Marin County and its immediate appellate environs — Carneros, the Petaluma Gap, the Sonoma Coast, etc. — produce quite a few pinot noirs and plenty of chardonnay. So, it’s odd that there isn’t more…
The couple was fighting. It was obvious to anyone who looked. Her shoulders were pulled back in her short-sleeved black shirt and the look on her face could only be described as tense. It was a res…
It was a lovely spring afternoon, the kind of afternoon that just screams spring cleaning — or spring repairs, in my case. I was the only person standing in line at the local lumber/hardware store,…
I’ve seen a lot of first dates. In 30 years of bartending, it’s probably around 10,000. There’s an idiom floating around that it takes 10,000 repetitions to become an expert. In that regard, I’ll t…
The bubbles in the glass of champagne being poured foamed up, necessitating a slight tilt and then a full stop to let them subside before continuing on. Sometimes pleasure must be delayed in order …