We took a long weekend trip to the Smoky Mountains, a place I haven’t been since I was a kid.  We rented the most adorable cabin, which was perfect for drinking wine and watching fireflies at night.

took a week to get out of nyc and dip my toes in the cold cape cod water.  never have i been more grateful for this luxuries of salt water, sand, puppies, and reading in a hammock.  when the world is on fire, it makes you think hard about your priorities and how you are going to do more, and to do better, to make this a place future generations want to be.

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.