** UPDATED WITH 2023 DATES ** We are so lucky to be in the Bay Area where there is a wealth of festive events and twinkling lights during the holidays. While the biggest, most popular events like Christmas in the Park, Gilroy Gardens Holiday and IlluminOdyssey typically do not permit dogs, there are still many…
This past long weekend, we celebrated Ryan’s birthday! Coincidentally his birthday, my birthday and Kona’s Gotcha Day typically fall on long weekends – me and Kona’s during MLK Day and Ryan’s during Juneteenth. I’m grateful for the extra day to not only honor those who fought for freedom, justice and equality, but to also unplug…
It’s that time of year again. That annual dance we have with Kona where she gets pricked by a bunch of needles and gets upset at us for tricking her into spending even ten minutes of her year with this scary stranger. So we win her love back by treating her to a pup cup…
Well, here we are, again, with our next set of back-to-back atmospheric rivers in 2023. Apparently we’ve already seen at least 11 of them this winter season! I’ve lived in the Bay Area my entire life and have never experienced this much chilly, damp weather. While my natural instinct is to stay indoors and burrito…
Without a doubt, the best neighborhood of holiday lights in the South Bay — and possibly even in the entire Bay Area — is in Willow Glen, a charming community centrally located in San Jose. It is a MUST SEE for us every holiday season. And not just once or even twice. This year we…
I am not a fan of the cold – I guess that’s what happens when you’re born and raised in California. Yet, there really is something so magical about a winter stroll through a display of dazzling holiday lights that makes it absolutely worth braving the cold for. The Fantasy of Lights Walk-Thru in Los…
Dog friendly holiday fun this year range from lighted boat parades to outdoor holiday festivals to tree lightings and neighborhood lights. Best of all, these activities are all FREE unless noted otherwise…
Montalvo Arts Center, also known by locals as Villa Montalvo, is a unique experience located in the hills of Saratoga that you and your dog won’t want to miss. This former estate of Senator James Phelan is now a 175-acre public park with dog friendly activities like hiking through redwood forests, picnicking on…
It’s that time of year again… when summer is over, the mornings are noticeably gloomier and darker, and it’s just so uninspiring to get out of bed. So rather than forcing ourselves to go on a hike this past weekend, we took it easy with Kona and went on our favorite leisurely stroll in Campbell,…
We had just adopted Kona and realized that most of our prior go-to happy hour spots are not dog friendly – even if they had an outdoor patio. It was frustrating that we had to rely on a combination of Yelp, Google Maps, blogs, individual restaurant websites, and word of mouth just to find a happy hour where Kona…