We so enjoyed our last book club experience that we decided to try it again. Because aNewsCafe.com readers are a smart bunch who can handle heavy topics, we’ve chosen another difficult, weighty topic that couldn’t be discussed without slams and… Continue Reading
One the things I love about my house in the Garden Tract is its two huge Meyer lemon trees, which produce a nearly endless supply of gorgeous, juicy, thin-skinned lemons. (There were three trees, but the large oak tree shaded one… Continue Reading
I wish someone had saved the first self-portrait I crayoned in Miss Wright’s kindergarten class at Pine Street School. I’d drawn a circle that contained eyes and a mouth. No nose. Two stick arms protruded from where ears might be, and a two stick legs dangled from where one’s chin might be. Miss Wright tried to help me, but I felt hopeless. Continue Reading
By Doni Greenberg – The high, rapid strains of fiddle music filled the air outside the Raley’s market on Hartnell Avenue in Redding Wednesday afternoon. Not canned Muzak. Real fiddle music. Loud and clear. Under the shade of the store’s awning… Continue Reading
I recently baked a batch of Oatmeal Coconut Chippers, son Josh’s favorite cookies, for his camping trip to the coast. When Josh sampled one of the cookies, he chewed slowly, then stopped and squinted. “Nutmeg?” he asked slowly. “Yes!” I said. I nearly… Continue Reading
Doni: Columnist Doug Mudford, would you do me the honor of being my partner in Doni’s Dish? I hope you’ll say yes.
Doug: I’ll have to think about Doni’s Dish. How does it actually work? All at once? Over time? On a certain day? If I come across as boring, can you pull the plug? Continue Reading
Doni: Hi, Kimberly! Wow. You’ve been at the helm of aNewsCafe.com as managing editor for about one and a half years, and I think this is the first time readers have gotten to meet you up close. I’m really happy you agreed to… Continue Reading
I was so intrigued by this Frugal House event, which begins tonight and runs through Saturday. I’d totally be there if I weren’t already busy getting ready for our big Garden Tract Yard Sale (shameless promotion: the annual Garden Tract Neighborhood Yard… Continue Reading
Twenty-two minutes after your clock struck midnight it unknowingly marked the 26th anniversary of an excruciating date Mary Forbes wishes she could forget: June 1, 1985.
That’s the day Forbes’ youngest child, 17-year-old Jennifer Forbes, died in a head-on crash. It was caused by a drunk driver whose car was traveling south in the north-bound lane on Highway 273 … Continue Reading
We did it. The Literary Minds Online Book Club accepted the challenge to read and review four books in four weeks in May for Mental Health Month. The book club was the brainchild of  the Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency’s Community… Continue Reading
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