After a wonderful day spent seeing Shelley and then Tom, and my Godchild Daisy, I went to Chico to give a talk about French Ness in the shop called Nantucket. I chatted. Gathered there were my mother, my brother Marty, Sister…

At the first ray of light the farmer sets out for work, rice harvest is in full swing in the Sacramento Valley. Either Mother Nature has worked her wonder in their favor, or not… they know the moment their harvester's…

Home. Going back to my childhood home, where my family lives in California is always a bag full of mixed emotions. In one hand I hold joyful memories, colors of the countryside, taste buds tingling, arms ready to hug instead…

Mari Johnson invited me to Austin to speak at her Back Home Store. I never met Mari before, nor did I know anything about her, except that she seemed like a kindred spirit from the email she sent me. Last…

Over sized outdoor lantern with green apples. Lynn's stand in Marburger received strong praise, I enjoyed every minute of our time spent together. It was hard work, thankfully there were many who helped. We packed the trailer and truck under…

I am off to California,after we pack up in the rain, no make that a downpour, a mud bath, a messy send off, a wild and wet run. Due to the rain and rush photos of the show at Marburger…