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REQUIEM TO A PINE …. We lost a focus of our landscape. We lost a refuge. We lost a friend. “What is that tree?” I asked Kay Thorp when we took a quick walk outdoors the first morning after … Continue reading
Living in an Historic Property
“WHAT’S IT LIKE TO LIVE IN AN HISTORIC HOUSE?” When our guest asked this at breakfast , I realized this was something that I have thought about almost every day for 18 years. When I look out the windows it … Continue reading
Winter at the Inn
Is it winter? It certainly is – even sometimes below freezing temperatures here in the Lodi Wine Appellation! We are waking occasional mornings to heavy frost decorating the gardens and creating snow-globe vignettes. With a view of the snow-capped Sierra … Continue reading