Category: stuff

Sous Vide Follies

by Lisa | Jan 4, 2022 | food | 0 |

Every Christmas is a struggle to buy Andy something he doesn’t already have or doesn’t...

An off-Grid Experiment

by Lisa | May 31, 2021 | food, Roadtrekking, travel | 0 |

I am married to an Englishman who just can’t fathom why anyone would want to hang around in the...

Notes From The Bean Queen

by Lisa | Mar 23, 2020 | food, learnin' | 0 |

Yes, they call me the Bean Queen! Well, actually, they don’t. But they should given my...

CONTROVERSIAL POST!

by Lisa | Feb 23, 2020 | food, musings | 0 |

Yes, I’m going to go there. Many women are trying to work through their political angst with...

iPHONE Photo Phanatic

by Lisa | Feb 18, 2020 | arts & culture, technology and stuff | 0 |

I used to be a fairly decent photographer. Of course, that was in the days when I would haul my...

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...

My Short Unhappy Stint as a Harvest Host

by Lisa | Feb 16, 2019 | musings, the spread, travel | 17 |

If you are an RVer, you may be aware of this online service that lists participating wineries and...

Baptism by Fried Chicken

by Lisa | Jan 12, 2019 | food, learnin' | 1 |

Although I grew up all over the country and internationally, so much of my DNA is New England...

Paleo Failio

by Lisa | Dec 17, 2018 | food, health | 1 |

Desperate times call for desperate measures. So far, in my life, I’ve avoided diets....

The Rigged Battle of the Sexes

by Lisa | Sep 30, 2018 | musings | 0 |

Anyone who looks at the date of this post — even years later — is probably going to...

Fried Chicken and Memory

by Lisa | Feb 10, 2018 | food, Portrait of the Artist | 1 |

My first boyfriend’s father taught me how to make fried chicken. The boyfriend has faded...

New Beginnings

by Lisa | Jan 2, 2018 | musings | 1 |

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.

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