Decoding Teenagers: Strawberry
A few weekends ago I went antique shopping with my teen daughter and my mom. It’s something the three of us really enjoy doing together. Knick knacks of the past are cooler, better crafted and remind me of good memories and simpler times. Things just happen to find us, forgotten items, dusty and old that seem to shout “remember me, bring me home.”
Last week’s news, tomorrow’s history
Not all weeks contain big or world-changing news. Very often it takes the passing of time for the news of the day to become part of our history lessons. Last week was certainly full of all kinds of news, but we’ll have to wait to see what kind of history might have been made.
Ripe Rewards: Favorite food for the holidays
A favorite winter soup in our house is a carrot dill soup. Brian and I had it one Thanksgiving when we were in London.
A Look Back at Local History
The following snippets of history are drawn from the pages of the Healdsburg Tribune, the Healdsburg Enterprise and the Sotoyome Scimitar. The photos are from the archives of the Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society.
Commentary: Refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle and rot
America is a disposable nation. Each person, on average, produces more than 1,600 pounds of trash each year.
Arts & Entertainment
$20k split 3 ways in Arts for All grants
The recent reveal of Jake Messing’s River Dreams mural at Russian Riverkeeper was one of three projects from the city’s Arts & Culture Commission...

















