It was a week before the Wine Country Fires devastated huge swaths of our northern California home turf that Lee Merschon contacted Burners Without Borders, an international relief group, to offer storage container living units (which he had designed for … Continue reading →
For solace and a change of scene after weeks of experiencing Wine Country’s wildfire disaster, I headed to Sebastopol one afternoon, stopped at a fruit stand on Highway 12 for a pint of the most delicious strawberries in the county … Continue reading →
I’m one of the lucky ones. My home in Santa Rosa has not been under evacuation orders because of the wildfires, although all residents have been advised to have bags packed just in case. I feel safe because one of … Continue reading →
How do you want to be remembered after you’ve passed from this life? About 6 years ago, I attended a workshop offered by The Sitting Room titled “The death-defying art of obituary writing.” This gathering of 15 women proved both … Continue reading →