What a delight. Historian, Prue (Prudence) Draper has been chosen as a co-recipient of the Woman of the Year 2013 for the California’s 3rd Senate District. Her lifelong curiosity, connection to community and scholarly recall of persons, events and places astonished me from the minute I met her.

Spinning straw into gold? Yes, I mean compost-rich black gold. If you have ever gardened, you know black gold can come at a high-price and require constant effort. My first garden flopped. Although I double-dug, weeded, and watered, I got zero edibles. 

A friend grew heritage roses, heavily perfumed, inspiring me to hunt roses for our yard. We needed tidy varieties for small spaces. I began a notebook with pages of cutout blossoms and lists of roses by size, growth habit, floral color, and fragrance. 

Face-to-face talks with landscapers did not always go well. I showed each my notebook and I tried to speak clearly of my hopes and dreams. One afternoon as I walked the front yard with a designer, I said, “I want organic roses.” 

“If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?” 

—Lily Tomlin

For the romantically challenged or those who enjoy a different tune, Valentine’s Day like New Year’s Eve, can be maddeningly confusing. I have yet to meet anyone who can feel romantic on cue. So do we fake it, buy the fancy chocolates and sentimental cards or make plans to go out to a fancy foodie place? 

“Volunteerism is the human capital our communities live by,” wrote Hazel Henderson, a British economist. She likes to describe our financial market economy as the frosting on a cake of ninety percent of volunteer and human service capital.

This autumn, a lifelong dream of mine came true. I visited Washington, D.C. and the neighboring region. Walking the gardens and the orchards of Mount Vernon changed my image of George Washington. Books and portraits rarely capture his love for the fields, forests, and rivers of Virginia. On horseback, Washington oversaw all aspects of farming. The quote above comes from one of his personal letters.

Do I haunt secondhand shops? Yes, because I like feeling lucky when spying wonderful and odd items. One woman’s castoff cream pitcher cheered up my morning tea tray, joining my Beekind honey pot. I wonder if the first owner of my new-to-me tossed the creamer because she broke the matching sugar bowl?

Time to Do The Fire Prevention Polka 

Rancho Adobe Fire District rates our area’s fire risk as high. The dry pastures and hillsides make it plain for us to see. The Blue Gum Eucalyptus trees Cotati’s early ranchers planted in row after row burn in minutes. These century-aged giants once thought of as pricey hardwood such as walnut or oak now shade our neighborhoods as they dangle terribly close to homes.

Today, growing fruits and vegetables locally enjoys a new-found popularity. Traditional and new methods offer a cornucopia of options for harvest growing. No matter if you are a grandparent planting snap peas, string beans and tomatoes, or someone who loves growing roses, gardening defies age, gender, urban and country boundaries.  

If Cotati were a person, I would have to say that Cotati is a person who delights in wit, loves to swap stories and has a hearty laugh. And deep in that warm town-person burns a love of soulful music and a cook who wants all ages to come and share a good meal.

Sonoma County Water Agency Director Efren Carrillo, Water Agency General Manager Grant Davis along with District staff and members of the community on March 24 cut the red ribbon to officially unveil the Russian River County Sanitation District’s new ultraviolet disinfection system.  The ultraviolet disinfection system is designed to reduce the use of chlorine-based disinfectant used at the District and meet stringent water quality discharge requirements set by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.  

Don’t miss the public demonstrations of our live steam-powered sawmill starting Saturday May 19, 10am – 3pm at Sturgeon’s Mill, 2150 Green Hill Rd in Sebastopol. Come watch lumber being milled on one of the few remaining steam-powered saw mills in the Pacific North West, which is n operation once again, after decades of sorrowful silence. A true marvel to behold. Demonstration dates and times are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19 – 20, June 16 – 17, August 18 – 19 and September 15 – 16. There is no cost to visit a demonstration but donations are gratefully accepted!

What a delight. Historian, Prue (Prudence) Draper has been chosen as a co-recipient of the Woman of the Year 2013 for the California’s 3rd Senate District. Her lifelong curiosity, connection to community and scholarly recall of persons, events and places astonished me from the minute I met her.

Spinning straw into gold? Yes, I mean compost-rich black gold. If you have ever gardened, you know black gold can come at a high-price and require constant effort. My first garden flopped. Although I double-dug, weeded, and watered, I got zero edibles. 

A friend grew heritage roses, heavily perfumed, inspiring me to hunt roses for our yard. We needed tidy varieties for small spaces. I began a notebook with pages of cutout blossoms and lists of roses by size, growth habit, floral color, and fragrance. 

Face-to-face talks with landscapers did not always go well. I showed each my notebook and I tried to speak clearly of my hopes and dreams. One afternoon as I walked the front yard with a designer, I said, “I want organic roses.” 

“If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?” 

