it’s worse than usual isn’t it?  here it is four months into the new year and not one post.  i could chalk that up to the fact that i haven’t been anywhere since January 1, but really that hasn’t stopped me in the past from writing a little something about nothing.

the real issue is that i sold my house and bought a new one and i’ve been in the process of getting it all fixed up.  you might think that doesn’t have anything to do with travel, ah… but it does.

you see, my new property is in beautiful Sonoma County in the town of Sebastopol and there are two homes on one lot, and i’ve been fixing up the larger one to use as a vacation rental.

it’s walking distance into town, which means good food, wine tasting, galleries, live music and movies, all within 5 minutes from my doorstep. a short drive away you can visit wineries, the beach and a slew of little coastal towns.

i love it there and look forward to having more free time to poke around, as weekends have been filled with trips to Home Depot and a lot of housework.  i think this is going to be a fun summer.