View From the Woods
Charity Begins At Home
The place in Laguna to fill your sweet tooth breakfast cravings is a gem of a bakery located in the back...
Opinion: Common Sense
Re-Opening Laguna
By Jennifer Welsh Zeiter
President Donald Trump’s guidelines for opening up America are worth reading, containing very useful information, and calls for re-opening America...
Canyon QT
The other day I got a frantic knock on the door. It was too early for pizza, so I ignored it. The insistent knocking...
Twilight and the Gods: A Solstice Tale
Freya bit into her pastry. "Odin, honey, can you grab me some napkins? This lingonberry tart is just oozing all over the place," she...
Pet Peeves-Dog Days
My dog was relieved to read “Laguna Hits Water Conservation Targets.” Scratch that. The dog was happy when I read the article to him....
Minding our Business
Fashionable Food on Forest
I have a friend in Sonoma County who practices the religion of abundance. Surrounded by grape vines and fig trees, she...
Opinion: Left of Center
Political Obsessions
By Jean Hastings Ardell
Just when I thought we could move on from rehashing the results of our recent national election, stuff happened. First...
Heart Talk
Life After Medicare
There was always a number that seemed old. When I got to that number, I would always revise it upwards, but one...
Village Matters
Let’em Play with the Big Kids
By Ann Christoph
Is there a little kids playground at City Hall? Are some of the players puttering around in...
Opinion: A Servant Spirit
By Rebecca Washington-Lindsey
“There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There...
Opinion: Brutal. Freaking. Year.
By Billy Fried
Going into it I thought 2020 was going to be the “Year of Perfect Vision.” That something marvelous might take place. Now...
Opinion: Finding Meaning
Home Sweet Home
In Laguna, we rate our homes by their connection with the ocean. An ocean view is good, a white-water view better,...
Does the Wet Suit You: Mo Park
Main Beach Park has lost whatever curb appeal it had. Conceived as a view improvement for the driving public, it never fulfilled its recreational...
Opinion: Finding Meaning
A Trip to Eureka, Utah
My last surviving uncle, he’s 95, called with an urgent request. Would I travel to Eureka, Utah and clean up...
Wisdom Workout
Funeral Divas Just Want To Have Fun
On March 27, my Aunt Marie died at age 89. She lived in New York City and had...