Redwood trees are always described in superlatives: the tallest, the biggest, the oldest, the most massive. But the best way to describe them is simply magnificent. California is one of the only places in the w
Hay-on-Wye is the nearest thing the U.K. has to a literary capital. It’s a tiny market town on the banks of the River Wye, on the Wales-England border, and through a quirk of fate ended up being home to the biggest literary festival in the world. The town was on the slow roa...
“The type of people living in mobile home parks by the ocean, with the exception of the elderly, are well-educated and working,” said Curtis, who is familiar with the Westside parks. “It’s a landlubber’s version of living on a boat. And it’s the best buy, given their incomes...
When a liquid freezes, is the matter lost or destroyed? What do we call stratified materials (like sand and gravel) that are deposited by meltwater flows at the edges of stationary or retreating glaciers? The Svalbard seed vault is located on Spitsbergen Island in...
Located in a historic, residential area of Downtown Napa, a stay at The McClelland House will certainly make you feel relaxed and comfortable…just like home, yet unexpectedly pampered. Someone else preparing the morning meal and squeezing freshly made orange juice AND doing the dishes? Yes, ...
First Off, Where Are We At With The River House? We finished the initial floor plan months ago in order to even submit for engineering and thus permits to start, but I wasn’t sure how to blog about the floor plan in a way that is useful to others. Every new build is different ...
“Still the biggest challenge is labor,” said Thornberry from Powell Valley Millwork. “There are not enough people willing and able to work to produce our order file.” Thornberry blamed part of the problem on some of the stimulus spending and unemployment relief programs enacted by the fede...