On celebrating at a distance Thanksgiving is hands-down my favorite holiday of the year I love everything about Thanksgiving. It’s the one holiday everyone can get behind, regardless of their religious affiliation or lack of same. It’s entirely inclusive and apolitical…
Yes, I drink decaffeinated coffee, and yes, you can trust me I rise to my defense. Calmly. Recently I read an article in which the writer claimed to not trust people who drink decaf, suspecting them of hiding something and objecting…
You get a present. I get a present. Everybody gets a present! I celebrate another birthday this week So, enough of July 4th weekend, not that it’s been such a big deal this year unless you count the Trumpian travesty at Mt.…
Here in the northern half of Napa Valley — what locals call upvalley — spring break is underway. Yes, schools are out this week, but that’s not really what it’s all about here in wine country. Nor is it about…
For anyone reading this who lives in a region beset by actual wintertime, I ask your forgiveness. Here in Napa Valley, we can tell it’s winter because the vines are bare and the wild mustard is blooming in a riot of…