First Snowfall Winter 2007
Can it be snow FALL When wind slices Razor thin flakes sideways Cutting horizontal furrows in my vision?
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Can it be snow FALL When wind slices Razor thin flakes sideways Cutting horizontal furrows in my vision?
Read moreSteaming hot apple pie Want to come by? Getting ready for the first Christmas dinner (tonight with my husband’s family, the second on Christmas Eve with mine), I’ve been dipping luscious red strawberries in chocolate, rolling Peanut Butter Balls in more chocolate, cooking Roundie Brownies to be topped with even more chocolate dipped strawberries, and, of course, the pie. The
Read moreSmoking with Eel River incense, Oaken Altars and Mistletoe missals are Painted in Charcoal strokes On Pewter skies.
Read moreAfter traveling, our Humboldt skies seem like clear windows to the heavens. When I was child, my mother drove my brother and me down to the city and picked up a girl who had never been out of the Bay Area. She fell asleep almost immediately. When she awoke, we were almost at the Humboldt border. “The sky—it’s BLUE,” she
Read moreWhatever gods may be, In Winter’s Eve appear Reflections of Spring and this will Suffice for me.
Read moreMy dad’s ancestors lived in Sanel (right by Hopland). They were some of the first European settlers. I’m really proud of that. I like having my roots so deep in the soil around here. But you might not want to ask me much about that first pioneer. I might pretend I don’t hear you. Or, education about local history being
Read moreFor those of you who need a little mistletoe for Christmas kissing, here is a photo. I haven’t seen any of the real stuff for sale though its all over the oaks up here. I simply didn’t understand why a poisonous parasite is supposed to encourage kissing. So I did a bit of research. The actual word mistel means dung
Read moreWhy do you love where you live? Do you love the climate, the proximity to nature, cultural events, the political leanings…? Jen, a fellow Humboldt blogger, gathered 13 mini essays on why she loves it here and my head nodded in agreement so much my neck ached. Her love for the county glows through her writing and makes her site
Read moreWhat in town makes leaving this worthwhile?
Read moreTo tell the truth (not that anyone ever tells it completely), I liked him and no one else did. Not that I went out of my way. I let him sit next to me on the bus when he couldn’t find another seat. Didn’t tease him. Talked to him once in awhile. A year or two younger, he wasn’t really
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