This Week in Hāburg⦠ā¦Summer Comfort
Out to summer dinner in Healdsburg the other night, a few of us sat around a table set on a driveway. Yeah, itās an Hāburg thing in the pandemic. Passersby walking dogs chatted, bicyclists waved. Oh my goodness, the fresh Moroccan fare from start...
Using greywater to create fire-safe landscaping
Traditionally, each step of the human water cycle ā how we acquire, treat, use, treat again and dispose of the water, was dealt with as discrete, isolated activities. Separate departments, divisions and districts were created to handle each of these isolated activities.
Wheel of Light – December 2016
This is the month of the Winter Solstice. To ancient people living in the northern hemisphere this was considered the most spiritually important day of the year. It was when the Sun reached the southernmost point of its annual journey. The shortest day, the longest night had been reached and, with the Sun turning and heading back north, it offered the promise of the return of the light. Life would continue for another year. Itās as if our contract with the Divine is being renewed and we can plan for the ways in which we can express our creative energy for another cycle of life.
We need a new name
Not all of the many changes to our daily routines, work, school, forms of communication and personal frustrations can be blamed on the coronavirus pandemic. And, not all of the disruptions and changes are temporary. Not everything will be returning to ānormalā after everyone has finally been vaccinated.
This Week in H’burg: Opening day, school daze.
This Week in Hāburg is a weekly column featuring photos and fun facts from local photographer Pierre RattĆ©. Each week weāll feature a new photo from RattĆ© along with a fact about the subject matter of the photo.
Cancel culture vs. counter culture
Why do we keep hearing so much about ācancel cultureā? First of all itās not a real thing. You canāt cancel culture, especially someone elseās. But, just using the words can cause harm and hurt. It can be a form of bullying, angry mob mentality and destructive lack of tolerance.
Having Horse Sense in Healdsburg
It was racing day in Kentucky this past weekend. These horses were not there. I see these two most every day. They are good buddies, usually grazing side by side. It was unusual to see them lying down.
Pastured horses donāt lie down much because...
Faith: River Fellowship comes to Windsor
Editorās Note: This month we welcome Gary Quackenbush to the Windsor Times. This is the first in a series of monthly columns, written by Gary, highlighting the many congregations to be found in Windsorās faith-based community.
Snapshot: Healdsburg Forever
By Pierre Ratte
These are just a few of the 100-plus people who came together two weeks ago at Lambert Bridge Winery to celebrate Healdsburg Forever.
Healdsburg Forever? What exactly is Healdsburg Forever? Itās kind of a charityās charity. Say, what? Itās kind of a āfund...