Queenkv’s Brainpickings

This is a typical sight in California’s wine regions: palm trees standing next to vineyards. These are vines at Peju, off Saint Helena Highway. It’s one of my favorite wineries in Napa. Hopefully this last round of wet weather will help local wineries avoid a dry season. Read more… or Read more right here… » [...]

California needs rain. The state wants to avoid another drought and our lawn needs plenty of the wet stuff. We want our grass to look green and pretty. We don’t want to embarrass our very cool landlord in front of the neighbors with a brown and ugly yard. Mark said this weekend finally felt like [...]

Another touchdown for the Bear! 14-0 California!

The highest court in the state is taking another look at same-sex marriages. I found this informative pie chart on Wil Wheaton’sblog. It shows us what happens if gay couples marry. more music charts Are you afraid yet? Read more… or Read more right here… » By the way, as a straight, married woman, same-sex [...]

Riding the California Corridor from Davis to Berkeley. Wondering if I should shell out $4 for wine in the dining car

Unwinding after another long day in the news room. My dad sent me a picture of blue skies in Diamond Bar. Looks like my hometown dodged a bullet for this round of the wildfire season. I need another drink. Last weekend, we checked out a wine festival in Lodi. On Veterans Day, we did more [...]

It’s always a treat to visit Susan and Tom in San Francisco. This month, we explored some tasty food and some beautiful heart in Golden Gate Park. First, we needed some fuel for our museum field trip. Susan picked up bacon donuts. Yum! Sweet, savory and filling. We tried to visit the newly renovated California [...]

The leaves are changing color in Vacaville. I think we’ll have more vibrant colors as we get closer to winter. I’m looking forward to a consistent schedule as my newsroom heads into November Sweeps. As soon as I get over my sore feet from my 1st 5-mile run, I plan on repeating that run in [...]

So, my hubby got free tickets to the Cal v. Colorado State game. I love visiting my alma mater and cheering for the Bears. It was also interesting to check out the trees left behind from the last tree sitters v police standoff. Yes, Cal left some trees standing. One Tree Left, originally uploaded by [...]

We picked the perfect time to visit Monterey Bay, just before the labor day crowds. In fact, on our way home last Saturday, we saw bumper-to-bumper traffic on the southbound lanes of 101 and the other highways leading into Monterey. So, we were lucky. We loved running by the bay, breathing in that ocean air [...]