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More Adventures in California

August 28, 2009 by WendyB

I’ve moved on from L.A. to Napa Valley. On the way, I stopped in San Francisco and had dinner with four gorgeous bloggers at NOPA.

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From left to right: Catie of Cuffington, Annie of Poetic & Chic, Mai of Fashioni.st, Patti of CuteMess and me in my Francis sailor dress.

In Napa Valley, I helped myself to pretend wine at a pretend meal, while wearing my Castelbajac Lego dress …

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… and visited Francis Ford Coppola’s Rubicon winery …

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… and had lunch at Auberge du Soleil, where I took a picture of my tomato salad to be like all the other bloggers who take pictures of their food. Peer pressure!

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I also encountered this sign.

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But it said nothing about pinching flowers, so I pinched one!

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I am unrepentant about my flower-molesting ways. For previous flower pinches, click here, here, here, here and here. And there’s a case of ivy molestation here. Some men just want to watch the world burn. And some women just want to pinch flowers. Mwah ha ha ha!

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, Castelbajac, dresses, flower pinching, food, pictures of me, restaurants, travel Tagged With: NOPA

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Comments

  1. Marta says

    August 30, 2009 at 6:49 pm

    Omg… those sunglasses are wicked, I love them πŸ™‚ Blogger meet ups are always so much fun! Looking beautiful as always.

  2. districtofchic says

    August 30, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    One of my best friends went to Rubicon last year and my jealousy almost ruined our friendship (kidding, but not really). Your photos are bringing those pangs of jealousy back!

  3. dreamsequins says

    August 30, 2009 at 9:49 pm

    Your hair looks amazing!

    Also- I love these pictures of Napa! I miss Cali!

  4. Jill says

    August 31, 2009 at 10:32 am

    It looks like a great trip thru CA!

  5. The Little Fashion Treasury says

    August 31, 2009 at 3:17 pm

    Hi Wendy!

    Up, up, up and away πŸ˜‰
    lovely post with wonderful pictures!
    Blogger-meet-ups are always … enchanting πŸ˜‰

  6. SOS! says

    August 31, 2009 at 6:29 pm

    Love love love the lego dress! and looks like a very fun trip!
    xx-LJ from SOS!

  7. savvy gal says

    August 31, 2009 at 11:45 pm

    i had dinner there, and you have to try lobster salad with vanilla dressing next time. : ) The view was pretty good too.

  8. Midtown Girl says

    September 1, 2009 at 4:22 am

    I love the Lego dress & the pic of the Coppola winery..

    And seriously, what do you use on your skin??? It’s perfect!

  9. Jessica says

    September 1, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    Hi Wendy! How have you been?

    I am so loving that fun dress you wore the the Francis Ford Coppola’s Rubicon winery! Almost looks like lego’s πŸ˜› Also love the shot of the tomato w/moz cheese balls! Yum πŸ˜›

    xXβ™‘Xx,
    Jessica

  10. Sher says

    September 1, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    And here I thought it would be safe to visit your blog at night….but there it is! A food shot! I’m getting hungry πŸ˜€

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