Such a beautiful way to end a good week. The lavender festival at Highland Springs Ranch & Inn could not have been better. For years we attended the event but this year we enjoyed it the most. Since our trip to Provence, I fell in love with lavender even more. I was looking forward to enjoying ... VIEW POST
Lacoste – a Pretty Village
"We write to taste life twice" - Anais Nin I write this post today to reawaken the beautiful memories that I have from Provence. Monday is never fun unless you travel and you visit a beautiful place. On the first day the first village we visited in Southern France was Lacoste. It was a great ... VIEW POST
Rose Garden Tea Room at the Huntington Library – Foretaste of spring
It was a day filled with moving clouds and occasional showers. We had so much fun the weekend before enjoying Parisian desserts and teas that we wanted to experience something similar again. When I moved to the States, the Huntington Library was among the first places on my list to ... VIEW POST
Parisian Valentine’s date at The Peninsula
Valentine's day is all about spending time together and showing love toward our loved ones. We planned this beautiful Sunday about a month ago. Since both of us are working on Valentine's day, we thought that we will dedicate our weekend to celebrate this special ... VIEW POST
Once upon time…
Once upon a time there was a girl who loved walking and exploring the woods. The giant redwoods were her friend and she often enjoyed sitting on an old trunk covered by a carpet of moss . This place always felt like home for her, where the birds and the river were singing and the ground was covered ... VIEW POST
Boots with red bows
I am so happy that we started the weekend. It has been such a long week and I was dreaming all week about our past weekend up in Big Bear. I went back and watched the pictures over and over to give myself a mental break from this week's stress. We had such a wonderful time in the mountains that I ... VIEW POST
Weekend escape to the mountains
November is one of our favorite months because we get to celebrate our wedding anniversary. It became our custom to go up to the mountains and celebrate this special time and explore the beautiful lakes and mountain cities. Our fist stop going up to the mountains was Lake ... VIEW POST