Never Forget the Elephants
This is a picture of an elephant walking along my windowsill.
Even though this elephant is stationary and made of clay, it reminds me of...
Bee Well
Wow, we really loved seeing old, lifetime Healdsburg people share their talents, especially Dana DiRicco and Lorraine Ham (94 years old) teach us, and...
Local climate action heats up
Healdsburg is at the very epicenter of the climate crisis
Warming temperatures and cycles of drought contributed to the destructive Kincade Fire in 2019 and...
Burning Man Evolves
With gender fluidity, one wonders about “Burning Man.” Right? Burners gather 375 miles northeast of Healdsburg in Black Rock City, NV—an alkali desert plain...
Honoring Labor
Labor Day’s long weekend winds up summer. Vacations end. School starts. Days are progressively shorter. Autumn comes to mind and fall colors slowly show.
Labor...
This Week in H’burg… …Summer Comfort
Out to summer dinner in Healdsburg the other night, a few of us sat around a table set on a driveway. Yeah, it’s an...
This Week in H’burg… …Sturgeon Moon
August 11th’s supermoon was the last of 2022. August supermoons are also called Sturgeon Moons, from a Native American tradition recognizing August as the...
This Week in H’burg… Words for the Wise
Ahhhhh. The sweet smell of petrichor last week was a welcome joy. Petrichor? Yes, petrichor: the pleasant, earthy odor that follows gentle rain after...
Crayola Color Crepe Myrtles Abound
Crepe myrtles are known for vivid colors. This vibrant specimen shames the bright red painted curb at Safeway with a profusion of panicles. A...
Bourgeois Paradise in Twilight of Empire
When you’re young, downtown is where your life unfolds. It starts at 12 with the comic book shop, moves on to the record store...
