nature

The couple met in their thirties in Houston. He took her to a gem and mineral show on their first date. He had started collecting and wanted to impress her with his knowledge. But her father was [...]

Every year I think Christmas is still far away. But suddenly it’s here. I’m never, ever ready! To be honest, I’m not good at “making a list and checking it twice”. I lead a busy life, so I need [...]

Just beyond the Golden Gate Bridge, lying deep in the woods on the slopes of Mount Tamalpais, stands a charming old brown shingle cottage. A previous owner tried to make it into something it’s [...]

That’s exactly what I did this Thanksgiving holiday. I was incredibly blessed to spend four days on three beautiful acres in the Valley of the Moon.

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. Gathering to give thanks for our blessings and each other is the best way I can think of to celebrate this spectacular season of abundance.

Lately I feel I am living in a painting. As I write, I find myself staring out the window transfixed by my own front yard. It seems fall days are splurging as November nights grow darker. I see [...]

This can’t be the place, I said to myself, as I walked into a sunlit clearing on the Valley floor dotted with old trees towering above eight hopelessly shabby-looking structures. I had driven up [...]

This wise old saying of unknown origin has been resounding in my mind for the past 12 days. I kept repeating it to treasured friends and clients as they were evacuated from Sonoma and Napa due to [...]

Today I walked past a sign at a local Farmers Market that proclaimed Wolf Pumpkins with Long Stems. I had never heard of wolf pumpkins. I stared at them in awe.

I spent the last ten days in Northern New Mexico. Despite the dozens of times I have driven the Low Road to Taos, I am, and forever will be, awestruck by this place.