publisher’s note O floor. I’m not a superstitious person and often embrace thoseh, the infamous number thirteen—a number that often meansbad luck or is to be avoided. Most hotels don’t have a “13th” things outside the box, so for that reason I see a lot of reasons to celebrate photo by for 2013. For one, Napa Valley Life Magazine is still here promoting ART & cLARITY the striking plenteousness that the Valley has to offer. 2013 marks our sixteenth year in business, and it’s a year of change and expansion. Napa Valley vintners are eagerly looking towards this year after one of the most successful harvests of our time. to know that possibilities are out there. Throughout 2013 we will continue to honor those who overcame the odds and found ways to make this place For Napa Valley Life Magazine we have a rebirth in our website, where we magnificent. will be able to update our readers daily on relevant happenings around the Valley, while the hard copy of the magazine will continue to take timeless Many thanks goes out to Jennifer and Barry Waitt for allowing us to use stories to a new level. The magazine also recently celebrated surpassing their remarkable Tamber Bey Ranch as a back drop for this issue’s cover. the million-dollar mark in free ads and editorial over the past decade to Fun barely describes the experience Art & Clarity and I had with Lisa Peju, nonprofits and fundraisers. And our advertisers belong to a significant Dalia Ceja and Katie Hamilton Shaffer (with me above). Look on our new group that supports the merriment, honor and pride of a publication that website for a complete photo montage of the blustery day in December celebrates life in one of the most sought-after abodes in the world. when we shot the cover. The richness of our community is its land and the people and the strong If you still can’t find a reason to celebrate, then know if you are reading this integrity that they hold. That’s why I believe 2013 is the year to celebrate, you are still alive and thriving, and the world did not come to an end in look forward and clasp what comes before us. Don’t look behind and 2012 as predicted. Be joyous and grateful. I cannot ask for any more. wonder. Keep your eyes forward and welcome the unexpected, and you too will find a reason to rejoice. If that’s a challenge, read about people who Your publisher, overcame a challenge, found a new love and started a new venture in trying Kari Ruel times. This issue applauds those who did just that, and gives us inspiration 8 w w w. N A PA V A L L E Y L I F E m A g A z I N E . c o m
NVLife Jan-Feb 2013
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