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happy father's day!

{my father + me at the winery - harvest 1979}

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{my happy husband + son - lake tahoe 2011}

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revival vineyards {wine}

so thrilled for my friends, lindsay and sean garvey, who just launched their new brand, revival vineyards.  aside from being a ridiculously talented duo- lindsay is an accomplished and well respected photographer {+mentor to me}, and sean is an equally talented and successful musician/singer/songwriter, they are just two of the coolest and most genuine people on the planet.  as both are napa valley natives from wine families, it was only a matter of time before they turned their ceaselessly creative minds to the vineyards and wine...and wine drinkers everywhere will be thrilled that they did.

anything and everything that these two create is, and is sure to be, a wild and wonderful success.  if you're quick, perhaps you can be one of the lucky few to get your hands a bottle from their inaugural release which consists of a precious 96 cases.

Revival Vineyards
1889 West Zinfandel Lane
St. Helena, CA 94574
phone: 707.280.1783

email:  info@revivalvineyards.com 

*images courtesy of lindsay garvey photography + revival vineyards

spring in the vineyards {part four}

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quote of the day {Angela Schwindt}

While we try to teach our children all about life,
Our children teach us what life is all about.

- Angela Schwindt

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2011 SCM Fund Dinner + Silent Auction

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please click here to purchase tickets.

one year ago today {photographs}

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{this little mister loves to bake + cook!}

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spring in the vineyards {part three}

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spring in the vineyards {part two}

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C Magazine features Indigo Light by Claiborne Swanson Frank

So proud of my dear friend, Claiborne Swanson Frank, and all the success she has had since embarking upon her photography career last year.  I always love to celebrate my friends and their accomplishments, and below is her most recent press feature from C Magazine, which not only displays some of her gorgeous portraits from her first collection, Indigo Light, but also shares a little bio about each woman.  I've said this many times before, but i truly feel honoured to be a part of Claibs' collection, but also to be in the company of so many stunning and talented women.  

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*images by Claiborne Swanson Frank, excerpts from C Magazine.

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quote of the day {Coco Chanel}

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

- Coco Chanel

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one year ago today {photographs}

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{a beautiful dog that i was fortunate enough to photograph.  r.i.p. jojo}

one year ago today {photographs}

happy easter!

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happy earth day!

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one year ago today {photographs}

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quote of the day {Laurence J. Peter}

Speak when you are angry- and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.

- Laurence J. Peter

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2011 Annual Stephen C. McCullagh Fund Dinner + Silent Auction

In 2006 I founded the SCM Fund with a small group of friends in honour of our friend Stephen, who was tragically taken from us when he was struck by lighting while leading the local boy scout troop on a 210 mile trek.  

Stephen was one of my closest friends + confidants and hardly a day passes where he doesn't cross my mind for one reason or another.  It breaks my heart that my son, whom I know Stephen would have adored, never had the chance to meet his Uncle Stephen, but T knows who he is and every time that we see a Monarch butterfly we say, "Hi Uncle Stephen!"

Each year, on or around Stephen's birthday, the SCM Fund hosts a dinner + silent auction to raise funds which allow us to present an annual scholarship to a graduating senior from the Saint Helena High School as well as make sizable donations to other organizations that were close to Stephen's heart and/or aligned with his passions + beliefs.

Please take a look at this year's event information below, share with friends, buy some tickets + come enjoy a really special + fun evening full of great food, fabulous wines + stellar silent auction lots.

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WHAT: 2011 Dinner + Silent Auction

WHEN: 18 June 2011, 6:30-9:30pm
dinner will be served at 7:30
silent auction will end at 8:30

WHERE: Terra Valentine Winery
3787 Spring Mountain Road
Saint Helena, California 94574

Please join us at the magnificent Terra Valentine winery for this year's dinner + silent auction. The evening will include tasty bites + a family style dinner, an open bar offering an array of fabulous Napa Valley wines + more!

Tickets are $100.00 per person or $700.00 per table (8 people) + must be purchased in advance. Please click here to purchase your tickets.

If you would like to donate an item to the silent auction and/or make a monetary donation to the fund, please contact Jack Oliver at jack@rboco.com.


Please click here for more information about the SCM Fund.
Hope to see you all there!! 

quote of the day {Sophia Loren}

When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.

- Sophia Loren

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{self portrait}

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one year ago today {photographs}

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quote of the day {Terri Guillemets}

If you've never been thrilled to the very edges of your soul by a flower 
in spring bloom, maybe your soul has never been in bloom.  

- Terri Guillemets

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miette {tasty treats}

yesterday i spent a wonderful day in san francisco + came home with several tasty treats from  the spectacular cake maker + confectioner,  miette.  everything about this sweet little pastry shop screams fabulous + their fleur de sel caramels are to die for.  i'm already looking forward to my next visit!

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one year ago today {photographs}

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{my muse}

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one year ago today {photographs}

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bud break {vines}

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jules melange {wines}

jules melange is a fabulous new brand offering some seriously tasty wines.  be sure to get your hands on at least a few bottles of each varietal before the current vintage sells out as the production is very small and it's selling like crazy!

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