Posted from Glen Ellen, CA We visited recently with six friends from Pittsburgh who were vacationing in the Napa Valley. As is our custom when we’re together, Jan, Art, Tim, Terri, Bill, Sandy, and Bill and I devoted quality timeRead more
Posted from Glen Ellen, CA This, essentially, is our back yard. It’s Sonoma Valley Regional Park, where we spent the morning hiking. The 162-acre park serves as a unique natural corridor for wildlife to traverse safely between Sonoma Mountain andRead more
Posted from Glen Ellen, CA We were fortunate to spend a morning recently with Wendy Westerbeke (our cottage’s lessor) at Westerbeke Ranch Conference and Event Center, her family’s historic property. While touring this lush, serene site, an entrancing story unfolded. Read more
Posted from Glen Ellen, CA Sunday, July 14, Bastille Day, seemed like a good day for a road trip to the Pacific Coast. We met up with our friends, Penny and Gil, in Santa Rosa for the 20-mile drive toRead more
Posted from Glen Ellen, CA After an uncharacteristic spring and summer of mostly dreary skies and steady rain in North Carolina, California looks and feels like the promised land. We arrived at the San Francisco airport under an azure sky,Read more
When it comes to packing for airplane travel, we have an ironclad rule – no checked luggage, only carry-on. We are positively ruthless about editing our belongings regardless of the destination, duration, or time of year. One rollerboard and oneRead more
We’re just days away from beginning our first extended stay. Our destination? The town of Glen Ellen in the Sonoma Valley of California. The reasons are several, although Sonoma Valley’s world-renowned wines and cuisine could stand fully on their ownRead more
During a trip to the Burgundy region of France last year, Bill (my husband and favorite travel partner) and I experienced an epiphany. Although we had traveled quite a bit over the years, it was generally of the one week-to-10-days variety consistentRead more