Every day since my five-week recovery from a minor heart attack in September is one of adjusting — finding what I call gentle paths and adopting new t...
Past Tense: December 17, 2015
65 years ago - 1950 Hill businesses were stocking up for the holidays. Woodland Crafts’ beautiful hand-blocked luncheon cloths were “gifts to excite t...
Creature Corner: December 17, 2015
Sheila, the border collie, has found the best home for her energy. She actually walked up to each ARF volunteer and offered a paw to say goodbye. What...
Out Loud: Tuesdays …
I feel every Tuesday like a machine takes possession of my body — gears grind through my head, torso and limbs. I almost hear the mechanisms on automa...
Past Tense: December 10, 2015
65 years ago - 1950 Plans were set for a reforestation project along the highway near the dump. Idyllwild School children were going to assist in plan...
Creature Corner: December 10, 2015
Sheila, the border collie, has found the best home for her energy. She actually walked up to each ARF volunteer and offered a paw to say goodbye. What...
Out Loud: San Francisco trip …
Jack and I packed to head out on an annual trip to San Francisco for the California Press Foundation’s Winter Meeting last Wednesday. We planned to fl...
Journal from the James: What’s wild in Idyllwild? Bobcats …
On Nov. 19, the Idyllwild Community Center sponsored my presentation at its Speakers Series at Silver Pines Lodge. The topic was the motion-sensitive ...
Past Tense: December 3, 2015
65 years ago - 1950 The Idyllwild Riding Club was going to present a real “bang-up” Western show at the Idyllwild Stables arena. 60 years ago - 1955 “...
Creature Corner: December 3, 2015
Sheila is a young female border collie. She loves to play, and already is earning As in class for the smartest girl. She knows the basics, and is anxi...