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2010 

I happen to be from a small town in Oregon where striking up a conversation with joe blow off the street is acceptable and normal behavior. I talk to folks while I'm pumping gas, grocery shopping, standing in line to buy tickets, you name it.  I find myself getting in situations where people eith...
03/18/2010
While reading the local paper this morning, the world section had photos of some folks shoveling show and others floating down their streets in rowboats.  I guess I'm what you would call a fair weather girl ... I like my warm and mild climate. On St. Patricks day, 2010, the residents of Sonoma Co...
03/17/2010
Spring officially starts Saturday, May 20th, just in time for the Sonoma County Spring Home and Garden Show.  This event is held at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, and presents an extensive array of exterior and interior goodies for your new or ready home. If you are thinking of a project for your...
03/17/2010
I have an opinion.  Surburban blight is ugly, rural blight is beautiful. Monday March 15th was the kickoff of a county-wide challenge called iWalk Sonoma.  Pretty safe to say you've already figured out I'm talking about Sonoma County, California where the best wine is made (yet another opinion, s...
03/16/2010
I received an e-mail from kiva.org this morning notifying me that my $25 loan to Keziah Wambui in Kenya had been fully re-paid.  Keziah needed funds to help buy more shoes for her re-sale business.  Some day she hopes to have an actual shop to sell her goods instead of the open air market.  There...
03/16/2010
The other day while I was watching an interview with Brad Bird, I thought "wow, for a small town, Corvallis sure was home to a lot of famous people". Corvallis happens to be my home town, and unless you follow the Oregon State Beavers, you've probably never heard of it. Since I mentioned Brad Bir...
03/15/2010
The kickoff for the iWalk Sonoma Challenge is March 15th.  The challenge lasts until May 15th, a period of nine weeks.  The goal is to exercise 150 minutes every week.  When you think about it, that's just 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week. I've registered for this challenge.  For some of you, you ...
03/13/2010
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Do you remember the first house you showed where you couldn't find the water heater?  I do, and quite frankly I felt a bit stupid silly.  My client and I finally decided that a box about the size of a large suitcase must be the latest and greatest water heater invention since it had hot and cold ...
03/12/2010
This past weekend was the 32nd annual Wine Road Barrel Tasting event in Sonoma County.  Navigating roads to the wineries was a challenge, there were multitudes of limousines, tour vans and kamakazi bicyclists.  Barrell tasting continues next weekend as well, a newer tradition that started 2 years...
03/08/2010
One of Sonoma County's best kept secrets is Safari West wild animal preserve.  Their tag line is "The Spirit Of Africa In The Heart Of Wine Country".  This past Thursday, a new Masai Giraffe was born, just in time for the 2010 Census.  The newborn calf's name is Stretch McCovey, named after a pop...
03/06/2010
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