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Bird’s Eye View

Greetings one and all. If you are sitting comfortably then I shall begin. Following my exploits at the Fair I will keep it relatively brief this week and so apart from these few quick Public…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Mike Reeves

I met with Mike at his home on Lambert Lane in Boonville last week and we each enjoyed a strong cup of good coffee as we sat down to chat. Mike was born in 1950…

Farm To Farm

The first mornings after the autumn equinox you really feel the shift in season on the west side of Ander­son Valley, with the redwood forests shedding cold drafts that under­mine whatever heat is in the…

Remembering Fetzer Clan Matriarch Kathleen Kohn Fetzer

I didn’t know Barney Fetzer, a lumber executive turned legendary wine entrepreneur. He had already died when I arrived in Mendocino County 25 years ago. But over the years I have had the privilege of…

One Deadly Cobra To Go, Please: A Short Story

“I did not come from Paris for le Wharf of Fishermen or le Tower Coit or ze Rights Gay of Homozekshools. I come to your bootiful San Francisco for les bagels de Ze San Francisco…

Lives & Times of Valley Folks: Doug Johnson

I met with Doug at his property just south of Navarro where he has several showrooms full of his pottery along with the very quaint house where he lives. He made a pot of strong…

Farm To Farm

They tell me the north coast is supposed to get fog­gier and wetter as a side effect of global warming, at least for a while. I don't put too much stock in any weather predictions…

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