Friday, August 19, 2011

4 ways to amp up the love in your life


1 Clink flutes of bubby.


Choosing the Fixtures for Glass Wall Lights� Ambient Lighting: This is lighting without any extreme high or low levels. It is considered to be the general base lighting for any room. This lighting is synonymous with overhead lighting, unless uplighting or indirect lighting is specified. The walls are the preferred place of installation, although they can be combined with other types of lighting solutions to provide unique d�cor. Table lamps and floors can also be used as a source for ambient lighting.2 Smooch in the snow.See Tahoe in a whole new Light on a nighttime snowshoe tour at North-star. When the moon is full (Feb 17-18), tromp into the snowy woods for a quiet moonlit explore--holding hands encouraged. Hot chocolate, s'mores, and live music by the fire most definitely included. $40 per person; 800/466-6784.What are the Best Venues for Installing Indoor Lights?� Decorative Lighting: These are bought because of their decorative value rather than their ability to produce light. Chandeliers are the best example of this lighting source.Preferably Pearls. By that, we mean Perle de Vigne, Perle de Nuit, and Perle d'Or, three Champagnes, or more correctly, cremants, made in the Burgundy region of France. Yes, yes, you're in Healdsburg, but instead of questioning why a newly opened tasting room, Boisset Taste of Terroir, is pouring French wines here, just cozy up at the marble-top communal table lit by a Marie Antoinette chandelier and order side-by-side Pearl flights. That's three chances to toast each other. $12 tasting; 320 Center St., Healdsburg; 707/473-9707. -CHRISTINE CIARMELLO* A night at Berkeley's elegant Claremont Hotel gets you not only two full days to chill at the vast pool/hot-tub/gym area but, more important if you have kids, three hours each day of on-site (but out-of-your-room) child care. 'Nuff said. From $193; claremontresort.com4 Slip away for a night.

* In San Francisco, a rez at Japantown's Hotel Kabuki lands you a pass to bake, steam, and soak at the Kabuki Springs & Spa around the corner. Which, on a rainy weekend, beats the hell out of dinner and a movie. From $109; book at jdvhotels.com -L.T.




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