Adventures and Real Food
The march of progress has reached even the sleepiest of outposts along the rugged, foggy, and often chilly, West coast of Sonoma County, and it’s not a bad thing. Dillon Beach Resort, a privately-owned stretch of beach, complete with camp site, general store, tiny homes/cabins and a restaurant, Coastal Kitchen, has quietly been changing the…
In preparation for a recent visit to Santa Monica and Venice Beach, I asked my Facebook ‘mindhive’ for recommendations and two places came up consistently: Gjelina and Gjusta. I duly booked lunch at the former and made a mental note to visit the latter. The problem with getting old (or maybe it’s just me), is…
Since writing my first story about lessons I learned from my dad, he sadly passed away at the beginning of April. I’ve continued to reflect on all the things he taught me and wanted to share them here. I was also lucky enough to record an abstract of the first piece for KQED radio’s Perspectives…
There are only a couple of things in my life that I’ve found it hard to prepare for, meaning I couldn’t project how it would feel in advance. Becoming a mother and losing a parent are at the top of the list. Six weeks after losing my dad, I finally feel able to reflect a…
A bit about me... I grew up in the UK and moved to Northern California in the late 1990s, drawn here, like so many others, by the lure of the dot.com ...
