When I was as a kid, summer officially began Memorial Day weekend (never mind when the Summer Solstice occurred) when our family would pile into the station wagon and drive from Fairfax to our summer cabin in Healdsburg every weekend until Labor Day. Summer days would...
“I meant to do my work todayBut a brown bird sang in the apple tree,And a butterfly flitted across the field,And all the leaves were calling me.And the wind went sighing over the land,Tossing the grasses to and fro,And a rainbow held out its shining handSo what...
“Itwas one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade” Charles Dickens Put the patio cushions out or bring them in? That’s the March question. As soon as I put them out, the rain...
It’s our annual LOVE Album this month – lots of wonderful photos were submitted and one lucky winner will be chosen at random to win a $100 gift certificate at The Beet plus a gift certificate for handcrafted bread from Italivi Bakery. February is such a beautiful...
You are holding in your hands the first issue of Cloverdale Connect for 2025. In just a few months, we will be celebrating our fifth year of publishing the paper and I cannot express strongly enough my gratitude for the support we have received from our community. At...
I spent some time the last week visiting with my 3-year-old grandson out of state. He told me all about Santa and “kissmuss”. He also got his holidays mixed up a bit as he said he would either be a policeman for “kissmuss” or a dinosaur. Whatever he decides, I can’t...
