we spent a lovely and decadent long weekend in napa in december.  we stayed at the amazing carneros resort and spa, and never wanted to leave the property.  every room is a little cottage, and there is such amazing foliage around every corner.

{our room}

{the lovely outdoor deck which we rarely got to use because of the rain}

{one of the spots at the property popular for weddings}

{wild pomengrate trees were scattered around}

{the library area at reception}

{the breathtaking pool that overlooks the vineyards}

summer is officially over.  i was going through my pictures and realized i wanted to post these from an early morning clamming session at the cape.  the haze and low light made these turn out so beautifully.

my work travel has been busy the last few weeks. the first stop was la, where i had the pleasure of staying at the montage. it was only one night, but a perfect way to spend it. oh and i saw pierce bosnan in the hotel cafe while i was working. such a california moment.

because there were too many good ones from this trip.

we spent 5 days during the holidays in beautiful iceland.  there were only about 4 hours of daylight each day, but wow, did those 4 hours count.  fyi, none of these photos are filtered or edited – it really did look like this.

warning:  i’m trying to clean out my camera in real time these days, so the next few posts will be greece-heavy.  these are some shots from my digital camera (not iPhone).

greece was actually more beautiful than i ever expected.

after the busy streets of santorini, we jumped on a ferry to the sleepy yet gorgeous island of folegandros.  the main town, chora, was so picturesque that i felt we were in a movie.  almost everyone we interacted with was european, and there was no cruise ship in sight.