Monthly Archives: October 2018

Let the buildings keep our children dry

Posted on October 27, 2018 by warmkn

 Jackson Browne, Before the Deluge We wondered why so many Midtown Sacramento houses have tall, daylight basements and steep, front-yard staircases leading up to wide porches. Sacramento, built in the lowest part of the Sacramento Valley, has historically been vulnerable … Continue reading →

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Sacramento: City of Trees*

Posted on October 20, 2018 by warmkn

Say something mean and you will immediately be proven wrong. A few weeks ago, I jibed that Sacramento is not found at the top of any list—my bad. “American Forests” names Sacramento’s tree canopy as the best urban forest in … Continue reading →

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The Sacramento Delta, “California’s Holland:” Seafood gumbo

Posted on October 13, 2018 by warmkn

No wonder Walt Disney chose California to be the location of his Magic Kingdom. From the north to the south, California stretches the imagination: ever-so-hip San Francisco, Yosemite—an American rock climber’s Mt. Everest, Big Sur, avocados, Lake Tahoe, In-N-Out Burgers, … Continue reading →

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Living the life of Eloise: Breakfast-room burrito

Posted on October 6, 2018 by warmkn

As a young reader, I loved the Eloise books, written by Kay Thompson, about the adventures of a six-year old girl who lived on the top floor of New York’s Plaza Hotel. My life in was about as far from … Continue reading →

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Bagpipes

Posted on October 1, 2018 by warmkn

I know it’s not my time, but I had a request for a bagpipe YouTube.  Every September in Sacramento’s Capitol Park, the California Fire Foundation honors the firefighters who died during the past year. There was no mistaking where the … Continue reading →

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