Wednesday, January 25, 2017

...continuing with Governor Jerry, the Trump clown car, and...what the hell is an "alternative fact"?

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Although we are writing from Texas (I'm a proud native) at present, we'll always stay abreast of and include a lot of California new...

We're back..to many Americans, the country looks to be butt-deep in trouble ...Governor Jerry draws the line in the sand, and conservationists prepare for an ugly battle...

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We had to think hard about how we wanted to ease into this first letter back. Would there still be anyone out there? If so, would they still...
Saturday, June 18, 2016

Fire season returns to Northern California; more good stuff from Rodney Strong Vineyards; and a late spring storm system brings rain and snow to Shasta and the Lemurians...

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We've been waiting to get some indication of what this upcoming fire season was going to look like, given that we've been blessed so...
Friday, April 22, 2016

We're back and we have a ghost (a good one, we think); spectacular springtime on The Hill; Redding Farmers' Market opens; and the likelihood of a hutchinsongolf Fall wine tour...

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As some of you noticed, we've been absent for the past several weeks. Other responsibilities and obligations diverted our attention from...
Sunday, March 6, 2016

Shasta and Lassen looking springtimey from the Hillside; Raphael Ravenscroft's saxophone, and ghost golf courses...

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Lulu and I spent a good while on the deck this evening watching the fat clouds roll in over Mt. Shasta to the north and Elephant Butte and L...
Friday, February 26, 2016

Beautiful Albarino from Lee Family Farm in Monterey; 9th Circuit Court of Appeals screws up tip-sharing tradition for us; and True Crime in the West

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If I'm honest with myself, I have to admit that we are, indeed, deviating more and more often from the original intent of this more-or-l...
Thursday, January 28, 2016

Rain and sleet (lots) on The Hill; end of the line in Oregon; discovering Dottie Smith; and that ain't no restaurant, that's a techno-cafeteria...

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Three solid weeks of rain, sleet, and a little snow have done wonders for our corner of paradise, especially the lakes, rivers and streams, ...