Simple Times

Sierra Nevada Foothills

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

Fall In The Foothills

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

Will This Be The Year?

For many people last year - 2020 - was "the year".  For some of you this new year may be the year.  The year to follow your dreams, as I did five years ago, into the Continue Reading

Small Town

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

They’re Cutting Down Trees

It's coming on Christmas They're cutting down trees They're putting up reindeer And singing songs of joy and peace I wish I had a river I could skate away on  - © 1970; Joni Continue Reading

Just a dusting

Over the years we've vacationed in the snow many times.  I have fond memories of spending long winter weekends in Lake Tahoe with friends who had small children like our's Continue Reading

Maybe Hooterville

Three of my favorite television shows growing up had rural settings.  These 1960's sitcoms, The Andy Griffith Show, Green Acres, and Petticoat Junction,  each portrayed a Continue Reading