Not the Super Bloom
Southern California’s deserts are in a super bloom. I just came from there. Ironically, we...
Read MoreMore and more I think there should be an entrance exam for anyone visiting California, either for...
Read MoreIsak Dineson, in her wonderful memoir of her time on an African coffee plantation, has a beautiful...
Read Moreby Lisa | Dec 4, 2012 | plants, Sonoma, the spread | 1 |
Rain is a beautiful thing in California. At least it is in the vast majority of the state whose...
Read Moreby Lisa | Mar 30, 2011 | Sonoma, the spread | 4 |
Postings have been thin on the ground around here, mostly because we’ve been slaves to the...
Read MoreWhat a difference a month makes. Especially in Sonoma. Especially if that month is January....
Read Moreby Lisa | Oct 19, 2009 | farming, winemaking | 4 |
Usually farmers pray for rain. Especially in semi-arid places like California. Except when that rain comes at the end of the growing season and just before harvest. And if you are growing wine grapes. Typically, we shut off the...
Read MoreOur weather in Northern California is possibly even scarier. We’re now in our second...
Read Moreby Lisa | Oct 30, 2008 | farming, my eccentric friends, wildlife | 4 |
If you live in California or have ever visited here at the change of seasons, you know how the...
Read MoreA Yank. A Brit. Two Terriers. A Vineyard. And a Dream.
Being the true-life adventures of two city kids and two spoiled terriers as they transition to a life of winemaking and organic farming in Sonoma. You know Green Acres? It’s like that.
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