Kitchens in the Vineyards Tour

This year marks the 14th anniversary of this annual event. The Napa Kitchens in the Vineyards Tour raises money to benefit Music in the Vineyards which brings together musicians from around the world to perform in Napa's vineyards in August. Apparently this year's houses are all located in Calistoga.

Details are as follows:

Saturday April 30, 2011

http://www.napavalleymusic.org/kitchens/index.htm

Tickets can be purchased online.

Fondly,

Catherine

One my favorites and a must-see

One of my annual favorite house tours is coming up at the end of April, the Children's Support League of the East Bay Heart of the Home Tour.

I consider it an annual 'must see' event. Not only does it support a great cause - children in the East Bay - but it always has great houses on the tour. This is a self-guided tour that often takes me over a wide area in the Piedmont and Oakland Hills and a number of very beautiful, inspiring houses.

The details for this very special tour are:

Friday April 29 - Saturday April 30, 2011

http://www.wehelpkids.org

I really recommend this tour, and if at all possible I would strongly encourage you to go on Friday rather than Saturday as Saturday tours have been very busy in previous years.

Hope to see you on this tour!

Best wishes,

Catherine

A couple of upcoming garden tours

Yay, it finally feels like spring in California! And what better time to do a garden tour (or two) than when the spring flowers are blooming. Here are a couple of garden tours that might be of interest that are coming up this month in the Bay Area. I am not able to attend either of them, however I would love to hear from anyone who is able to go, and what you think.

On Thursday April 28, 2011 the Mill Valley Outdoor Club is hosting their event. The details can be found at

http://www.gardentourtickets.org/

On Friday April 29 and Saturday April 30, 2011 the Gardens of Palo Alto are hosting their annual event. You can find out the specifics at

http://www.gamblegarden.org/events/springTour.html

Happy touring!

Catherine