San Francisco, it’s been 30 years. I may look slightly older but the city is as beautiful as I remember. Coit tower on an early morning walk, a cliche I know but just sometimes you just have to give into it.  I was there on business, signing a licensing contract with the wonderful team: Art Libera / Dede Shipman http://www.eyeforart.net/.

We stayed in Fairfax at the home of Art and his partner Roger Thomas in their much photographed house. Roger is the alchemist responsible for the design at The Wynn. See his work at http://rogerthomascollection.com/bio.php.

They were wonderful hosts. The house is so beautiful, and I managed to not break a thing!

St Helena.

A few days at Calastoga Solage http://www.solagecalistoga.com/ We’re the only people who can go to a spa and gain weight. We also visited The Hendry Vineyards, a small family owned vineyard. http://www.hendrywines.com/ A wine tasting at 10:00 am is not recomended but the wine was amazing. A great trip, back to real life…