It’s pomegranate season here in the North State and I recently watched a friend demonstrate a new (at least to me) pomegranate cleaning device that looks a little like a flat strainer. You place the pomegranate cleaning device over a… Continue Reading
A few weeks ago I was attacked by a swarm of yellowjackets while putting something away in a friend’s old garage. Before that day, I wasn’t one of those those people who’d feared bees or other stinging creatures, so when… Continue Reading
Skywatchers in Northern California are in for a treat Sunday evening: a lovely eclipse of the Harvest Moon. Here is the best part, you don’t have to get up at some crazy hour to see it, the Moon will rise… Continue Reading
Late summer bloomers never fail to amaze and impress me – and perhaps this year more than most. What reserves are these plants drawing on after these many years of drought and heat? The shimmering late summer grasses, the deep… Continue Reading
Ten years ago, Past Mayor Ken Murray recruited Dr. Randall Smith and other community members to organize an effort to clean-up trash along Churn Creek from Shasta Lake to Anderson. Over the years, the event has moved around to locations… Continue Reading
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area and the Friends of Whiskeytown invite visitors to join us for the 5th Annual Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 19 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the park’s Tower House Historic District. This fun and family-friendly event… Continue Reading
The 4-mile Hornbeck Trail, much of which follows the bed of an abandoned historic narrow gauge railroad, is part of complex of single-track dirt trails east of Keswick Reservoir. It is restricted to non-motorized use by hikers (dogs allowed), bicyclists,… Continue Reading
I’ve spent a very enjoyable portion of my life visiting gardens – small and large – rustic and elegant – casual and formal – public and private. I’ve visited as a girl, as a daughter, as a student, as a… Continue Reading
If you want a grand view of the amazing, vast beauty of Shasta County and beyond, then grab the family, your camera, your dog and hike to the top of Chamise Peak! It will not disappoint! Located north of Redding… Continue Reading
I don’t remember the exact date when friend Canda founded our group made up of a few dozen of her women friends. I do know it was so long ago that we all still had kids living at home. For… Continue Reading
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