It’s no secret that one of the things that I miss the most about Europe are their farmers’ markets; there was always a place to go for gorgeous, fresh and seasonal produce and a few fun, specialty items for sale, which is why I’m so excited for our Napa Farmers’ Market to start back up! […]
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It’s the time of year here when I wake up in the morning and the air smells like sweet, baked grapes. It’s also the time of year when I get a lot more “me time.” Yes, harvest is upon us, albeit earlier than usual, and this is my first year as an official “harvest widow.” […]
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It’s definitely May in Napa Valley! It feels like summertime already and I was lucky enough to have meetings in the morning this week, getting me out in the sunshine, but before it was too roasting to enjoy it. Back when I commuted from Napa to Calistoga for work, I got pretty familiar with the […]
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Harvest season in Napa means an early call for those working on the production side of a winery. I took this photo this morning when dropping Dave off at work, way above the valley on Pritchard Hill…so high, it’s above the fog!
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I can’t believe it’s already June. We’ve arrived in Bordeaux for the month (more on that later) and when we first moved to France, this point all seemed so incredibly far away. Now May has come and gone and it was quite the month. Most of it was spent with post-Bordeaux plans up in the […]
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I have a serious Pinterest addiction. I love it. It makes me want to have my own house and DIY the hell out of it. On Saturday night and again on Sunday afternoon, I sat listening to the USF Dons baseball game online, while pinning. In fact, the two meals that Dave and I ate […]
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With all the wedding activity that immediately followed my mid-week birthday, I didn’t have a chance to recap the fact that I’m 29. Yes, I’m 29. Next year will be 30. Next year I’ll have a party or something. 29 just seems like a non-event in comparison. Since it was a Tuesday (read: a work […]
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Let’s be clear with the title of this post– it was my cousin LEIGH’S wedding weekend that just took place. As such, I was her Maid of Honor and this of course comes with VERY important duties, such as her bachelorette celebration! Leigh is in retail and October-November-December are essentially akin to my August-September-October, which […]
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