For many people in Sonoma Valley, summer is almost over. School is looming ever nearer, like the ominous storm clouds that hail the coming of rain. This time last year, I was hurrying to finish summer projects, calm and secure in the knowledge that I... Continue
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Vegetables at the Sonoma Farmer's Market on the Plaza. Photo by Jessica GermanBelieve it or not, the U. S. House of Representatives actually passed farm and agriculture bills (there’s a difference) that might, just might, help Sonoma Valley farmers and wine growers. Just how the... Continue
While we’ve all been very focused on the sidewalks in the Springs lately (or lack thereof) there is a lot more in store for the redevelopment area. The list includes more affordable housing, housing rehabilitation assistance, more parking and improved traffic, a public plaza, public... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I was devastated to find out that my new eight-week-old Chihuahua has a very loud heart murmur when we brought her in for her first puppy check. We were told that there was a “machinery murmur” and that there was a good... Continue
By the time many couples arrive in my office for counseling they are asking some variation of this question. Unfortunately, all too often, the answer is no. This is mainly because they have waited so long to seek help that the damage done is too... Continue
Although I am always on the quest to find the unusual, hard to find wines that knock my socks off, I’m also in search of a good value. Usually, price suggests quality, but that isn’t always the case. In a recent trip to Whole Foods... Continue
So there I was, doing what the Jolly Green Goddess does best. That would be snipping roses and geraniums as a gift to a friend less able than I when she wasn’t looking. Well, that is until a two-foot high pointy rock jumped out of... Continue
RUSH will take place Saturday, Aug. 11,. at the Sonoma Valley High School in the Pfeiffer Gym. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., parents and students will be able to pick up the student’s grade level packet and complete required forms and an emergency card... Continue
Photos here and on cover courtesy of Sonoma County Breastfeeding Coalition and the Sonoma County Department of Health Services, Maternal Child and Adolescent Health.I remember the early weeks after my first child was born and the awkwardness of trying to breastfeed in the dark corner... Continue
In the last couple of weeks we have been reading and hearing about movies that are based on the Paris bicentennial blind tasting in 1976, which even before a foot of film has been shot has caused a reel’s worth of discussion. Although the wineries... Continue