2007 ~ We never would have found the corner store in San Francisco’s Chinatown without Julia & Helen. And I’m so glad we went when we did, because the shop where I bought my SpringMoon Chinese signature stamp closed down a few years ago…for some reason or another. Image via Wikipedia Julia’s one of my [...]

2007 ~ The Chinese stone carver craftsman called “Chen Yu” softly as Bill and I were selecting a serene Chinese wall scroll among the offerings on the far side of the store. The only customers shopping at the time, it dawned on me he was calling MY name….my new Chinese pseudonym for use on my [...]

The Laguna de Santa Rosa is the second largest freshwater marsh in northern California. Called the “river that flows both ways,” during heavy rains, the Laguna flows south carrying floodwaters away from the Russian River, reducing its flood levels. After rains subside and Pacific Ocean tides fall, the Laguna reverses its flow, returning the floodwater [...]

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