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Bay Area British American Indie author. Mother. Non Fiction - Fog Valley Crush & Fog Valley Winter. Fiction - Big Green Country & The House on Liberty Street, Home of New Beginnings. Two new novels in the works.
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Easter in the Altadena area. 2025. Resilience.

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Pertinent viewing for modern times. www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterp...

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#Chelsea 😓

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Since Americans are terrified to fly & camping in the parks is near impossible the price of hotels will surely skyrocket for the forthcoming spring & summer season. Might not be the most important thing but families need a break. Hearing of crazy pricing in California.

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Just started reading #brokencountry by #clarelesleyhall - every so often I dive straight into a book. This is one of those! #booksky #fiction #britishfiction

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Ready here in #Sonomacounty CA for tonight’s partial solar eclipse.

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#bluesails by the hundreds of thousands, millions most likely washing up at Dillon Beach, Marin County, Northern California this weekend - curious creatures of the ocean that make an appearance at the end of my current work in progress #booksky #climatefiction #californiafiction #pacific

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Strolling Crissy Field in SF & a huge drone-like, dark gray, shark shaped aircraft flew over slowly. Are these drones or latest military craft? Menacing.

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Just started watching Toxic Town on Netflix. You may need subtitles if you’re viewing in the US. I grew up in a neighboring county to Corby. Stellar cast. Gritty and important story. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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⚡️FIGHT THE OLIGARCHY RALLY ⚡️ STARTING TOMORROW. Nevada. Arizona. Colorado. You, me, and Bernie. Dem and GOP districts. ❤️💙 See you there 💪🏽🌞

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Here’s what to know about the JFK papers so far: Oswald still did it. Socks, suits and slippers: The Kennedy archive holds more than just documents.

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I’ve spent the past 15 years of my writing career focused on pioneer and immigrant culture in California. I’ve written a personal essay from my current perspective as a stranger here myself. www.southernsonomacountrylife.com/blogs/2025/0...

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Another major setback for California wine industry. It’s incredible to see land still being planted with vines when there’s such a slowdown in sales.

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Mood.

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Trumped. King Charles with President Zelensky at Sandringham this evening.

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What’s up with never fully recognizing the writers at the Oscars?

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We are the leaders that we have been waiting for.

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Democratic leaders speak up now. Where is the opposition leadership immediate feedback?

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You know where you can go and not worry about breaking the economic blackout today? Your local library! All those books and you won’t spend a penny!

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Opening day at The de Young Museum Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-4. Packed.

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How about subscribing to an independent or local news source or making a pledge to NPR today with funds you may have spent tomorrow, Feb 28?

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It will be interesting to see if heavy promo enticements begin to barrage us online to get people to shop on Feb 28th.

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She was very popular during her tenure in Petaluma, Sonoma County. We miss her.

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What could possibly go wrong?

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For 500 years people have been coming up with technology after technology to replace, alter or disrupt books and they have all failed because business geniuses are somehow incapable of understanding that people really like reading

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My God, I feel this post as much as any I have read in the last month

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Rain returns to Northern California. Winter hues of the landscape are sublime.

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January has been a hell of a year

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A miles-long cluster of #dolphins has been filmed leaping and gliding across #Carmel Bay off the central coast of California, forming an unusual "super pod" of more than 1,500 dolphins. Although this is not the first time they've seen this large of a group, it's not a common occurrence.

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After several weeks with no precipitation, an atmospheric river is poised to bring significant rainfall to Northern California and the Bay Area on Friday.

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Drunken sailors? Derogatory slurs with regards to the previous administration by the new White House Press Secretary sets a low bar.

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Its disappointing that Kate Winslet dus not get an oscar nomination for her portrayal of WWII photigrapher Lee Miller. Especially poignant right now. www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles...

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He doesn’t drink coffee so what’s it to him when a to-go cup hits $10?

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Dry January is growing increasingly old

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KNOW YOUR RIGHTS www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

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As best you can, ignore him.

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