—Lily Tomlin

For the romantically challenged or those who enjoy a different tune, Valentine’s Day like New Year’s Eve, can be maddeningly confusing. I have yet to meet anyone who can feel romantic on cue. So do we fake it, buy the fancy chocolates and sentimental cards or make plans to go out to a fancy foodie place? 

“Volunteerism is the human capital our communities live by,” wrote Hazel Henderson, a British economist. She likes to describe our financial market economy as the frosting on a cake of ninety percent of volunteer and human service capital.

This autumn, a lifelong dream of mine came true. I visited Washington, D.C. and the neighboring region. Walking the gardens and the orchards of Mount Vernon changed my image of George Washington. Books and portraits rarely capture his love for the fields, forests, and rivers of Virginia. On horseback, Washington oversaw all aspects of farming. The quote above comes from one of his personal letters.

Do I haunt secondhand shops? Yes, because I like feeling lucky when spying wonderful and odd items. One woman’s castoff cream pitcher cheered up my morning tea tray, joining my Beekind honey pot. I wonder if the first owner of my new-to-me tossed the creamer because she broke the matching sugar bowl?

Time to Do The Fire Prevention Polka 

Rancho Adobe Fire District rates our area’s fire risk as high. The dry pastures and hillsides make it plain for us to see. The Blue Gum Eucalyptus trees Cotati’s early ranchers planted in row after row burn in minutes. These century-aged giants once thought of as pricey hardwood such as walnut or oak now shade our neighborhoods as they dangle terribly close to homes.

Today, growing fruits and vegetables locally enjoys a new-found popularity. Traditional and new methods offer a cornucopia of options for harvest growing. No matter if you are a grandparent planting snap peas, string beans and tomatoes, or someone who loves growing roses, gardening defies age, gender, urban and country boundaries.  

If Cotati were a person, I would have to say that Cotati is a person who delights in wit, loves to swap stories and has a hearty laugh. And deep in that warm town-person burns a love of soulful music and a cook who wants all ages to come and share a good meal.

Sonoma County Water Agency Director Efren Carrillo, Water Agency General Manager Grant Davis along with District staff and members of the community on March 24 cut the red ribbon to officially unveil the Russian River County Sanitation District’s new ultraviolet disinfection system.  The ultraviolet disinfection system is designed to reduce the use of chlorine-based disinfectant used at the District and meet stringent water quality discharge requirements set by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.  

Don’t miss the public demonstrations of our live steam-powered sawmill starting Saturday May 19, 10am – 3pm at Sturgeon’s Mill, 2150 Green Hill Rd in Sebastopol. Come watch lumber being milled on one of the few remaining steam-powered saw mills in the Pacific North West, which is n operation once again, after decades of sorrowful silence. A true marvel to behold. Demonstration dates and times are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19 – 20, June 16 – 17, August 18 – 19 and September 15 – 16. There is no cost to visit a demonstration but donations are gratefully accepted!

What a delight. Historian, Prue (Prudence) Draper has been chosen as a co-recipient of the Woman of the Year 2013 for the California’s 3rd Senate District. Her lifelong curiosity, connection to community and scholarly recall of persons, events and places astonished me from the minute I met her.

Spinning straw into gold? Yes, I mean compost-rich black gold. If you have ever gardened, you know black gold can come at a high-price and require constant effort. My first garden flopped. Although I double-dug, weeded, and watered, I got zero edibles. 

A friend grew heritage roses, heavily perfumed, inspiring me to hunt roses for our yard. We needed tidy varieties for small spaces. I began a notebook with pages of cutout blossoms and lists of roses by size, growth habit, floral color, and fragrance. 

Face-to-face talks with landscapers did not always go well. I showed each my notebook and I tried to speak clearly of my hopes and dreams. One afternoon as I walked the front yard with a designer, I said, “I want organic roses.” 

“If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?” 

—Lily Tomlin

For the romantically challenged or those who enjoy a different tune, Valentine’s Day like New Year’s Eve, can be maddeningly confusing. I have yet to meet anyone who can feel romantic on cue. So do we fake it, buy the fancy chocolates and sentimental cards or make plans to go out to a fancy foodie place? 

“Volunteerism is the human capital our communities live by,” wrote Hazel Henderson, a British economist. She likes to describe our financial market economy as the frosting on a cake of ninety percent of volunteer and human service capital.

This autumn, a lifelong dream of mine came true. I visited Washington, D.C. and the neighboring region. Walking the gardens and the orchards of Mount Vernon changed my image of George Washington. Books and portraits rarely capture his love for the fields, forests, and rivers of Virginia. On horseback, Washington oversaw all aspects of farming. The quote above comes from one of his personal letters.

Do I haunt secondhand shops? Yes, because I like feeling lucky when spying wonderful and odd items. One woman’s castoff cream pitcher cheered up my morning tea tray, joining my Beekind honey pot. I wonder if the first owner of my new-to-me tossed the creamer because she broke the matching sugar bowl?

