Every time I look in the mirror, I am reminded of the power of the sun. Gone are the days of prepping for summer by basking in the sun with baby oil or enjoying outside activities without a hat. We have all learned a valuable lesson. The consequences have been costly – expensive visits to…
I am one of those people: I detest malls. I don’t particularly love shopping most of the time anyway, and the idea of a shopping mall as being a “fun” place just escapes me. Before my recent visit to Minnesota last month, I hadn’t been inside a mall in years. Then I discovered the Mall…
With each passing birthday, I try to be diligent and drink the recommended 8 to 10 glasses of water each day in hope of fending off wrinkles. (a secret wish… pretty please, turn the water into wine; make the task so much easier for me.) But my skin seems to be always in a…
While most cousins just get together on major holidays, like 4th of July and Thanksgiving, the Mondavi cousins, Rob and Angelina are creating wine together. It makes sense, since they are members of the iconic Mondavi family who brought wine to the masses by creating quality wines that were reasonably priced and delicious. Rob Mondavi Jr….
Lifehouse is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that has provided opportunity and independence to individuals with developmental disabilities through life-skills training, community integration, advocacy, referral and information and they are hosting their celebrated fundraiser in April. The 26th Annual Great Chefs & Wineries gala affair takes place on Saturday, April 16, and is the agency’s major…
WOMEN: New Portraits by Annie Leibovitz March 25 – April 17, 2016 Annie Leibovitz has been making witty, powerful images documenting popular culture since the early 1970s, when she worked as a photojournalist for Rolling Stone. In the 1980s she began expanding her collective portrait of the social landscape with photographs for Vanity Fair…
Go north, across the Golden Gate Bridge, past the sleepy coastal pastures, and over the winding roads that lead to the magical town of Mendocino. There, tucked between the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean and the silent giant redwood forest, you’ll find a small slice of heaven. Mendocino is a rugged place where time…