by Christine | Dec 26, 2012 | Welcome Column
This may be a short column – I am writing this at the breakfast table at my sister’s home in Capitola. I managed to wring a lot of fun out Christmas this year, and I’m not quite done yet! On Christmas eve, we had a steady parade of visitors (friends...
by Christine | Dec 12, 2012 | Welcome Column
In general, when a friend or relative has a hobby, that marks them as a cinch for birthday or holiday gifts. If they play golf, for instance, there’s a wide variety of gifts for golfers that can range from 18 holes at Pebble Beach (pretty spendy) or just a sleeve of...
by Christine | Dec 2, 2009 | Welcome Column
Well, it’s that time of year! People are singing and the bells are ringing and the pressure is on. What gifts will you get for everyone? Who will you forget? Who will buy you a gift and hand it to you when it’s too late to get something to reciprocate? I don’t know...
by Christine | Oct 26, 2018 | Welcome Column
I love playlists. They help provide a soundtrack to whatever event, mood, or day is on the menu.To that end, I’ve put together a couple of playlists for your autumn holiday entertainment. If you have the Spotify app on your phone, tablet, or computer, you can find the...
by Christine | Nov 23, 2018 | Welcome Column
Last month, there were playlists for Halloween and Thanksgiving. This month–your winter holiday selections. While the bulk of them are for Christmas, there are several that will work for any of the winter holidays – Solstice, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or even Festivus...
by Christine | Nov 12, 2011 | Welcome Column
It’s that time of the year again. How many of you think that Christmas should last three months? The stores started carrying Christmas items in October. The only things I think you should buy for Christmas in October are a guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, bass,...
by Christine | Oct 31, 2008 | Welcome Column
Bluegrass music is full of songs about home. Cabins in hollers is Tennessee. Mountain homes in Kentucky. Even city living. ?I?ve got a home In Baltimore Streetcar running By my door? (Hillmen) I guess most of us wax nostalgic about our childhood homes, and the home...
by Christine | Aug 29, 2014 | Welcome Column
(Editor’s Note: Seeing as how today is a fifth Friday and none of our Welcome columnists are scheduled to turn in a piece, and seeing as how yesterday Jean Ramos made a derned interesting suggestion, (when we run previously posted columns, why not ask our team of...
by Christine | Aug 23, 2009 | Welcome Column
If you have ever had your property vandalized, I think you will sympathize with me. Three months ago we had our front yard re-landscaped with beautiful lush green sod. We went to the added expense of having a sprinkling system installed and decided to hire a gardener...
by Christine | Jul 21, 2014 | Welcome Column
I was going through the newspaper the other day and I came across an article about how the east bay city of Albany recently relocated homeless people from a waterfront peninsula called the bulb in order to make way for a new park extension. A couple dozen or so of the...
