Solitude
I've never been very good at giving the one word answer or the 'in a single sentence describe the.." I tend to be a little wordy. Holly will laugh when she reads the last Continue Reading
I've never been very good at giving the one word answer or the 'in a single sentence describe the.." I tend to be a little wordy. Holly will laugh when she reads the last Continue Reading
We interrupt this weather system to bring you a few days of sunshine.... The Golden K is thawing out. It's a relief that our reservoirs are finally filling up and the snow Continue Reading
I imagine that snow and ice is especially unwelcome when one has to dig out, drive to work, and cover every inch of their body including their face as a regular part of their Continue Reading
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
The Golden K has been truly golden this past week. The change in seasons is increasingly evident in the cool mornings and evenings, the early setting sun, and strikingly in 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 plentiful. They could Continue Reading
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
It's been five weeks since Holly, Kali, Kloe, and I moved in full time to the Golden K. As is usually the case when one moves into a new home, as turn key as the property may Continue Reading
“Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.” ― Dorothy from the Wizard Of Oz As you can imagine when you live on five acres in the mountains you Continue Reading
When I was in my early twenties I spent a night at the house of a friend's parents in the mountains near Lake Tahoe, CA. I had been to Tahoe plenty of times as a kid on 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…