Hiking Mt. Diablo’s Eastside: A Window into the Past
Journey-man’s Journal One of the many pleasures of hiking amongst the Black Hills in Mt. Diablo’s eastern range is exploring the numerous Native American bedrock mortar sites. For thousands of…
Tales from the Trail: Shoulder Season Camping at Lake Sonoma
By Scott Feuer Summer is over, the kids are back in school, but don’t put those backpacks, camping gear, and fishing poles in storage yet. There is still time to…
The Orphan’s Tale
book review Bookends by Jill hedgecock The Orphan’s Tale (2017, MIRA, 368 pages, $7.57) by Pam Jenoff provides fascinating insights into the lives of German traveling circus performers under Nazi…
Thanksgiving Caramel Pecan Rolls
Mrs Butterbanks “You only live once, lick the bowl“ Happy November! While most people are focused on pumpkin recipes and turkey, we sometimes forget that our family get-togethers include breakfast.…
Thanksgiving Place Setting Ideas
frugelegance, By Carol and Randi, the Frugirls Fall vibes are going strong as we put away the Halloween decorations and get ready for the next big occasion, Thanksgiving. Time to…
The Naked Gardener
by David George I love to spend time in my substantial and challenging garden. The past twenty years, I have adopted natural (naked!), environmentally friendly gardening practices. As every gardener…
Maris Makes a Movie
Maris Degener, Concord, is not an ordinary 20-year-old. At 13 she was hospitalized with life-threatening anorexia. Today, she is a sensation who has grabbed the attention of thousands who suffer…
WASH Project Concord Rotary Tackles Honduras School Sanitation
When schools have no water or sustainable infrastructure and poor sanitation behavior, students suffer. UNICEF has identified Haiti and Honduras as the two most needy countries in the Western Hemisphere.…
Hoffmann’s Reptiles, Concord’s Last Independent Pet Store
by David King. In 1980, Concord had about 10 pet stores. There was no Pet Co. or PetSmart. No internet. Dan Hoffmann had opened his 800 square-foot store, an exotic…
Rhino in the Room
bookends by Fran cain Rhino in the Room by Jill Hedgecock (2018, Goshawk Press, paperback, 307 pages, $11.99) is part safari guide and part eye-opener about the illegal hunting, or…