a burst of color

It's what I need on a cold rainy day...

colors by Katie

an exotic bird from the rainforest

Martha Stewart

Kara Janx in OhJoy

a time out

for now.

a summer holiday: sf part2

We didn't get to go and see everything the first time around so we came back for more.


Afterwards, we went to Little Italy to get some lunch for a picnic.

After our lunch, we took an afternoon nap at the park. Before heading back home, we stopped by Chinatown to get some gifts to take back home...

Adios San Francisco. Hasta proximo viaje.

a summer holiday: wine & cheese

The next day, we wanted to go drive out to the vineyards and wineries.
First stop, Kendall-Jackson.




I never knew there were green/purple grapes! They tasted good too!

We also visited their pretty garden.

Next stop was Ledson Winery.

Don't we look like we're doing a "Welcome to our new home" pose? Yea, I wish.

Up next was a quick visit to Napa and back to Sonoma...

Yea, one of the reasons I voted to go to Sonoma was for The Cheese Factory. It's that good. I sampled about very single cheese. Twice. Ok some were three-timers. HAHA. What can I say, I love cheese. Thank God I'm not lactose intolerant.

Gotta take some wine for that cheese, you know.

a summer holiday: sf

Midweek, we went on a day trip to San Francisco since we all love it. We make our usual stops at our favorite places as well as some new sites we want to visit.

Downtown...


Had a picnic and walked around to see some color (it was a very cold and gray day)...

And made a stop at Fisherman's Wharf to eat and play...

It was a really cold day, but it's San Francisco, what do you expect? It was fun driving and walking around and there are so much places to stop and look that we decided one day wasn't enough. So before it got too dark to drive home, we left and promised to return soon...

a summer holiday: around town

On Monday morning, we decided to explore a little more so we drove to find thrift stores around. We found a few good ones and some really great ones.


I wanted the hat, shoes, some old perfume bottles, an exercise bike, and that fan but in the end, ended up getting a dress, a skirt, and some books. Hehe! I love how different thrift stores have tons of the same thing- it kinda tells you what the people are about :)

After a day of driving and walking, we stopped at the town square to visit the shops and get some treats.



T'was a good day around town!

a summer holiday: all aboard

Sonoma County is full of small towns that have many wonderful little things to do. After visiting a church, we started looking for a cupcakery but ended up at an old train station/museum/wine festival/concert. How awesome is that!