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Monthly Archives: June 2012
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A brave paddle boat leaves the herd and sets out on adventures. Yoga for geese. No doubt this bird is celebrating California’s new law that prohibits the making or selling of foie gras.
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Hound, by Vincent McCaffrey
Vincent McCaffrey is a book collector and ran a successful bookstore, both brick-and-mortar and online, in Boston. He has written a book with a book hound as the main character. Clearly, McCaffrey made friends and connections in the publishing world. … Continue reading
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Back to the Food Trucks
Thursday we visited the food trucks at Ragle Park again. The three choices were: Awful Falafel. I think this clever name is a bit unfortunate, because I hear that their food is good. They have falafel of course, and … Continue reading
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Railsea, by China Mieville
My review of Mieville’s latest, a young adult fantasy, is up on Fantasy Literature. I heartily recommend this book!
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Balloons
The Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Festival was this weekend. I didn’t attend, but I saw these balloons driving into work on Friday morning.
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Mockingbird Books
A couple of weeks ago in Coming this Summer I posted a picture for Mockingbird Books. I was delighted to see that there was going to be a used bookstore back in town, since Paul Jaffe shut down in Copperfield’s … Continue reading
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Foster Parents Picnic
Saturday, June 2, I went to the county’s annual Foster Parent Appreciation Picnic. It’s held out in the countryside, in a grove of heritage oak trees with a built in barbecue. I didn’t know what turnout to expect, but … Continue reading
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SAVOR Saturday; Kale and Quinoa
I went to the new location of the Santa Rosa farmers’ market on Saturday, because I was one of the SAVOR volunteers. The new location is lovely and pastoral. To the east of the market are Sonoma County’s rolling golden … Continue reading
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Food Truck Dining
Spouse and I walked up to the nearby regional park Thursday night, to browse the food trucks for dinner. The County Parks Department, facing funding cutbacks and threats of closing some of our great local parks, have come up with … Continue reading
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Prince of Ayodhya
My review of Ashok Banker’s Prince of Ayodhya is up at Fanlit. The slow and episodic nature of this one failed to satisfy me, but I think Banker knows his material very well indeed.
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