Woodland, CA, Maria’s Cantina, and Lu Bell


A stereotype set right, an expectation exceeded, and a wagging tail all made for a nice end to a day. My flight out of Sacramento was at 6.40am so I booked a hotel as close as I could find to the airport, a Quality Inn in Woodland, about 10 minutes away. Coming in from Redding…

Vintage in Redding, California


  It was quite a treat to be someplace warm enough to sit outside, only about 70F but considering the rain and cold in Seattle for the last three months it was a treat, add a Pinot Noir and a sketch pad and all is good. 

I need comfort food


What a six-week stretch, I have certainly been places and eaten plenty, but on December 6 our basement flooded, and it has dominated the last 6 weeks. December was more Waterworld than Christmas, now it is HGTV (Home & Garden TV for those not into home remodeling). I have been to Boston, Eastern Washington, Oregon…