Tag Archives: Mendocino

Mendocino Pictures

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Marion

August 2-4, 2018 was the Mendocino Coast Writers Conference. I’ve attended it for the last five  consecutive years, so I’m a regular. People who know me well assume that when I’m in a place that has crows or ravens, I … Continue reading →

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From My Room

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Marion

This was my room. This was my view. The captain’s house is set back on the bluff, away from Main Street. I stayed in the Pacific Suite. It meant I got no traffic noise from the village itself (my one … Continue reading →

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The Path to the Beach

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Marion

Just as I got the bottom of the steep trail, almost down to the water, I head a pattering sound above me, like rain on a roof. It was gravel, a trickle of rock tumbling down from the concave cliff … Continue reading →

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Both/ And

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Marion

I saw this drawn on a driftwood log on the beach at the mouth of Big River, in Mendocino, California. I thought it was beautiful and intriguing and I took a picture of it. And then I discovered that I … Continue reading →

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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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The Alegria Inn

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Marion

What’s to like about the Alegria Inn, in the village of Mendocino? Here are a few things: The hosts. The Alegria’s owners, Eric and Elaine Wing Hillesland, are archetypal B&B owners; friendly,  helpful, accommodating, flexible and realistic, both interested and interesting. … Continue reading →

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The Second Chocolate Post of 2010

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Marion

On Valentine’s Day I stopped at the Mendocino Chocolate Company shop in the village of Mendocino to pick up a truffle for the Sig-O.  We don’t actually observe Valentine’s Day, but I said I’d blog more about chocolate, and here … Continue reading →

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10,000 Buddhas

Posted on February 7, 2010 by Marion

The town of Talmage in Mendocino County has a population of less than 1200.  The mean average income is $35,000/year.  The town is mostly white, but 16% Asian, which seems surprising in coastal northern California—surprising until you realize that most … Continue reading →

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