Category: history

As Maine Goes…

by Lisa | Aug 30, 2019 | history, politics, travel | 0 |

Many of you who follow me on Facebook know that I was on a self-described “stealth...

Go Tell Aunt Carrie

by Lisa | Dec 24, 2018 | history, Portrait of the Artist | 1 |

I’ve been convinced for awhile that I’m the only American NOT on Ancestry.com....

Boston Learning

by Lisa | May 3, 2016 | history, travel | 1 |

I seem to have landed in Boston while it’s in the midst of non-stop rainstorms. That...

General Custer and My Dad

by Lisa | Apr 10, 2015 | history, travel | 6 |

My late father was the living embodiment of the adage: “If you can’t say something...

Footloose in Fitzrovia

by Lisa | May 5, 2013 | history, travel | 2 |

“Why, Sir, you find no man, at all intellectual, who is willing to leave London. No, Sir,...

Henry W. Coe Kicked My Butt

by Lisa | Mar 29, 2013 | Hiking, history | 2 |

My enthusiasm for hiking San Jose area trails is still outstripping my ability to actually hike...

Hi Ho Quicksilver and Away

by Lisa | Mar 25, 2013 | Hiking, history, San Jose | 26 |

Seeing as mercury is one of the most toxic naturally occurring elements you can come in contact...

Estamos Recorriendo

by Lisa | Mar 5, 2013 | history, San Jose | 1 |

Another stint in our part time residency in San Jose, and I continue my quest to find the good...

My Evening With John Muir

by Lisa | Sep 23, 2012 | history, politics | 1 |

Well, I didn’t exactly spend Sunday night with the original John Muir, but I was in the...

Lighting Out for the Territory

by Lisa | Aug 22, 2012 | history, travel | 6 |

That’s what Mark Twain had Huck do at the end of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn....

Cowboy Music 101

by Lisa | Jun 8, 2012 | history, My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys | 7 |

I have a statistics counter. So I know why people come to this blog. The vast majority of you who...

What to Do When You’re Fixin’ to Die

by Lisa | Jun 7, 2012 | history, the spread | 3 |

Okay, I’m not actually dying. But I’ve been feeling like I am. I came up to Sonoma...

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.

For applause and kudos, I’d prefer you leave a comment on a post. But if you are shy, contact me at lisa [at] leftcoastcowboys.com

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