The lost Summer of Love
The Summer of Love of hippies, love-ins, Monterey Pop, LSD, Sgt. Pepper, Haight-Ashbury flower children and Vietnam War protests happened without most of us who are now hearing about its 50th anniversary.
Snapshot: A Cup of Chocolate
Reportedly it all started in Mesoamerica 4,000 years ago. In 1528, Cortez received cacao seeds from the Aztec emperor and introduced them to Spain. Spanish aristocrats mixed the seeds with honey and water. It took nearly one hundred years and a royal marriage till the French got jiggy with chocolate drinks...
Decoding Teenagers: Seinfeld epsiode
Anyone out there a Seinfeld fan? I am, I have seen every episode of every season. Funny people and outlandish themes make for an easy laugh. Every so often something “Seinfeldish” happens in my house. You know, when somebody says or does something so...
A tribute to the many fathers who tend our region’s vineyards
As Father’s Day approaches, I wish to honor the fathers who tirelessly work our soils, prune our vines and harvest the grapes that bring depth of living and notoriety to our Sonoma County community.
In an article I wrote last year for Hispanic Heritage Month,...
Country Roads: The how and the why
While reading reports of calamitous invasions of hurricanes, floods and displacement of whole populations; attempting to track the directions of two world leaders bent on outdoing Mother Nature in threatening destruction of the planet, I find myself musing on a tiny beetle eating our zinnias.
Small businesses, big hearts
The month of May, now almost over, is/was Small Business Month in California and May 5 through 11 was National Small Business Week.
Let’s Book It
Along with acknowledging presidents, Black history, bird feeding, and groundhogs, Feb. is also National Library Lovers month. What’s not to like? Looking for a quiet refuge to contemplate life’s great mysteries, pore over a newspaper or magazine, or research a complicated concept? Drop in, relax and if you need help, ask one of our terrific librarians.
