I’m sure it’s making world news regarding the Napa and Sonoma firestorms. I live very close to where all of this is happening, and my husband and I have deep relationships threaded throughout the entire area. We have built and nurtured them over 20 years.
Unless you are here, I don’t know that the devastation can fully be understood. But for many people, including us, there is a deep sadness based on what’s happening.
Many people are sad because they have memories that were created here. People have met the love of their lives in the wine country, partied like rock stars, many were proposed to, or had the bachelor and bachelorette parties there, even weddings and renewal vows.
My husband and I have reclaimed our love many times in this part of the world. So I understand other peoples sadness in seeing a winery burn down or the vineyards gone. Because with that comes the many memories that are happy and positive for people.
As I write this, one of our most favorite romantic places to stay is in the path of fire.
And I am not discounting the devastation that thousands and thousands of people are having. I’m just expressing what you might see from others.
We personally have friends whose dreams we’ve watched come to life over the last 20 years. It is a place where those kind of things happen all the time.
This tiny part of the world is special for many, and we are grieving too.
