Daffodils along River Rd. (photo by John Burgess / The Press Democrat)

Daffodils: Bundles of Sunshine

The first signs of spring are sprouting up around the county in the form of white and yellow blossoms.

The Spa Hotel Healdsburg offers a Farm to Spa menu of treatments that sound downright delectable. (photo by Chris Hardy)

Get Thee to a Spa

Farm-fresh food is not only good to eat, it's good for rubs, scrubs, wraps, and aromatic infusions for relaxing with.

Ceramics artist Amy Halko working in her home studio near Lake Sonoma. (photo by Erik Castro)

Table Mates

Thoughtfully arranged atop the hand-woven table runner are curved wooden salad servers, a soft cotton towel and a hand-glazed tea cup, the work of three local women artisans.

Sonoma County is dotted with barns that range from the unfixable to simply sublime.This barn in Windsor is used to store hay. (photo by Kent Porter)

Barn Again

Barns across Sonoma County -- some dating back a century -- are being tapped for restoration and revival