The Upside of the Downslope

Spring has sprung here in the Napa Valley and it couldn’t be more beautiful. Mustard seed is everwhere: Taken on bikeride in the Coombsville AVA All of our plants are budding and the insectory we planted is buzzing with bees and butterflies! A swallowtail enjoying the bees bliss we planted And just when I thought […]

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“I have a graduate degree in Mid Century Kitsch”

Anyone who owns or is renovating a mid-century home should see the Simpsons Episode – ‘The Day the Earth Stood Cool’. I just watched it last night and died laughing. It’s a tongue in cheek on Portlandia, hipsters and ‘urban nomads’. http://curbed.com/archives/2012/12/10/watch-the-simpsons-tackle-dwell-neutra-architecture.php   “Last night on The Simpsons, hipsters swarmed Springfield, taking over Moe’s Tavern, […]

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