Time to Do The Fire Prevention Polka 

Rancho Adobe Fire District rates our area’s fire risk as high. The dry pastures and hillsides make it plain for us to see. The Blue Gum Eucalyptus trees Cotati’s early ranchers planted in row after row burn in minutes. These century-aged giants once thought of as pricey hardwood such as walnut or oak now shade our neighborhoods as they dangle terribly close to homes.

Today, growing fruits and vegetables locally enjoys a new-found popularity. Traditional and new methods offer a cornucopia of options for harvest growing. No matter if you are a grandparent planting snap peas, string beans and tomatoes, or someone who loves growing roses, gardening defies age, gender, urban and country boundaries.  

If Cotati were a person, I would have to say that Cotati is a person who delights in wit, loves to swap stories and has a hearty laugh. And deep in that warm town-person burns a love of soulful music and a cook who wants all ages to come and share a good meal.

Sonoma County Water Agency Director Efren Carrillo, Water Agency General Manager Grant Davis along with District staff and members of the community on March 24 cut the red ribbon to officially unveil the Russian River County Sanitation District’s new ultraviolet disinfection system.  The ultraviolet disinfection system is designed to reduce the use of chlorine-based disinfectant used at the District and meet stringent water quality discharge requirements set by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.  

Don’t miss the public demonstrations of our live steam-powered sawmill starting Saturday May 19, 10am – 3pm at Sturgeon’s Mill, 2150 Green Hill Rd in Sebastopol. Come watch lumber being milled on one of the few remaining steam-powered saw mills in the Pacific North West, which is n operation once again, after decades of sorrowful silence. A true marvel to behold. Demonstration dates and times are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19 – 20, June 16 – 17, August 18 – 19 and September 15 – 16. There is no cost to visit a demonstration but donations are gratefully accepted!

What a delight. Historian, Prue (Prudence) Draper has been chosen as a co-recipient of the Woman of the Year 2013 for the California’s 3rd Senate District. Her lifelong curiosity, connection to community and scholarly recall of persons, events and places astonished me from the minute I met her.

Spinning straw into gold? Yes, I mean compost-rich black gold. If you have ever gardened, you know black gold can come at a high-price and require constant effort. My first garden flopped. Although I double-dug, weeded, and watered, I got zero edibles. 

A friend grew heritage roses, heavily perfumed, inspiring me to hunt roses for our yard. We needed tidy varieties for small spaces. I began a notebook with pages of cutout blossoms and lists of roses by size, growth habit, floral color, and fragrance. 

Face-to-face talks with landscapers did not always go well. I showed each my notebook and I tried to speak clearly of my hopes and dreams. One afternoon as I walked the front yard with a designer, I said, “I want organic roses.” 

“If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?” 

—Lily Tomlin

For the romantically challenged or those who enjoy a different tune, Valentine’s Day like New Year’s Eve, can be maddeningly confusing. I have yet to meet anyone who can feel romantic on cue. So do we fake it, buy the fancy chocolates and sentimental cards or make plans to go out to a fancy foodie place? 

“Volunteerism is the human capital our communities live by,” wrote Hazel Henderson, a British economist. She likes to describe our financial market economy as the frosting on a cake of ninety percent of volunteer and human service capital.

This autumn, a lifelong dream of mine came true. I visited Washington, D.C. and the neighboring region. Walking the gardens and the orchards of Mount Vernon changed my image of George Washington. Books and portraits rarely capture his love for the fields, forests, and rivers of Virginia. On horseback, Washington oversaw all aspects of farming. The quote above comes from one of his personal letters.

Do I haunt secondhand shops? Yes, because I like feeling lucky when spying wonderful and odd items. One woman’s castoff cream pitcher cheered up my morning tea tray, joining my Beekind honey pot. I wonder if the first owner of my new-to-me tossed the creamer because she broke the matching sugar bowl?

Time to Do The Fire Prevention Polka 

Rancho Adobe Fire District rates our area’s fire risk as high. The dry pastures and hillsides make it plain for us to see. The Blue Gum Eucalyptus trees Cotati’s early ranchers planted in row after row burn in minutes. These century-aged giants once thought of as pricey hardwood such as walnut or oak now shade our neighborhoods as they dangle terribly close to homes.

Today, growing fruits and vegetables locally enjoys a new-found popularity. Traditional and new methods offer a cornucopia of options for harvest growing. No matter if you are a grandparent planting snap peas, string beans and tomatoes, or someone who loves growing roses, gardening defies age, gender, urban and country boundaries.  

If Cotati were a person, I would have to say that Cotati is a person who delights in wit, loves to swap stories and has a hearty laugh. And deep in that warm town-person burns a love of soulful music and a cook who wants all ages to come and share a good meal.

