Tag Archives: Festivals & Events
Wine & Food Affair – Go!
For those of us who live in the wine country of Sonoma County, we know that the Napa and Sonoma Valleys have always had the lion’s share of the media spotlight. For those of you who don’t know better, Sonoma County just to the east, also has celebrated wine areas, small batch wineries, family owned
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Art is the Spice of Life
I recently took a tour of the Sebastopol Center for the Arts with Linda Galletta, its Executive Director. Housed in a renovated warehouse at 6780 Depot Street in Sebastopol, just about a mile north of the Fairfield Inn & Suites, Linda was just finishing the installation of the Bibliophoria – Celebratte Books Arts exhibit which
... more »Something to Ponder
“I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the two being this, that we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.” H. Belloc, writer/historian Can you tell me, have you wandered or have you travelled, where and why
... more »Local Brewery in Petaluma
I’ve talked about Lagunitas Brewery before, it’s just right down the street from the Quality Inn. But last week the NY Times had an article on domestically made pale ales and Lagunitas was rated – not at the top but it got on the list. Here’s the link:http://nyti.ms/93YmDD
... more »Your cup of Tea
On Easter weekend, we took my mother in-law on Saturday to Macy’s on Union Square in SF to view their annual spring flower show. The flower arrangements were lush and colorful and an uplifting symbol to entering spring. Afterward, we mosied over to Grant Ave and walked into Chinatown where my brother in-law wanted to
... more »Here’s another pithy quote…
” The real voyage of discovery consist not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” from good ol’ Proust It’s time to not take people, places and things for granted
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“What is this life if, full of care, we have not time to stop and stare? – W.H. Davis, Poet and Writer
... more »This Weekend
The weather this morning sucked – drizzle and a howling wind – but I ran any way and it felt good. But most people cringe if they thought they had to run or even worse, run in the rain. So here’s a little tidbit on what to do this Sunday that has nothing to do
... more »Sowing Your Seeds
Heirloom seeds! Petaluma’s newest retail store at the corner of Petaluma Blvd. North and E. Washington Street is Baker Creek Seed Bank. Fittingly housed in the historic Sonoma County National Bank building, the seed bank sells heirloom veggie, fruit, flower and herb seeds that your Grandmother or your Grandmother’s mother use to plant. Baker’s main
... more »Get a round, get a round, I get around
Here we are sliding towards the end of October and the annual pumpkin patch/corn maze off Hwy 101 at the north end of Petaluma is causing its yearly traffic jam. Drive up for breakfast at Della Frattoria and stop over at the pumpkin patch for your Halloween delight
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