The Napa Valley had a long awaited rain last night. Everything seems so bright and new, like a freshly painted canvas. Below, my “Phone Camera Art” collection grows and was inspired by the rain and the iceland poppy in my garden.
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I have recently been having a renewed fascination with plants…all kinds, both indoors and out. If you have come to this blog and are looking for wedding photographs, elopements, portraits and events, fear not. Just scroll past this post and you will see hundreds of them in Napa, Sonoma and beyond! Occasionally, I like to…
We have been making home-made pizzas for years. Several years ago, I came across this recipe that was published in the New York Times for No-Knead Bread. It not only makes wonderful bread but I like to use it for pizza dough as well. It is easy to do, thus the name No-Knead Bread. The…
Even though I have shared my life with dogs all of my life, I can remember how my fascination with the “big cats” formed many years ago when I read the book by Tippi Hedren called “The Cats of Shambala”. Tippi Hedren is probably best known for her starring role in the Alfred Hitchcock movie…
I have been wanting to go and visit the Iris Garden in Napa for several years now so when the Napa Register had an article in the newspaper with the dates that they are open to the public (Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 27th – May 20th), I checked our schedule and finally was able…