Sonoma County Water Agency Director Efren Carrillo, Water Agency General Manager Grant Davis along with District staff and members of the community on March 24 cut the red ribbon to officially unveil the Russian River County Sanitation District’s new ultraviolet disinfection system.  The ultraviolet disinfection system is designed to reduce the use of chlorine-based disinfectant used at the District and meet stringent water quality discharge requirements set by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.  

Don’t miss the public demonstrations of our live steam-powered sawmill starting Saturday May 19, 10am – 3pm at Sturgeon’s Mill, 2150 Green Hill Rd in Sebastopol. Come watch lumber being milled on one of the few remaining steam-powered saw mills in the Pacific North West, which is n operation once again, after decades of sorrowful silence. A true marvel to behold. Demonstration dates and times are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19 – 20, June 16 – 17, August 18 – 19 and September 15 – 16. There is no cost to visit a demonstration but donations are gratefully accepted!

What a delight. Historian, Prue (Prudence) Draper has been chosen as a co-recipient of the Woman of the Year 2013 for the California’s 3rd Senate District. Her lifelong curiosity, connection to community and scholarly recall of persons, events and places astonished me from the minute I met her.

Spinning straw into gold? Yes, I mean compost-rich black gold. If you have ever gardened, you know black gold can come at a high-price and require constant effort. My first garden flopped. Although I double-dug, weeded, and watered, I got zero edibles. 

A friend grew heritage roses, heavily perfumed, inspiring me to hunt roses for our yard. We needed tidy varieties for small spaces. I began a notebook with pages of cutout blossoms and lists of roses by size, growth habit, floral color, and fragrance. 

Face-to-face talks with landscapers did not always go well. I showed each my notebook and I tried to speak clearly of my hopes and dreams. One afternoon as I walked the front yard with a designer, I said, “I want organic roses.” 

“If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?” 

—Lily Tomlin

For the romantically challenged or those who enjoy a different tune, Valentine’s Day like New Year’s Eve, can be maddeningly confusing. I have yet to meet anyone who can feel romantic on cue. So do we fake it, buy the fancy chocolates and sentimental cards or make plans to go out to a fancy foodie place? 

“Volunteerism is the human capital our communities live by,” wrote Hazel Henderson, a British economist. She likes to describe our financial market economy as the frosting on a cake of ninety percent of volunteer and human service capital.

This autumn, a lifelong dream of mine came true. I visited Washington, D.C. and the neighboring region. Walking the gardens and the orchards of Mount Vernon changed my image of George Washington. Books and portraits rarely capture his love for the fields, forests, and rivers of Virginia. On horseback, Washington oversaw all aspects of farming. The quote above comes from one of his personal letters.

Do I haunt secondhand shops? Yes, because I like feeling lucky when spying wonderful and odd items. One woman’s castoff cream pitcher cheered up my morning tea tray, joining my Beekind honey pot. I wonder if the first owner of my new-to-me tossed the creamer because she broke the matching sugar bowl?

Time to Do The Fire Prevention Polka 

Rancho Adobe Fire District rates our area’s fire risk as high. The dry pastures and hillsides make it plain for us to see. The Blue Gum Eucalyptus trees Cotati’s early ranchers planted in row after row burn in minutes. These century-aged giants once thought of as pricey hardwood such as walnut or oak now shade our neighborhoods as they dangle terribly close to homes.

Today, growing fruits and vegetables locally enjoys a new-found popularity. Traditional and new methods offer a cornucopia of options for harvest growing. No matter if you are a grandparent planting snap peas, string beans and tomatoes, or someone who loves growing roses, gardening defies age, gender, urban and country boundaries.  

If Cotati were a person, I would have to say that Cotati is a person who delights in wit, loves to swap stories and has a hearty laugh. And deep in that warm town-person burns a love of soulful music and a cook who wants all ages to come and share a good meal.

Sonoma County Water Agency Director Efren Carrillo, Water Agency General Manager Grant Davis along with District staff and members of the community on March 24 cut the red ribbon to officially unveil the Russian River County Sanitation District’s new ultraviolet disinfection system.  The ultraviolet disinfection system is designed to reduce the use of chlorine-based disinfectant used at the District and meet stringent water quality discharge requirements set by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.  

Don’t miss the public demonstrations of our live steam-powered sawmill starting Saturday May 19, 10am – 3pm at Sturgeon’s Mill, 2150 Green Hill Rd in Sebastopol. Come watch lumber being milled on one of the few remaining steam-powered saw mills in the Pacific North West, which is n operation once again, after decades of sorrowful silence. A true marvel to behold. Demonstration dates and times are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19 – 20, June 16 – 17, August 18 – 19 and September 15 – 16. There is no cost to visit a demonstration but donations are gratefully accepted!

