http://www.southernsonomacountrylife.com/blogs/ Artisan food, wine, home, garden, community-based-artful-living in Southern Sonoma County, Northern California en-US 2012-05-30T18:58:11-07:00 38.243734-122.69345SonomaCountryLifehttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.southernsonomacountrylife.com/blogs/2012/05/check-out-this-great-local-give-shoesget-shoes-charity-event-.html OK, time to 'fess up. How many pairs of shoes do you have in your closet that you'll likely never slip your dainty feet into ever again? And how many pairs are lurking around in the shadows thathave never even...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonomaCountryLife/~4/VfMMJ6j2_lY" height="1" width="1"/> Community frances rivetti 2012-05-30T18:58:11-07:00 http://www.southernsonomacountrylife.com/blogs/2012/05/hemingway-and-gellhorn-hbo-special-prompts-a-classic-pile-of-summer-reads.html As soon as I'm finished reading Fitzgerald's classic 1934 Tender is the Night, I'm moving on to his pal Ernest Hemingway's last novel to be published, his story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal, The Old Man...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonomaCountryLife/~4/3kMlQYJDThg" height="1" width="1"/> Books Film frances rivetti 2012-05-30T17:21:26-07:00 http://www.southernsonomacountrylife.com/blogs/2012/05/petaluma-gaps-best-kept-secret-azaris-cool-climate-wines-paired-to-perfection-with-wood-oven-pizza.html Here's a wine club to consider being a part of for an exclusive, new, family-style connection right here at the scenic southern gateway to Sonoma County wine country. Petaluma's beautiful Mediterranean-style Azari Winery has been quietly going about the business...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonomaCountryLife/~4/NMqRUa4KRuM" height="1" width="1"/> A Few Words About Wine Community Cultural Food and Drink frances rivetti 2012-05-29T15:51:36-07:00 http://www.southernsonomacountrylife.com/blogs/2012/05/tomorrow-is-my-my-dad-louie-gomez-last-day-working-as-a-crossing-guard-for-the-city-of-santa-rosa-when-he-and-my-mom-retir.html My friend Diana Gomez shared a photo with me taken during her surprise visit during her dear dad, Louie Gomez' last day working as a crossing guard for the City of Santa Rosa, this week. "When he and my mom...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonomaCountryLife/~4/SJ2evBiiTdg" height="1" width="1"/> Community frances rivetti 2012-05-25T17:28:53-07:00 http://www.southernsonomacountrylife.com/blogs/2012/05/fleurs-de-fallon-exquisite-arrangements-from-southern-sonoma-countys-rose-garden-.html As my writer friend Elaine recently reminded me: "You can't throw a stone a few feet in this area without hitting someone with a fascinating story to tell." Petaluma-based Fallon Shea Anderson tells hers and other people's stories with her...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonomaCountryLife/~4/lPt58pBrvTk" height="1" width="1"/> Cultural Meet the Merchants natural world Style and Design frances rivetti 2012-05-24T11:47:00-07:00 http://www.southernsonomacountrylife.com/blogs/2012/05/calling-all-british-ex-pats-and-anglophiles-join-us-at-petalumas-big-jubilee-lunch-6312.html (Want to set a table like the one above: See Emma Bridgewater's UK site for shipping to the U.S) We might be on the other side of the pond, but why let that stop us from joining the fun of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonomaCountryLife/~4/gz05BrTQrTs" height="1" width="1"/> Anglophile Community Cultural Famiglia Food and Drink frances rivetti 2012-05-23T14:20:09-07:00 http://www.southernsonomacountrylife.com/blogs/2012/05/le-creuset-truckette-discounts-doorprizes-and-a-celebrity-chef-make-a-date-in-downtown-petaluma-wedn.html <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonomaCountryLife/~4/M8uZjwimGxU" height="1" width="1"/> Community Food and Drink Meet the Merchants frances rivetti 2012-05-23T10:53:45-07:00 http://www.southernsonomacountrylife.com/blogs/2012/05/what-are-you-doing-this-wednesday-evening-head-north-to-healdsburgs-simi-winery-for-the-keep-on-truc.html Two top picks in one: Southern Sonoma County's D'Bunchovus brings "Random Acts Of Music" to historic SIMI Winery Healdsburg this Wednesday, May 23rd from 5-7 pm for the "Keep On Truckin" food truck series. Enjoy a spot of wine tasting...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonomaCountryLife/~4/rM17pPQ0XjU" height="1" width="1"/> A Few Words About Wine Community Food and Drink frances rivetti 2012-05-21T06:04:00-07:00 http://www.southernsonomacountrylife.com/blogs/2012/05/cruisin-the-boulevard-at-petalumas-2012-salute-to-american-graffiti-.html We all know that George Lucas' coming of age movie American Graffiti was filmed here in Petaluma back in 1972 - but the fact that we're still rock n' rollin' in the streets almost 40 years on speaks volumes as...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonomaCountryLife/~4/b16yxA2CUWg" height="1" width="1"/> Community Cultural frances rivetti 2012-05-19T19:27:15-07:00 http://www.southernsonomacountrylife.com/blogs/2012/05/lagunitas-beer-circus-2012-this-sunday-may-20th-a-benefit-for-the-petaluma-music-festival-keeping-mu.html Tickets are still available for over 21's to attend one of the more original annual fundraising events on the Southern Sonoma County calendar - the one and only 4th Annual Lagunitas Beer Circus, a benefit for the non-profit Petaluma Music...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SonomaCountryLife/~4/90w2IaOwRmQ" height="1" width="1"/> Community Food and Drink Music frances rivetti 2012-05-17T17:29:20-07:00