Category: peeps

The Tucson of my Childhood

by Lisa | May 18, 2022 | My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys, Portrait of the Artist, Roadtrekking, travel | 0 |

Thomas Wolfe said you can’t go home again, but you can if you manage it properly. Growing up an...

Saving the World One Bird at a Time

by Lisa | Mar 9, 2019 | arts & culture, musings, my eccentric friends | 1 |

To tell you about our Hawaii vacation, I could recount our whale watching trips, describe our...

Finding My Travel Tribe

by Lisa | Jan 22, 2019 | my eccentric friends, Roadtrekking, travel | 0 |

Have you heard of Quartzite? It’s basically Middle of Desert Nowhere, Arizona. Its former claim to...

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....

Justin and Spartacus

by Lisa | Nov 7, 2018 | dogs | 1 |

I’ve always believed the dog lover’s adage that your departed dog helps your new dog...

Introducing the New Ranch Pup

by Lisa | Sep 12, 2018 | dogs | 6 |

It’s been hard for me to post in the months since I lost little Justin. I’ve never had...

All Dogs Go to Heaven

by Lisa | Aug 1, 2018 | dogs | 6 |

I used to believe that. I loved the story of the Rainbow Bridge where all the good doggies (and...

The Terriers I’ve Lost

by Lisa | Jul 31, 2018 | dogs | 8 |

It’s a well-known phenomenon that when you bring one of these wonderful dogs into your life,...

A Terrier Tragedy

by Lisa | Jul 30, 2018 | dogs | 6 |

I’ve been meaning to write a post about how wonderful our new puppy, Justin Timberlake, is....

Guitar Hero

by Lisa | Jul 22, 2018 | arts & culture, Portrait of the Artist | 4 |

I’ve always wanted to play the guitar. To the point where, oh these many decades ago when I...

And Introducing a New Ranch Terrier!

by Lisa | Jul 12, 2018 | dogs | 2 |

Some of you know my trip to Nashville was a mission to get a new Smooth Fox Terrier puppy. We...

Requiem for a Terrier

by Lisa | Jul 9, 2018 | dogs | 2 |

The last six weeks or so have been a rough time at Rancho Los Dos Terriers. In short, we lost our...

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