The Bell Curve of Life

  Our oldest grandson Troy has graduated middle school!  He is looking forward to high school. Troy with his proud parents. And his proud gr...

  One of our close friends asked if we'd like to see a few of her favorite places in Sonoma Valley - we said of course! So we flew in on...

  Our friend introduced us to a new winery!  St Francis!  We went there before noon and before the crowds arrived.  Here is my wife in the m...

  We made a surprise stop in Sonoma!  A little shop called Sigh.... ...and unknown to us, our friend had arranged a meetup with Cathy, a wom...

  Next stop:  Domaine Carneros!  A favorite of all three of us! Well, actually the next stop was Etude but I failed to take any photos there...

  We finished the day at The Grove at Copia. It is a Culinary Institute of America (CIA) restaurant where they train future chefs. A very pl...

  Our yard is pretty happy this year.   This New Zealand Tea Tree (leptospermum scoparium) looks really good - I've only witnessed more ...