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Category Archives: This-n-that

Pumpkin Party

This wedding season has been so busy for me that it’s now come to the point where I just about have to schedule fun things or they won’t happen.  I didn’t want another year to pass by with uncarved pumpkins on my porch so I scheduled a fun & casual pumpkin carving party with a…

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Hog Island Oyster Co.

Have you ever been out to Hog Island Oyster Company on Tomales Bay?  If not it’s really a fun experience, even if you don’t care for oysters.  (But don’t say you don’t like oysters until you’ve tried them!) This past Saturday I joined my (little) sister Amanda and her long time friends for their history…

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Atwood Ranch | Family Portrait

Laurie and I worked together way (way!) back when, long before Facebook was invented or my obsessive use of face creme took over.   Years passed, we got busy, and I’m so happy that we finally reconnected.  Laurie is a hoot, her husband Jeff keeps her balanced and their daughter Makena is one of the cutest…

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Sonoma Dinner Party

Occasionally I get to chatting with out of state wedding guests and many ask if our only pastime as locals is to drink all of the bountiful wine that surrounds us.  My answer… is usually “yes” with a guilty chuckle followed by flushed cheeks.  I mean really!  Sometimes I look around at our lives and…

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Pt. Reyes Lighthouse

There are 2 options you can take when triple digit temps are forecasted; embrace it or run away.  We ran away! My friend Kristin and I took the amazing weather opportunity to escape to the Pt. Reyes Lighthouse, a famous site-seeing spot that is almost always encased in thick fog and heavy winds.  But with…

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