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A Brief Stay in Sonoma at MacArthur Place

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Fall leaves in fire season in the North Bay

Sonoma County Fires. Déjà Vu. All Over Again.

Here in the North Bay, we’ve all been hoping against hope that we would somehow emerge this fire season unscathed. In the past few days, with the rapidly expanding Kincade Fire in the north of Sonoma County those hopes were dashed. And today, they were not just dashed, they were blown to smithereens, with an…

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Halibut at Coastal Kitchen, Dillon Beach

Coastal Kitchen, Dillon Beach, CA

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…

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A Tasty Bike Ride from Santa Monica to Venice

Riding bikes, drinking coffee and eating delicious food at Gjusta in Venice Beach.

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Lunch at Gjelina In Venice Beach

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…

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me and my dad in 1970

Some More Things My Father Taught Me

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…

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We found some good dinner options in Paso Robles l We found some good dinner options in Paso Robles last weekend #lobsterroll #gyros #dinner #pasorobles @the_backyard_paso
Growing some edible flowers for salads - and my le Growing some edible flowers for salads - and my lettuces and tomatoes are in #veggies #gardening
We did it! Got our first BN show under our belts - We did it! Got our first BN show under our belts - it wasn’t always pretty, we learned a lot, came home in one piece(!) and will work on all the things before our next show. We had one pesky stop on xc but got back to business quickly and had a perfect ride the rest of the course. She has a great gallop now! First time i experienced her feeling strong and forward at speed vs just rushing. Adrenaline high for sure! (Scroll for xc video) Thank you @adamo_eventing for all the months of patient coaching! It’s paying off. #areavi #xc #eventinghorse #eventer #morganhorse #chestnutmare #canter #jump
Glad to get dressage out the way. Some high points Glad to get dressage out the way. Some high points. Some low. Show jump today! Tied in 8th place. #eventing #horsetrials #dressage #trot #twinrivers
As @b_and_r_eventing said - we met the Freddie Kru As @b_and_r_eventing said - we met the Freddie Kruger Easter bunny - on horseback no less. Thank goodness they removed the balloons at some point during our ride as we barely got to head out thanks to those waving in the breeze! #eastersurprise #hack #horsesofinstagram #easterbunny #eventersofinstagram #eventinghorses
Working on our triple bar game - getting ready for Working on our triple bar game - getting ready for @twinrivershorsepark and my big move up 😀 - @b_and_r_eventing looking great #jumping #eventinghorse #canter
If the abundance of blossom on the quince tree is If the abundance of blossom on the quince tree is anything to go by, we are going to have a bumper crop #quince #spring #blossom #fruittrees
Happy Easter! I made hot cross buns - it’s been Happy Easter! I made hot cross buns - it’s been a zillion years since I ate them but straight from the oven with butter - so good!  #hotcrossbuns @nigellalawson recipe #baking #easterday
Pretty prawn toast thing from dinner the other nig Pretty prawn toast thing from dinner the other night. #dinner #outdoordining
Loved seeing all these blossoms at the weekend. If Loved seeing all these blossoms at the weekend. If you know what they are please tell me so I can grow them! #blossom #springblooms #whatisthis #gardening
Yummy birthday breakfast at @macarthurplace yester Yummy birthday breakfast at @macarthurplace yesterday \ those cubed hash browns were to die for #sundaybrunch #hashbrowns #hollandaisesauce #poachedeggs
A walk around the gardens of General Vallejo’s h A walk around the gardens of General Vallejo’s house and then some yummy fun at @gunbunwine with @schoemanmaayan and @dragonfirefarm - lucky lucky me! Such an awesome birthday. Starting to feel like life may return to fun and smiles after all this craziness.
I may have ordered too much food for dinner. Prett I may have ordered too much food for dinner. Pretty delish. #birthdaydinner #sonoma #eggs #breadandbutter @valleybarandbottle
Family jump today! Boys did great. Happy with Q! # Family jump today! Boys did great. Happy with Q! #jumping #canter #eventinghorse #jumpday
I feel human again. 24 hour getaway #sonoma #birth I feel human again. 24 hour getaway #sonoma #birthdayweekend @macarthurplace
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