Living in California Wine Country as we do, we’re literally surrounded by wine.  Sonoma County is home to literally hundreds of wineries, from a small family-run winery like Mounts to much larger vineyards like Korbel. …

Sonoma County - real Wine Country So I have some tough choices to make.  I have a high school friend coming to visit this weekend.  She’s in need of some R&R and her husband’s packing her off to Wine Country for the weekend.  …

Ready to taste some wine with our kids safely playing in our UPPAbaby Vista.For Father’s Day we went wine tasting (and why not when you live in Wine Country, surrounded by more than 200 wineries?)  We’ve spent a lot of time exploring other areas of Sonoma County like Dry C

Olives for Sale at the Market in IraklionWe recently moved into a new home.  The house is pretty new and most of the work we’ve been doing is cosmetic.  The backyard, however, was another story.  …

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden We LOVE roses.  (Ok, Wendy does).  So, when we found out that San Jose had a public rose garden, we got very excited and couldn’t believe we were just finding out about it.  …

Casa LomaWe recently went to see family and friends in Toronto (which is Wendy’s home town).  We have two little kids, one of whom is a three-year-old little girl, so a visit to a castle seemed a natural choice.  …

The lovely brick exterior to La Rosa - the new Mexican restaurant in downtown Santa Rosa. Unfortunately, the food doesn't come close to measuring up.This past weekend we headed out with the family and some friends to check out the new restaurant in downtown Santa Rosa.  Ever

Wine tasting at Balletto Winery - it's best to start 'em young! 🙂Balletto Vineyards and Winery is set amongst fields of grapes.  It has a peaceful pavered patio, covered with a pergola and centered on an olive tree growing out of a large water feature.  Inside, the c

Quivira's Dry Creek Valley tasting room is set in one of their biodynamic vineyards, and complete with solar panels.This family-owned winery has a lovely tasting room in a tranquil setting just outside Healdsburg in Sonoma County’s Dry Creek Valley.  Their hand-crafted, estat

Dutton Goldfield Winery's patio sadly lacks the beautiful views that most of Sonoma County's wineries offer.Dutton Goldfield Winery has a new tasting room on Gravenstein Highway North in Sebastopol.  They used to participate in the Visa Signature program, but sadly have s