Of the five common senses, smell is the one most linked to emotion and memory.We aren’t just highly attuned to nostalgic scents, like when a stranger’s cologne that sends you straight back to the high school crush you once swooned over. We seek out pleasant olfactory experiences to surround ourselve...| 7x7 Bay Area
Harvest season in Wine Country typically runs from August through October, but 2025 is no ordinary year in Sonoma Valley. This year, the region is popping corks to celebrate its 200th harvest.Two centuries ago, Father José Altimira and Indigenous workers planted the first vineyard in Sonoma Valley. ...| 7x7 Bay Area
All week my husband’s been asking me: “Are you going to jump in the bay?”Every time I give him that look, the sheepish one, the one that means I’m still deciding. I want to jump in, I really do, but with the water temperature around 55 degrees Fahrenheit, I’m still on the fence—or, in this case, the...| 7x7 Bay Area