The big day arrived: the 2023 Healdsburg HFFCF Fair horse showmanship event was this morning at Hoofbeat Park. Lilia and all her 4H team members […]
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Talking to Strangers
Talking to Strangers, Malcolm Gladwell Goodreads: How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf […]
Cinco de Mayo
Without a doubt one of my favorite school events. Such a great cultural day!
Gold Country Pro Rodeo
Deep in red country for the Gold Country Pro Rodeo in Auburn!
Bunny Tattoos
The bunnies received the first of two tattoos for the fair. All of them have to be tattooed for the judging, just to make sure […]
The Elegant Universe
The Elegant Universe, Brian Greene Goodreads: Brian Greene, one of the world’s leading string theorists, peels away the layers of mystery surrounding string theory to […]
Welcome Bunnies!
Coming soon to the Healdsburg FFA Fair…
The Sugar Bowl Tiki Pond Skim
So many laughs at the annual Sugar Bowl Tiki Pond Skim!
Royals at the Giants
No better way to bring in the start of the warm weather than with a day in the city for the Giants’ opening series against […]
New Chickens for Easter
We welcomed some new feathered friends to Healdsburg to celebrate Easter this year: two two-year-old Rhode Island Reds and three one-year-old Golden Wyandottes. We even […]
The Big Number 12
Burgers, ice cream sundaes and an afternoon at Cal Skate to bring in the big number 12!
Disneyland!
Disneyland is typically the last place I’d plan a trip during spring break, but with Granny Jenni here for a few weeks and it being […]
Palm Springs
A few weeks ago Granny Jenni decided to fly over to join us for spring break, so instead of our usual snowy spring break adventures […]
Einstein’s Shadow
Einstein’s Shadow, Seth Fletcher Goodreads: Einstein’s Shadow follows a team of elite scientists on their historic mission to take the first picture of a black […]
Trillions
Trillions, Robin Wigglesworth I really enjoyed this book, thanks for the Christmas present, Suzanne! A ton of it revolved around San Francisco and the creation […]
Tahoe School Week II
When we returned to the States last August Lance quickly had us block off a week on our calendar for the second chapter of Tahoe […]
Point Reyes Horse Riding
Suzanne gave Lilia the very generous Christmas gift of a trail ride in Point Reyes, so we trekked down to Marin this morning for the […]
Valentine’s Dance
Friday was the annual Alexander Valley School Valentine’s dance, a big event for the outgoing sixth grade class as they all perform a series of […]
Powder Weekend
Another couple of feet today, what a winter!
More Snow!
With Mum off gallivanting in Colorado for the weekend the kids and I took the new Subaru up for its first snow adventure. Such a […]