Tag Archives: Gualala

Book Sightings Near You!

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Marion

This week I will have some copies of Aluminum Leaves on consignment with the Sebastopol Copperfields. I’ve reached out to the Gallery Bookstore in Mendocino to see if they want more. They are the one bookstore who has actually ordered … Continue reading →

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What I Did This Weekend

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Marion

What did I do this weekend? Drank basil martinis. Ate good food. Sang “Happy Birthday” to Spouse. Read books. Took a nap. Walked between trees. Took pictures. Listened to ravens.

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Strange Beds

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Marion

I spend Tuesday night at the Sea Cliff Motel in Gualala. From the balcony of our second-story room, Spouse and I watch a river otter swim the brackish water of the Gualala River, up close to its closed, sand-barred mouth. … Continue reading →

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Chaos Farm

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Marion

For years philosophers, political opportunists, mathematicians and scientists have wondered what we would reap from chaos.  Based on the photograph, the answer is definitive; tomatoes, artichokes and flowers. The Gualala farmers’ market is a tiny little market, but Gualala is … Continue reading →

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Bones is Back, Baby!

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Marion

Bones is back!  In the space that the Meza Grill had, it fills Main Street with the rich aroma of barbecue.  At noon on Friday its parking lot was packed.  Yeah, baby!  I’m not a barbecue expert.  I don’t even … Continue reading →

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Good Books, Bad TV

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Marion

 I checked into the Breakers Inn on Friday, then I walked up to The Four-Eyed Frog and bought two novels, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, and The Godfather of Kathmandu. After wandering around Gualala photographing the awesome waves, … Continue reading →

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World of Tomorrow

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Marion

The coolest thing about Brian Fies’s book-signing at the Four Eyed Frog was when Joel Crockett introduced him to Nick. Nick is a high school senior. He and his mom are Gualala locals. The Sig-O knows her. Like most locals, … Continue reading →

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Spoiling the Surprise

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Marion

So, on Saturday the Sig-O and I are going to Gualala for Brian Fies’s book-signing at the Four-Eyed Frog. And tonight, the Sig-O says, “Do you have a copy of Brian’s book?” And I’m all, “Um, yeah,” because I have … Continue reading →

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Live and In Person, Brian Fies

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Marion

A reminder that the Four-eyed Frog in Gualala will be hosting Brian Fies signing his wonderful graphic novel Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? on Saturday, October 24, at 4:00 pm. Don’t take my word that the book is … Continue reading →

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After Christmas, 2008

Posted on January 2, 2009 by Marion

            When I packed to go to St Orres, an inn in Gualala, after Christmas, I took three of my Christmas books—Divisadero, which I started Christmas day, Bone by Bone, and Bill Bryson’s Shakespeare; the World as Stage.  I thought … Continue reading →

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