I can’t be the only one . . . I’ve been focusing on gratitude this month, in both my writing and my life. It’s November, my favorite month of the year with its cozier weather and the trees and vineyards turning…
On finding light in the darkness “Hi, I’m an electronic refugee,” I say to the woman at the community center in a town seven miles south of where I live. “Is there a place I can plug in?” She guides…
But it may be a front-row seat to the end of the world. Last year, my oldest son, who is both single and an airline pilot and therefore can take spur-of-the-moment trips to points all over the globe, messaged me.…
Above is the photo I just texted my kids. It’s not a great photo, obviously, and I probably should at least have cleaned off the countertop first. But since they live over a thousand miles away, I knew they’d want…
Here in the northern half of Napa Valley — what locals call upvalley — spring break is underway. Yes, schools are out this week, but that’s not really what it’s all about here in wine country. Nor is it about…