Month: January 2018

The Getty and Us

Jan 27, 2018 | artisans, plants, Sonoma |

Our “endowment” here at the Rancho is probably equivalent to what the fabled Getty...

The Resilience of Natives

Jan 16, 2018 | Drought, plants |

If you have been following along, you are no doubt aware that, in Sonoma at the Rancho, we have a...

Ready for Rain

Jan 4, 2018 | Drought, Sonoma, the spread |

It’s been an unusually dry December in California. Usually that’s a bad thing since we...

New Beginnings

Jan 2, 2018 | musings |

We are entering a new year and I think many of us are more than happy to see the back of 2017. So...

About This Blog

A 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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Things About Me

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There are reasons I’m not famous.

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I have the world's largest Christmas music collection.

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I'm an unashamed Donny Osmond fan.

I get wildlife drunk.

My terriers have famous friends.

I've got a tiny RV