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A Few Days in Healdsburg, Summer 2015

·Healdsburg, California·#summer#family trip#healdsburg#brewery#sonoma-county
A person in sunglasses and a blue top holds a smartphone, taking a photo of two beers on a wooden table.

We drove up to Healdsburg for a few days in early August 2015. The sun was out, and the first order of business was finding a patio for a drink. We ended up at Bear Republic Brewing, sitting at a wooden table with a couple of beers, taking pictures of our beers like proper tourists.

It was a classic summer family trip. The main event for the kids was, of course, the pool. They spent hours there, just enjoying the water and the sunshine. We also found a small art studio where they could do some crafts with clay, a nice quiet moment in the middle of the day.

Mostly, we just walked around. It was hot, but not unbearable. I remember taking a selfie under a big, shady tree and just noticing the small things, like a giant sunflower catching the afternoon light against a shop window.

The trip was bookended by good drinks. It started with beer and seemed to end with coffee. Finding a cafe with a serious La Marzocco machine always feels like a win. It was a simple, easy few days away from home.

A person in sunglasses photographs two beers on a wooden table outdoors with a mint-colored smartphone.A salmon-colored building with Bear Republic Brewing Co. signs, showing a person's reflection in a window, with plants below.A reddish-brown building facade features a Bear Republic Brewing Co. sign above a window and green plants below.Two smiling people in sunglasses take a selfie outdoors, with trees and cars in the background.Two young girls in black and yellow swimsuits sit by a swimming pool, looking towards each other with slight smiles.A young child in a blue apron smiles at a table with clay and tools, wearing a beaded hair accessory.A bright yellow sunflower with a green center is positioned in front of a window reflecting a street scene.Sunlight illuminates a cafe counter with a green La Marzocco espresso machine, white cups, a Chemex, and coffee bags.

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