  Kelly asked a popular question this week: “Which Thanksgiving Dish is the Most Delish?” I praised turkey’s virtues. Roast it, deep-fry it, truss it, stuff it, baste it, brine it, carve it, eat it. Face it. Turkey’s a wonderfully versatile bird. But turkey… Continue Reading
Dear Ones, Today we bring you some good news and some – I’ll just say it – a loss. First, let’s deal with the loss. It’s with mixed emotions that we report that Thom Gabrukiewicz’s outdoors columns (with us since August) will soon disappear… Continue Reading
Note from Doni: You may buy tickets at the door tonight. I will be there to introduce Larkin to you, and wouldn’t miss her show. I hope to see you there for what will be a great evening and a great fundraiser for… Continue Reading
I was supposed to meet someone Monday at Safeway around 6:45 a.m., right after Jazzercise. Aside from the fact that early morning worked for us, I liked that location for three other reasons: 1. free wifi. 2. coffee from the store’s Starbucks, a place that starts… Continue Reading
 So there Bruce and I were Sunday morning at Cafe Roma in Berkeley. We drank coffee, read the San Francisco Chronicle and enjoyed our last bit of weekend in the Bay Area.  I sacrificed the A section to Bruce and settled with the E – Travel… Continue Reading
I attended one of the most beautiful weddings a few months ago. In fact, the photograph above, the one we’ve used of the cake-topper with the two guys, came from that wedding. The wedding was a somber, yet joy-filled ceremony. The handsome grooms wore… Continue Reading
 Veterans are especially in my thoughts this week after I saw an emotional exhibit at Old City Hall Gallery Saturday during an Art Hop reception. It featured artist and veteran Chuck Prudhomme, and his portraits of North State World… Continue Reading
Citing an economic downturn and overall declines in the newspaper industry, the Redding Record Searchlight on Thursday laid off 12 employees — about 8 percent of its 145-person work force. Click here to read more. This is how someone close… Continue Reading
These are your party favors. Aren’t they cute? Kelly and I spent two days making toffee to go inside each little box. Then a team of friends and family put the finishing touches on hundreds of those boxes. (Special thanks… Continue Reading
We’re approaching the first birthday of Food for Thought: A News Cafe. I’m sharing our first birthday card with you, a touching keepsake drawing of me and Kelly by Doug Cushman, friend and author who writes his column from Paris. (Thank you, Doug!)… Continue Reading
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