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The soullessness of Ken and Stacy Mattson

Can a place have soul? Logan Harvey is leaving Sonoma. While I am happy for him and wish him much success, I am sad for Sonoma. It is my belief that people make the soul of a place. Logan has cared deeply about the issues... Continue

The sudden, sad end of Arnold the Tree

The little tree, Arnold, is no more. Some idiot murdered him.  For years this little straggly Charlie Brown Christmas tree has been a source of joy and amusement for many, as we drove past him on Arnold Drive. Each holiday, Arnold was decorated by people... Continue

The small treasures that hold our memories

When we are young, time crawls. In grade school I was a horrible student, a child with a lot of energy and prone to giving lip to my teachers. A school year seemed like a decade to me, as I squirmed, doodled on the paper... Continue

The sad beauty of inevitable decline

 The Sonoma Developmental Center is slowly and beautifully being overgrown and overtaken by nature.  We have been hiking in SDC a least once a week now for several years. The buildings are in a state of decay, as vines and tree roots reclaim them. The... Continue