Valentine’s Day is Tuesday, February 14th! If you’re in a relationship, you may be stressing about what to get your significant other. If you’re single, you’re off the hook! But remember: you don’t have to be in a relationship to have a Valentine, so consider getting something for your mom, sister, etc. The following gift ideas aren’t your usual flowers … Continue reading
Category: Series
Love lessons are some of life’s best lessons, but with love sometimes comes heartbreak. These are the even tougher lessons to learn. Finding the silver lining in a breakup definitely doesn’t happen overnight, but it does happen. You won’t find it in your monthly horoscope or at the bottom of a bottle of Pinot. You probably won’t find it scrolling through Tinder, … Continue reading
2016 Holiday Event Guide
The holidays always sneak up on me and I often find myself scrambling to finish my Christmas shopping and take part in all of the winter festivities. This year, I’ve made (very hopeful) lists of all the things I’d like to do in the counties I love most – Los Angeles, Mendocino (my hometown), and … Continue reading 2016 Holiday Event Guide
If you’re like me, it’s always a mad dash to check everyone off my list for holiday gifts. Sure, I’ve picked up things here and there in the months leading up to December, but it seems there are always those people that are tough to shop for. Whether it’s your mom or dad, boss or best friend, or that … Continue reading
Cox Vineyards Update: 2016 Crop
Growing up in our ranch house, which was built in 1856 and served as a Pony Express stagecoach stop, I watched many harvests from our windows. Even though I can no longer cruise around the vineyards and check the crops with my dad, living 400 plus miles south, I look forward to calling my family for the vineyard updates… It’s nearing … Continue reading Cox Vineyards Update: 2016 Crop
Cox Vineyards Update: 2016 Harvest
Grape harvest is well underway at Cox Vineyards and in order to stay on schedule, picking has occurred every day this week. Mid-week, I checked in with my realtor-sister Whitney (you can find her real estate website here), who helps my dad and his team with harvest each year, to get the Cox Vineyards updates, as … Continue reading Cox Vineyards Update: 2016 Harvest
Through The Grapevine
Lauren weighs in on things she’s heard… “Licking the rim of your wine glass eliminates lipstick marks.” When I first heard this, I was very skeptical. Then, being a woman who loves to wear lipstick, I was overjoyed that there was a solution to the inevitable pink pout that signifies my wine glass. Finally, I was … Continue reading Through The Grapevine
Cox Vineyards Update: 2016 Harvest
To many, Fall means back-to-school, pumpkin spice lattes, leaves to rake, or Halloween festivities. To my family, it’s always meant harvest time at the ranch – and it begins tomorrow night! The life of a grape grower is busy year-round, as I’ve observed first-hand from my dad, but this is a time of year that requires extra … Continue reading Cox Vineyards Update: 2016 Harvest