Author Archives: nutMeg

Santa Rosa Tool Library

Posted on March 12, 2023 by nutMeg

For some folks, a project isn’t really a project unless you come out of it with a new tool, or tools, and I can certainly appreciate that. I love good tools, and the right tool for the job, but I … Continue reading →

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2022 Top Reads

Posted on January 13, 2023 by nutMeg

Not necessarily released in 2022, but, of the books I read or listened to during the year, these are the ones I particularly enjoyed. Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout Lauren Redniss WOW! Amazing story … Continue reading →

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FINDING HER BEAT

Posted on October 5, 2022 by nutMeg

The documentary film portion of the HERbeat project has finally come to fruition, with the world premeire at the Mill Valley Film Festival!!! In-person screenings on Sunday, October 9 – followed by a taiko performance in Depot Plaza – and … Continue reading →

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Banned Books Week 2022

Posted on September 26, 2022 by nutMeg

Banned Books Week has been held the last full week of September – so it was actually September 18-24 this year, I’m a little late. It was begun in 1982 to bring attention to attempts to challenge and ban books, … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday to US(A)

Posted on July 4, 2022 by nutMeg

The Fourth of July. The so-called birthday of the United States of America. That is, the day the Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence. As such, it’s a federal holiday, and generally seen as a day of celebration. … Continue reading →

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Eat Your Veggies!

Posted on November 9, 2021 by nutMeg

Boo for me the Shone Farm stopped doing their VBoA (Veggie Box o’ Awesome … AKA CSA) (which, as I’m writing that, I’m realizing that I started with the Shone Farm CSA when First Light Farm consolidated the delivery area … Continue reading →

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Hike 38 – Crane Creek Regional Park

Posted on October 13, 2021 by nutMeg

So this wasn’t particularly on my List of Capital H Hikes, but location wise it fit in my day, and at this point in the year I’m not going to be too choosy. Well and I did get a Sonoma … Continue reading →

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Hike 25 – South Salmon Creek Beach

Posted on October 6, 2021 by nutMeg

I was having a hankering for the ocean, and Eric agreed. It’s really not THAT far away, but somehow I don’t get there too often. Well and it can get busy out at the coast on weekends, and you know … Continue reading →

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Hike 14 – Laguna de Santa Rosa

Posted on September 30, 2021 by nutMeg

This was a squeeze in on the way to other things, which is nice to be able to do. Not everything has to be a big Destination Hike with a Capital H! Turns out, the Laguna de Santa Rosa is … Continue reading →

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Hike 29 – Santa Rosa Sculpture Saunter

Posted on September 29, 2021 by nutMeg

Similar to the Mural Meander, but this was in three dimensions. Well, three dimensional art work, that is. Sculpture! Which I knew of some – like the murals, from having seen them when riding or driving by – but this … Continue reading →

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