Category: Recent Work

This weekend we were at our Healdsburg house pruning the over-grown persimmon tree. My old friends Dennis and Melinda showed up with well-worn ladders and pruning shears from Dennis’ family farm. Luckily he also brought his long experience with those shears and helped get the job done. It made me think about the weeks of… Continue reading Winter’s Work

The first 20 years of my life were marked by the annual prune harvest, a tradition that has disappeared from my hometown today. In fact, many of the old-fashioned by-hand harvest methods have disappeared even from the places that still cultivate prunes. (Yes, they are really plums, but they are a specific breed called a… Continue reading At The Dipper

The Escape Artist is a celebration of my friend Erik’s collegiate lacrosse career, which came to a successful close when he graduated from the University of Oregon this summer. I know that Erik learned important lessons as a player and captain of the highly competitive U of O team. I know he also made many… Continue reading The Escape Artist