tree before. Just those few days ago, it had but a couple tiny flowers.

While this type of tree is quite common in the Napa Valley and actually, there are many in the neighborhood, I have never before had the opportunity to so closely witness such a tree transform and blossom.

It’s glorious.

Having grown up in Wisconsin, February to me means Winter. And snow. Lots of snow. Still.

But here in the Napa Valley, February can mean Winter. And rain. Lots of rain. Still.

February can also mean Spring.

Usually though, February in the Napa Valley means a little bit of Winter, a little bit of Spring and sometimes even [...]

When we were at the Harvest Party at Neyers Vineyards yesterday, I was feeling quite artistically-inspired.

Maybe it was the wine in the afternoon, but I really got into a photographic zone.

This is one of my favorite shots from that series. I like it because of the detail and that it displays a completely functional aspect [...]

So I have decided to take part in NaBloPoMo this November.

I have to first give credit to my dear friend Helen Jane, from whom I’ve learned Many Things Internet.

If you haven’t heard of NaBloPoMo, you can click on that link up there (HJ’s is a good one to click on too), or [...]

With this blog, one of my objectives is to write about family-friendly activities here in the Napa Valley.

It seems some people (even some locals) think that the valley is not a great place for kids. And, if you think about what Napa represents to most—that is, wineries, fine restaurants and wineries—it’s easy at first to see [...]