What a delight. Historian, Prue (Prudence) Draper has been chosen as a co-recipient of the Woman of the Year 2013 for the California’s 3rd Senate District. Her lifelong curiosity, connection to community and scholarly recall of persons, events and places astonished me from the minute I met her.

Spinning straw into gold? Yes, I mean compost-rich black gold. If you have ever gardened, you know black gold can come at a high-price and require constant effort. My first garden flopped. Although I double-dug, weeded, and watered, I got zero edibles. 

A friend grew heritage roses, heavily perfumed, inspiring me to hunt roses for our yard. We needed tidy varieties for small spaces. I began a notebook with pages of cutout blossoms and lists of roses by size, growth habit, floral color, and fragrance. 

Face-to-face talks with landscapers did not always go well. I showed each my notebook and I tried to speak clearly of my hopes and dreams. One afternoon as I walked the front yard with a designer, I said, “I want organic roses.” 

“If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?” 

—Lily Tomlin

For the romantically challenged or those who enjoy a different tune, Valentine’s Day like New Year’s Eve, can be maddeningly confusing. I have yet to meet anyone who can feel romantic on cue. So do we fake it, buy the fancy chocolates and sentimental cards or make plans to go out to a fancy foodie place? 

“Volunteerism is the human capital our communities live by,” wrote Hazel Henderson, a British economist. She likes to describe our financial market economy as the frosting on a cake of ninety percent of volunteer and human service capital.

This autumn, a lifelong dream of mine came true. I visited Washington, D.C. and the neighboring region. Walking the gardens and the orchards of Mount Vernon changed my image of George Washington. Books and portraits rarely capture his love for the fields, forests, and rivers of Virginia. On horseback, Washington oversaw all aspects of farming. The quote above comes from one of his personal letters.

Do I haunt secondhand shops? Yes, because I like feeling lucky when spying wonderful and odd items. One woman’s castoff cream pitcher cheered up my morning tea tray, joining my Beekind honey pot. I wonder if the first owner of my new-to-me tossed the creamer because she broke the matching sugar bowl?

Time to Do The Fire Prevention Polka 

Rancho Adobe Fire District rates our area’s fire risk as high. The dry pastures and hillsides make it plain for us to see. The Blue Gum Eucalyptus trees Cotati’s early ranchers planted in row after row burn in minutes. These century-aged giants once thought of as pricey hardwood such as walnut or oak now shade our neighborhoods as they dangle terribly close to homes.

Today, growing fruits and vegetables locally enjoys a new-found popularity. Traditional and new methods offer a cornucopia of options for harvest growing. No matter if you are a grandparent planting snap peas, string beans and tomatoes, or someone who loves growing roses, gardening defies age, gender, urban and country boundaries.  

If Cotati were a person, I would have to say that Cotati is a person who delights in wit, loves to swap stories and has a hearty laugh. And deep in that warm town-person burns a love of soulful music and a cook who wants all ages to come and share a good meal.

Sonoma County Water Agency Director Efren Carrillo, Water Agency General Manager Grant Davis along with District staff and members of the community on March 24 cut the red ribbon to officially unveil the Russian River County Sanitation District’s new ultraviolet disinfection system.  The ultraviolet disinfection system is designed to reduce the use of chlorine-based disinfectant used at the District and meet stringent water quality discharge requirements set by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.  

Don’t miss the public demonstrations of our live steam-powered sawmill starting Saturday May 19, 10am – 3pm at Sturgeon’s Mill, 2150 Green Hill Rd in Sebastopol. Come watch lumber being milled on one of the few remaining steam-powered saw mills in the Pacific North West, which is n operation once again, after decades of sorrowful silence. A true marvel to behold. Demonstration dates and times are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19 – 20, June 16 – 17, August 18 – 19 and September 15 – 16. There is no cost to visit a demonstration but donations are gratefully accepted!

What a delight. Historian, Prue (Prudence) Draper has been chosen as a co-recipient of the Woman of the Year 2013 for the California’s 3rd Senate District. Her lifelong curiosity, connection to community and scholarly recall of persons, events and places astonished me from the minute I met her.

Spinning straw into gold? Yes, I mean compost-rich black gold. If you have ever gardened, you know black gold can come at a high-price and require constant effort. My first garden flopped. Although I double-dug, weeded, and watered, I got zero edibles. 

A friend grew heritage roses, heavily perfumed, inspiring me to hunt roses for our yard. We needed tidy varieties for small spaces. I began a notebook with pages of cutout blossoms and lists of roses by size, growth habit, floral color, and fragrance. 

Face-to-face talks with landscapers did not always go well. I showed each my notebook and I tried to speak clearly of my hopes and dreams. One afternoon as I walked the front yard with a designer, I said, “I want organic roses.” 

“If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?” 

