The Golden K and Sierra Nevada Foothills
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
Mother Nature
Sheltering at The Golden K – Phrases
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
A glimpse of what’s to come
Spring is still two months away. But even now, in the midst of winter on this cold and rainy day, I caught a glimpse of what's to come. Although I've learned to Continue Reading
Circle Of Gold
Goldens Retrievers are some of the greatest creatures on earth. I realize that's a bold statement and may go against the grain of other dog lovers who have a preference for Continue Reading
The Top Of The Golden K
Snow It's magical to wake up to a world turned white and frozen when just the evening before it was brown. Our house sits in the middle of five acres we call The Golden Continue Reading
If you’ve never stared off in the distance…
I watched my client Bill as he stared off in the distance from the driveway of the home he and his wife would eventually buy. He wasn't looking at anything particular Continue Reading
Highway 108 – a drive worth repeating
Highway 580. Highway 108. The contrast of driving in the San Francisco Bay Area freeways and driving the roads and highways of the Sierra Nevada Foothills is Continue Reading
Spring is rebirth and hope
Spring is rebirth and hope. As soon as the weather warms and there are a few days of sunshine fall planted bulbs dormant during winter begin to sprout new life and Continue Reading
Sierra Nevada Foothills Snow
At 3100 feet in the Sierra Nevada Foothills The Golden K receives three or four meaningful snowfalls a year. We welcome each and every one of them. Up the hill just a Continue Reading
Charlie Brown, A Black Tailed Deer
The Golden K: A romantic perspective of life at 3100 feet. I hope it never gets old. I hope I always appreciate the circle of life and seeing the Continue Reading
A Gifted Artist
A competent artist can change the mood of the scene or highlight an intended subject with a simple brush stroke or dab of different colors from their palette. And a gifted Continue Reading
Evolution of a suburbanite
It's that time of year. Damp and cold...and beautiful. I've never been a fan of winter, or rain, or cold, or wind. But somehow up here in the Sierra Continue Reading
