When we moved to this house 25 years ago, I swore we'd get to know the neighbors. This was based on my experience living "in town",...

I first heard about this hike on the Facebook group "Sonoma County Hiker" and I am so glad I did. My first trip there was in March 2021...

I have loved tomatoes since I was a child and we visited my Grandma Flint in Fresno. I still remember the amazement I felt when ONE...

While I have long been a customer of rummage sales, I had very little experience running one. I love going to garage and rummage sales,...

But you can't take the analytics out of the girl! This has been one of my findings in retirement. Whether it's a spreadsheet to track...

As promised, this is the last in a series of blogs documenting the hikes Katelyn and I took last time she was here. Good thing since we...

This was the last hike we took before Katelyn headed home in January, and it was special in a number of ways. First of all, Rick went...

With Katelyn returning to the Bay Area this summer, I anticipate we will be heading out on more hiking adventures soon, so I figured I'd...

It's that time of year again! The thermometer cracked 90 degrees, so it must be time to "put up" produce in the kitchen. This time it's...

As I walk through my garden and reflect the lessons learned over the last year, I realize that by paying attention and spending time, I...

Nothing says "spring" like strawberries, and we are fortunate to have strawberry stands in Sonoma County that are "worth the trip". This...

I wanted to share the experience of observing the film crew who documented Lanie Grant using HomeCourt at our house last February. At...

For those who have been following me for awhile, one of the garden/craft proje cts I wrote about last summer was pumpkin scratching. It...

One of the first hikes Katelyn and I took in late December last year was in the area of Bodega Dunes. We had gone to Doran Beach several...

Have I mentioned how much learning we've done on these hikes? I think this hike that Katelyn and I took on January 15th was the time...

This was actually the first of our hiking adventures, taken on January 2nd on a trip back from Fairfax. We were looking for a fairly...

Over the holidays Katelyn and I tried to fit in as many hikes as we could, balancing weather and her work schedule. We did a total of 7...

Anyone who knew my Mom knows that she contributed to the Mariposa Fair in many ways. From the early days when she headed up the PTA...

My Mom's first paying job after nearly 30 years of marriage and motherhood was at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Mariposa, as a "cook's...

You might think this is an exaggeration, but it's true that my Mom was known far and wide for her "Chinese Fried Walnuts". She got the...