—Lily Tomlin

For the romantically challenged or those who enjoy a different tune, Valentine’s Day like New Year’s Eve, can be maddeningly confusing. I have yet to meet anyone who can feel romantic on cue. So do we fake it, buy the fancy chocolates and sentimental cards or make plans to go out to a fancy foodie place? 

“Volunteerism is the human capital our communities live by,” wrote Hazel Henderson, a British economist. She likes to describe our financial market economy as the frosting on a cake of ninety percent of volunteer and human service capital.

This autumn, a lifelong dream of mine came true. I visited Washington, D.C. and the neighboring region. Walking the gardens and the orchards of Mount Vernon changed my image of George Washington. Books and portraits rarely capture his love for the fields, forests, and rivers of Virginia. On horseback, Washington oversaw all aspects of farming. The quote above comes from one of his personal letters.

Do I haunt secondhand shops? Yes, because I like feeling lucky when spying wonderful and odd items. One woman’s castoff cream pitcher cheered up my morning tea tray, joining my Beekind honey pot. I wonder if the first owner of my new-to-me tossed the creamer because she broke the matching sugar bowl?

Time to Do The Fire Prevention Polka 

Rancho Adobe Fire District rates our area’s fire risk as high. The dry pastures and hillsides make it plain for us to see. The Blue Gum Eucalyptus trees Cotati’s early ranchers planted in row after row burn in minutes. These century-aged giants once thought of as pricey hardwood such as walnut or oak now shade our neighborhoods as they dangle terribly close to homes.

Today, growing fruits and vegetables locally enjoys a new-found popularity. Traditional and new methods offer a cornucopia of options for harvest growing. No matter if you are a grandparent planting snap peas, string beans and tomatoes, or someone who loves growing roses, gardening defies age, gender, urban and country boundaries.  

If Cotati were a person, I would have to say that Cotati is a person who delights in wit, loves to swap stories and has a hearty laugh. And deep in that warm town-person burns a love of soulful music and a cook who wants all ages to come and share a good meal.

Sonoma County Water Agency Director Efren Carrillo, Water Agency General Manager Grant Davis along with District staff and members of the community on March 24 cut the red ribbon to officially unveil the Russian River County Sanitation District’s new ultraviolet disinfection system.  The ultraviolet disinfection system is designed to reduce the use of chlorine-based disinfectant used at the District and meet stringent water quality discharge requirements set by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.  

Don’t miss the public demonstrations of our live steam-powered sawmill starting Saturday May 19, 10am – 3pm at Sturgeon’s Mill, 2150 Green Hill Rd in Sebastopol. Come watch lumber being milled on one of the few remaining steam-powered saw mills in the Pacific North West, which is n operation once again, after decades of sorrowful silence. A true marvel to behold. Demonstration dates and times are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19 – 20, June 16 – 17, August 18 – 19 and September 15 – 16. There is no cost to visit a demonstration but donations are gratefully accepted!

What a delight. Historian, Prue (Prudence) Draper has been chosen as a co-recipient of the Woman of the Year 2013 for the California’s 3rd Senate District. Her lifelong curiosity, connection to community and scholarly recall of persons, events and places astonished me from the minute I met her.

Spinning straw into gold? Yes, I mean compost-rich black gold. If you have ever gardened, you know black gold can come at a high-price and require constant effort. My first garden flopped. Although I double-dug, weeded, and watered, I got zero edibles. 

A friend grew heritage roses, heavily perfumed, inspiring me to hunt roses for our yard. We needed tidy varieties for small spaces. I began a notebook with pages of cutout blossoms and lists of roses by size, growth habit, floral color, and fragrance. 

Face-to-face talks with landscapers did not always go well. I showed each my notebook and I tried to speak clearly of my hopes and dreams. One afternoon as I walked the front yard with a designer, I said, “I want organic roses.” 

“If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?” 

—Lily Tomlin

For the romantically challenged or those who enjoy a different tune, Valentine’s Day like New Year’s Eve, can be maddeningly confusing. I have yet to meet anyone who can feel romantic on cue. So do we fake it, buy the fancy chocolates and sentimental cards or make plans to go out to a fancy foodie place? 

“Volunteerism is the human capital our communities live by,” wrote Hazel Henderson, a British economist. She likes to describe our financial market economy as the frosting on a cake of ninety percent of volunteer and human service capital.

This autumn, a lifelong dream of mine came true. I visited Washington, D.C. and the neighboring region. Walking the gardens and the orchards of Mount Vernon changed my image of George Washington. Books and portraits rarely capture his love for the fields, forests, and rivers of Virginia. On horseback, Washington oversaw all aspects of farming. The quote above comes from one of his personal letters.

Do I haunt secondhand shops? Yes, because I like feeling lucky when spying wonderful and odd items. One woman’s castoff cream pitcher cheered up my morning tea tray, joining my Beekind honey pot. I wonder if the first owner of my new-to-me tossed the creamer because she broke the matching sugar bowl?

