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A ‘Big Night’ for Newts

January 25, 2023 by sergneri Leave a Comment

A ‘Big Night’ for Newts, and for a California Newt Brigade

Posted in: California History, Environment, Ethical and green living, Science Tagged: California, Chileno Valley, Chileno Valley Newt Brigade, Laguna Lake, newts, Petaluma, Sally Gale

Drought 2022

March 9, 2022 by sergneri 1 Comment

March 9, 2022, Petaluma CA I just searched this blog for the word DROUGHT and found all the entries dated from 2020. I decided to start this journal due to the household conversations we’ve had on how we are going to ration our irrigation water this year. Water is due to become even more expensive … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, the Anthropocene, Thinking about Tagged: California, Drip Irrigation, drought, Eel River, irrigation, La Niña, Lake Sonoma, Petaluma, Rain, Russian River, Sierra Nevada, Sonoma County, toilet, Water, Water Rationing, water year

The Moron’s Dozen

May 8, 2019 by sergneri Leave a Comment

By Dirty Matt Leonardo Traded for a small donation with Mr. Leonardo in Petaluma CA in 2018, a copy of an original 4 x 6 inches in ball point pen

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Sea Stories, Thinking about Tagged: art, California, Dirty Matt Leonardo, Moron, Petaluma, Roses

The Foundation Book: Bay Hill Road Bodega Bay

May 8, 2019 by sergneri Leave a Comment

By Dirty Matt Leonardo Traded for a small donation with Mr. Leonardo in Petaluma CA in 2018, original 4 x 10 inches in ball point pen.

Posted in: Content, Faits Divers, Sea Stories, Thinking about Tagged: art, Bodega Bay, California, Dirty Matt Leonardo, Petaluma, The Foundation Book

The Demon Test by Dirty Matt Leonardo

May 8, 2019 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Traded for a small donation with Mr. Leonardo in Petaluma CA in 2018, original 4 x 6 inches in ball point pen.

Posted in: Content, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: art, California, Dirty Matt Leonardo, Petaluma, The Demon Test

AFLOAT AND ASHORE

June 17, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Sonoma Democrat, 12 November 1857 AFLOAT AND ASHORE. — It was feared in San Francisco last week (in which fears we truly shared) that Frank Sonle, Esp., had been lost in the brig J. B. Brown, which was wrecked at the mouth of the Albion river a short time ago. Happily, however, he turned up … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Sea Stories Tagged: 1857, Albion river, Bodega, brig J. B. Brown, California, Petaluma, San Francisco, Sonoma County

A Porcine Paragraph.

April 30, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Sonoma Democrat, 22 October 1857 A Porcine Paragraph. — We observed several large lots of swine being driven through our streets toward Petaluma on Sunday last, from the upper part of the valley. They were in fine condition, and will furnish the bachelor portion of the population of San Francisco, with many a luscious spare-rib. … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers Tagged: Petaluma, Pig, Porcine, Pork, San Francisco, Santa Rosa

STATISTICS OF CALIFORNIA— 1870 — March-April.

December 23, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

MARCH. 1st — Particulars of the loss of United States steamer Oneida, by being run into by the British steamer Bombay, near Yokohama, received by the arrival of the bark Benefactress. 2d — Earthquake at Calistoga and Healdsburg. 3d — James Smilie fired four shots at a Mexican woman he had been living with, named … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers, Thinking about Tagged: 1870, blind man, Blossom Rock, Calistoga, Earthquake, Fort Tejon, Grizzly Flat, Illinoistown, indecent assault, Insane, Laudanum, Mark West Creek, Mud Springs, Napa, naptha, Oakland, Petaluma, powder, presidio, San Jose, San Leandro, SANTA CLARA, SANTA CRUZ, Spirits of Israel, Sucker Flat, SUICIDE, treasure, Visalia, Yerba Buena

The City of Cackles

November 24, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar, 6 April 1910 Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Ackerman and Mr. and Mrs. John Favour, autoed to Petaluma Friday, where the day was spent visiting Mr. Ackerman’s uncle, Eddie Ackerman, who is now near his ninetieth year. While in the City of Cackles the gentlemen also transacted urgent business. Healdsburg … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive, Faits Divers Tagged: 1910, 1911, Alexander Valley, aviator, biplanes, City of Cackles, Eggs, Healdsburgers, Knights Valley, Petaluma, Petalumans, Wiseman

MARIN – On the Derivation and Definition of the Names …

November 19, 2016 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Daily Alta California, Volume 1, Number 103, 29 April 1850 REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE On the Derivation and Definition of the Names of the several Counties of the State of California, &c. MARIN — This is the name of the great chief of the tribe Licatiut, and the other tributaries that inhabited this county … [Read more…]

Posted in: California History, California Newspaper Archive Tagged: 1815, Arauzon, Chief Marin, Counties, Licatiut, Marin, Petaluma, San Rafael, Sonoma, State of California
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