Richard Day, a local attorney specializing in estates and trusts, along with Bill Lockhart, a local financial adviser at Edward Jones, will host a coffee meeting at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Marie Calendar’s, 1900 Trower Ave., Napa.

“My parents introduced me to wine,” said Chris Phelps, of Swanson Vineyards & Winery. “They started making a barrel or two of zinfandel or cabernet when I was in high school — sometimes it was good, sometimes not so good.”

Do you ‘Tweet’? It sounds like a pick up line. However, the new tools of social media marketing like Twitter, Facebook, Linked-in and the rest are more than just a passing fad.

In a distressed sale each homeowner takes a different path, depending on the financial status of the property and the owner’s personal situation.

Doing the right thing in Napa turns out to be fun and profitable after all. In 2007, local writer Mick Winter published a no-nonsense guide to saving money, “Sustainable Living for Home, Neighborhood and Community.” It’s a terrific, get-to-the-point guidebook showing painless ways to increase cash and well being for self and planet alike. It’s also an easy-reading source for sustainability in a nutshell.

Dear Len & Rosie, My husband and I have wills, but he wants to get a trust, to save probate fees, he said. We have had our wills for more than 30 years and my daughter is listed as our executor.