I was standing before a green wall of produce at the Ukiah Natural Foods Co-Op, trying to decide which leaves looked most like Romaine when I noticed a little pulling on the leash in my hand. Startled, I looked down and saw someone crouching next to Hedy, petting her head
Month: January 2011
Total 21 Posts
Loretta Burriss Ussery lives in the house her grandfather built two generations ago on a flat part of Scotts Valley in Lake County. During the time my friend Stephanie Del Bosco and I were working on Homestead Recipes, Letty’s five-generations cookbook, we had the privilege of visiting her often, sitting
Ever since I was a young girl in the 1950s I’ve wanted to be a singer in a band—rock ‘n roll, of course. Mainly, I wanted to be cool, and what could be more cool than that? Alas! I was the second daughter of a Confucian scholar. Rock ‘n roll
My friend Dan adopted an ex-racer, a sleek red fawn greyhound that he named Sonny Boy. In the instructions that came with the dog was the warning that the owner should be careful to choose a good quality dog food and avoid certain foods because “greyhound gas is indescribable.” Today
••• Pictures ••• Pictures My dad always took pictures of people. Even in Yosemite, his frames were filled with faces. I was not that myopic. I shot flowers trees autumn leaves snow dusted peaks glistening lakes and clouds Now, sorting through photos looking for the “recent color picture” they match