When I was looking for a place to board my dog when we went on vacation, I had to do a little research. This is what I found. Hopefully it will help others guide them in their search for the best dog boarding facility in the Napa Valley for their pet.
Before you can take your animal for boarding you typically will need proof that you are up to date on shots. So visit your vet, or one of these vets, Napa Small Animal Hospital or Alley Cat …

Taylor’s Automatic Refresher in St. Helena and downtown Napa had to change their names. The new name is Gott’s Roadside Tray Gourmet. Kind of a mouthful, like their burgers. Most locals refer to the establishment as “Taylor’s”, and that habit will be hard to break. We’re sure with time the new saying will be, lets go to Gott’s tonight. The good news is that the restaurant and food is still owned and run by the same people. We can celebrate that with a milkshake!

The mustard festival marketplace on the riverfront in downtown Napa on March 13th and 14th.
We were confused at admission pricing based on information from the official website. To clarify things, anyone can walk through the tents and booths, you can even purchase some food items directly through the vendors. However, purchasing wine and food tickets from the main booth is the way to go.
Interestingly every wine booth we went to, asked for one ticket for a pouring, which was pretty consistent with a 2oz pour. …

If your visiting the Napa Valley and want to catch a movie, try the cute and posh single screen theater in St Helena. While it may not have the same choices as the Cinedome in Downtown Napa, in many cases the movies shown are more brilliant, due to the latest in projector technology. For example, the recent childrens movie Up was shown in full 3D unlike the cinedome which showed the feature in boring old 2D. While we would prefer to see something of the likes …

The new dessert treat seems to be cupcakes. This trend is sweeping many cities, and it is certainly evident in Napa, with three full bore cupcake establishments. I’m sure there were a few confused souls as they walked into Cake Plate with salivating tongues, only to learn it was a clothing store. Well now to satisfy those desires you can get a delicious cupcake while perusing the latest in women’s fashion, Sift, a cupcakery has opened up inside the Cake Plate store.
Gigi’s cupcakes in Browns Valley, and Kara’s cupcakes in …