Vineyard Update XIII

 

Saint Helena, Napa Valley

Saint Helena Hometown Harvest Festival, Part Two

 

The Harvest Festival always begins with the Pet Parade. As you see below, folks cetainly bring all sort of pets.

But, Samantha’s favorite part is the candy.

Samantha as Dalmatian

Here Comes the Parade

Oak Street

Bird on Parade

Thriller

Greyhound as Butterfly

Golden Retriever and Goat as Pony

Saint Helena Hometown Harvest Festival, Part One

 

There is a lot to be said–and a lot of photos to share–of this past weekend’s annual Saint Helena Hometown Harvest Festival.

Always one of our most favorite events of the year, not only does it signal the change of seasons here, it is pure family fun.

I’ll share more of the experience over the next few days, but below [...]

Bocce, Baby

 

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 [...]

Vineyard Update

 

Taken at Ehlers Estate in Saint Helena this past weekend:

Albeit a totally different vineyard in a totally different part of the valley, but that’s quite a bit of change from this.

RAWR!

  

We tested out Samantha’s Halloween costume at the Saint Helena Hometown Harvest Festival Pet Parade last weekend: