Hearts and Bones
They laid on their backs looking straight up at the night sky. It had been a very hot day and now a warm summer evening and the stars were emerging and Continue Reading
They laid on their backs looking straight up at the night sky. It had been a very hot day and now a warm summer evening and the stars were emerging and Continue Reading
It’s been almost eight years since Holly and I moved from the hustle and bustle of the San Francisco Bay Area to the tranquil setting of the Sierra Nevada Foothills. How Continue Reading
Originally published in 2019 and re-visited here with a few edits for clarity.... I’m usually very content to stay close to The Golden K. On one hand why wouldn’t I be? Continue Reading
We call our home in the Sierra Nevada Foothills The Golden K. This name was inspired by our Golden Retriever Kali. Kali had a big influence on my life. Continue Reading
We didn't know what we didn't know.... Next month will mark seven years that we closed escrow on our property in Tuolumne County that we fondly refer to as The Golden K. Continue Reading
Fall Vibe It was just a couple of mornings ago as I was walking my two Golden Retrievers Kloe and Koda ("the girls") that I got that familiar Fall vibe. Although still Continue Reading
We got off "The Hill" last week for a trip to San Diego. The we would be my wife Holly and I. The Hill would be most of Tuolumne County beginning in Sonora at Continue Reading
Six years ago Holly and I relocated from the San Francisco Bay Area to the Sierra Nevada Foothill town of Tuolumne. As a young man in my early twenties I had dreamed Continue Reading
Morning walks with one or more of my three dogs has been a morning ritual for six years. Six years ago our first Golden Retriever, Kali, joined our family when we were Continue Reading
The beauty of the Golden K constantly reminds me of how fortunate I am to be a full time resident of Tuolumne County. Many people travel from their homes to Continue Reading
New, or rarely used phrases have emerged over the past few weeks. Most notably are the phrases Corona Virus and COVID-19. No longer in a far away place the Continue Reading
Well I was born in a small town And I live in a small town Probably die in a small town Oh, those small communities -John Mellencamp Growing up in the San Francisco Continue Reading
I’m a baby boomer and empty nester still passionately in love with the girl I married years ago as a young man with a vision. We live with our three golden retrievers on five acres in the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Tuolumne. In 2016, after a blessed life raising our family in the San Francisco Bay Area, we packed up suburbia and moved to the mountains. We haven’t looked back…