Femme de Joie arrived late to the Dry Creek Station party. She had heard of it but had always assumed it was a sort of roadhouse-cum-greasy spoon with nothing much to justify the drive out east of Redding. Nothing against… Continue Reading
Of course I love to travel. I’m genetically programmed to love to travel. They used to say about my grandmother that you could say the word ‘go’ to her and her response always was, “Wait ‘til I get my hat… Continue Reading
It might seem as incomprehensible to newcomers and young folks as journeying from Missouri to California via covered wagon, but once upon a time there was no Interstate 5. Instead, that ribbon of highway known as State Route 99 flowed… Continue Reading
Since I’ve been doing this “writing thing,” I’ve had a couple of people ask me, “How do you do that?” That very question had occurred to me a number of times over the years. I am an avid (my mother called… Continue Reading
Have you ever noticed that families, and for that matter, any group of people, are interesting animals? Any family holiday get-together brings this thought to the up-close-and-personal level. Uncle Ernie shows up and everyone has a good time. Cousin Joe shows up and you… Continue Reading
So just what is it about puns that some folks reject out of hand and others just adore? Some great minds have posited that puns are the lowest form of humor. And we all know that the using of a… Continue Reading
Today we talk with Alan Leard of Vintner’s Cellars about the his next wine-and-beer-tasting field trip via bus tour, which happens to be Sunday. Q: Alan, I’ve heard about your guided wine tours for some time, and have always wanted to go. Finally,… Continue Reading
Exposed! Now there’s a loaded term and yup, we’ve all felt it from time to time. There are all levels of exposure. But in reality, have you ever felt that you had no defenses behind which to hide? That pretty much… Continue Reading
Ode to a train. No, that is not to be confused with eau d’train!! And then you wonder who on Earth and why on Earth anyone would want to eulogize trains. I love trains. No argument against them is going… Continue Reading
Doors, doors and more doors. Not the seminal rock group. Sorry. There are doors . . . and then there are doors. Doors always carry the implication that there is something on the other side. Good, bad or indifferent, there is something… Continue Reading
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