Time to Do The Fire Prevention Polka 

Rancho Adobe Fire District rates our area’s fire risk as high. The dry pastures and hillsides make it plain for us to see. The Blue Gum Eucalyptus trees Cotati’s early ranchers planted in row after row burn in minutes. These century-aged giants once thought of as pricey hardwood such as walnut or oak now shade our neighborhoods as they dangle terribly close to homes.

Today, growing fruits and vegetables locally enjoys a new-found popularity. Traditional and new methods offer a cornucopia of options for harvest growing. No matter if you are a grandparent planting snap peas, string beans and tomatoes, or someone who loves growing roses, gardening defies age, gender, urban and country boundaries.  

If Cotati were a person, I would have to say that Cotati is a person who delights in wit, loves to swap stories and has a hearty laugh. And deep in that warm town-person burns a love of soulful music and a cook who wants all ages to come and share a good meal.

Sonoma County Water Agency Director Efren Carrillo, Water Agency General Manager Grant Davis along with District staff and members of the community on March 24 cut the red ribbon to officially unveil the Russian River County Sanitation District’s new ultraviolet disinfection system.  The ultraviolet disinfection system is designed to reduce the use of chlorine-based disinfectant used at the District and meet stringent water quality discharge requirements set by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.  

Don’t miss the public demonstrations of our live steam-powered sawmill starting Saturday May 19, 10am – 3pm at Sturgeon’s Mill, 2150 Green Hill Rd in Sebastopol. Come watch lumber being milled on one of the few remaining steam-powered saw mills in the Pacific North West, which is n operation once again, after decades of sorrowful silence. A true marvel to behold. Demonstration dates and times are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19 – 20, June 16 – 17, August 18 – 19 and September 15 – 16. There is no cost to visit a demonstration but donations are gratefully accepted!

What a delight. Historian, Prue (Prudence) Draper has been chosen as a co-recipient of the Woman of the Year 2013 for the California’s 3rd Senate District. Her lifelong curiosity, connection to community and scholarly recall of persons, events and places astonished me from the minute I met her.

Spinning straw into gold? Yes, I mean compost-rich black gold. If you have ever gardened, you know black gold can come at a high-price and require constant effort. My first garden flopped. Although I double-dug, weeded, and watered, I got zero edibles. 

A friend grew heritage roses, heavily perfumed, inspiring me to hunt roses for our yard. We needed tidy varieties for small spaces. I began a notebook with pages of cutout blossoms and lists of roses by size, growth habit, floral color, and fragrance. 

Face-to-face talks with landscapers did not always go well. I showed each my notebook and I tried to speak clearly of my hopes and dreams. One afternoon as I walked the front yard with a designer, I said, “I want organic roses.” 

“If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?” 

—Lily Tomlin

For the romantically challenged or those who enjoy a different tune, Valentine’s Day like New Year’s Eve, can be maddeningly confusing. I have yet to meet anyone who can feel romantic on cue. So do we fake it, buy the fancy chocolates and sentimental cards or make plans to go out to a fancy foodie place? 

“Volunteerism is the human capital our communities live by,” wrote Hazel Henderson, a British economist. She likes to describe our financial market economy as the frosting on a cake of ninety percent of volunteer and human service capital.

This autumn, a lifelong dream of mine came true. I visited Washington, D.C. and the neighboring region. Walking the gardens and the orchards of Mount Vernon changed my image of George Washington. Books and portraits rarely capture his love for the fields, forests, and rivers of Virginia. On horseback, Washington oversaw all aspects of farming. The quote above comes from one of his personal letters.

Do I haunt secondhand shops? Yes, because I like feeling lucky when spying wonderful and odd items. One woman’s castoff cream pitcher cheered up my morning tea tray, joining my Beekind honey pot. I wonder if the first owner of my new-to-me tossed the creamer because she broke the matching sugar bowl?

Time to Do The Fire Prevention Polka 

Rancho Adobe Fire District rates our area’s fire risk as high. The dry pastures and hillsides make it plain for us to see. The Blue Gum Eucalyptus trees Cotati’s early ranchers planted in row after row burn in minutes. These century-aged giants once thought of as pricey hardwood such as walnut or oak now shade our neighborhoods as they dangle terribly close to homes.

Today, growing fruits and vegetables locally enjoys a new-found popularity. Traditional and new methods offer a cornucopia of options for harvest growing. No matter if you are a grandparent planting snap peas, string beans and tomatoes, or someone who loves growing roses, gardening defies age, gender, urban and country boundaries.  

If Cotati were a person, I would have to say that Cotati is a person who delights in wit, loves to swap stories and has a hearty laugh. And deep in that warm town-person burns a love of soulful music and a cook who wants all ages to come and share a good meal.

