One of my New Year’s Commitments to myself (and my family) is to spend more time exploring where we live. Northern California is a beautiful place that we are fortunate to call home. In this series I will be sharing our adventures as we set out to spend more time day tripping around the bay […]
Do you use family meetings in your home? Over the years we’ve started and forgotten about family meetings for various reasons. The kids seemed too young, was too hard to remember to do it consistently, were they even working??? Well, we picked them up again in the weeks before school started. And am I glad […]
Taking a food styling and photography class with Béa Peltre is like spending time amongst true beauty. From the moment we each gathered, Béa was warm and encouraging. She is passionate about food, photography, and the people she shares it with, which set the tone for the weekend in the very first moments. We started […]
This summer we were lucky enough to take the kids back to New York City. To say NYC is a favorite of mine would be a big understatement. It’s more of an addiction. Thankfully our kids love it too. Sharing some of our favorite stops with you today. One of our first stops was the […]
I’ve written about how much we enjoy Trick Dog here before. Their Pantone Drink Menu was unique and beautiful. Now they have a new drink menu out, The Record Album. I love how creative they are with these menus. The menu is in a photo album with each sleeve containing an old 45. The drinks […]
The first weekend of summer 2013 took us to Santa Cruz, CA. We were there to celebrate my in-laws 50th wedding anniversary. The weather was ideal and fun was had all around. Thank you M+S! My 9 year old had a great time out in the surf with his cousins and uncle catching waves in […]
This was one of those perfect nights, in a perfectly beautiful place, with good friends and an incredible farm to table meal that could only be made possible by Mother Earth. Outstanding in the Field “re-connect[s] diners to the land and the origins of their food, and honor[s] the local farmers and food artisans who […]