Sonoma County Water Agency Director Efren Carrillo, Water Agency General Manager Grant Davis along with District staff and members of the community on March 24 cut the red ribbon to officially unveil the Russian River County Sanitation District’s new ultraviolet disinfection system.  The ultraviolet disinfection system is designed to reduce the use of chlorine-based disinfectant used at the District and meet stringent water quality discharge requirements set by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.  

Don’t miss the public demonstrations of our live steam-powered sawmill starting Saturday May 19, 10am – 3pm at Sturgeon’s Mill, 2150 Green Hill Rd in Sebastopol. Come watch lumber being milled on one of the few remaining steam-powered saw mills in the Pacific North West, which is n operation once again, after decades of sorrowful silence. A true marvel to behold. Demonstration dates and times are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19 – 20, June 16 – 17, August 18 – 19 and September 15 – 16. There is no cost to visit a demonstration but donations are gratefully accepted!

What a delight. Historian, Prue (Prudence) Draper has been chosen as a co-recipient of the Woman of the Year 2013 for the California’s 3rd Senate District. Her lifelong curiosity, connection to community and scholarly recall of persons, events and places astonished me from the minute I met her.

Spinning straw into gold? Yes, I mean compost-rich black gold. If you have ever gardened, you know black gold can come at a high-price and require constant effort. My first garden flopped. Although I double-dug, weeded, and watered, I got zero edibles. 

A friend grew heritage roses, heavily perfumed, inspiring me to hunt roses for our yard. We needed tidy varieties for small spaces. I began a notebook with pages of cutout blossoms and lists of roses by size, growth habit, floral color, and fragrance. 

Face-to-face talks with landscapers did not always go well. I showed each my notebook and I tried to speak clearly of my hopes and dreams. One afternoon as I walked the front yard with a designer, I said, “I want organic roses.” 

“If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?” 

—Lily Tomlin

For the romantically challenged or those who enjoy a different tune, Valentine’s Day like New Year’s Eve, can be maddeningly confusing. I have yet to meet anyone who can feel romantic on cue. So do we fake it, buy the fancy chocolates and sentimental cards or make plans to go out to a fancy foodie place? 

“Volunteerism is the human capital our communities live by,” wrote Hazel Henderson, a British economist. She likes to describe our financial market economy as the frosting on a cake of ninety percent of volunteer and human service capital.

This autumn, a lifelong dream of mine came true. I visited Washington, D.C. and the neighboring region. Walking the gardens and the orchards of Mount Vernon changed my image of George Washington. Books and portraits rarely capture his love for the fields, forests, and rivers of Virginia. On horseback, Washington oversaw all aspects of farming. The quote above comes from one of his personal letters.

Do I haunt secondhand shops? Yes, because I like feeling lucky when spying wonderful and odd items. One woman’s castoff cream pitcher cheered up my morning tea tray, joining my Beekind honey pot. I wonder if the first owner of my new-to-me tossed the creamer because she broke the matching sugar bowl?

Time to Do The Fire Prevention Polka 

Rancho Adobe Fire District rates our area’s fire risk as high. The dry pastures and hillsides make it plain for us to see. The Blue Gum Eucalyptus trees Cotati’s early ranchers planted in row after row burn in minutes. These century-aged giants once thought of as pricey hardwood such as walnut or oak now shade our neighborhoods as they dangle terribly close to homes.

Today, growing fruits and vegetables locally enjoys a new-found popularity. Traditional and new methods offer a cornucopia of options for harvest growing. No matter if you are a grandparent planting snap peas, string beans and tomatoes, or someone who loves growing roses, gardening defies age, gender, urban and country boundaries.  

If Cotati were a person, I would have to say that Cotati is a person who delights in wit, loves to swap stories and has a hearty laugh. And deep in that warm town-person burns a love of soulful music and a cook who wants all ages to come and share a good meal.

Sonoma County Water Agency Director Efren Carrillo, Water Agency General Manager Grant Davis along with District staff and members of the community on March 24 cut the red ribbon to officially unveil the Russian River County Sanitation District’s new ultraviolet disinfection system.  The ultraviolet disinfection system is designed to reduce the use of chlorine-based disinfectant used at the District and meet stringent water quality discharge requirements set by the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board.  

Don’t miss the public demonstrations of our live steam-powered sawmill starting Saturday May 19, 10am – 3pm at Sturgeon’s Mill, 2150 Green Hill Rd in Sebastopol. Come watch lumber being milled on one of the few remaining steam-powered saw mills in the Pacific North West, which is n operation once again, after decades of sorrowful silence. A true marvel to behold. Demonstration dates and times are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 19 – 20, June 16 – 17, August 18 – 19 and September 15 – 16. There is no cost to visit a demonstration but donations are gratefully accepted!