At daybreak, the best noise is none at all This morning we woke up to utter silence, except for the soft whoosh of a dry creek, about five hundred feet outside our bedroom window, that had come to life after a hellacious rainstorm overnight. Then our three cats began their daily chorus of meowing, clamoring …
Our solar electric system went on the fritz andthat brought us some unexpected blessings Our house is "off the grid"—the only external input is a refill of propane gas every two or three months—and the system worked well until last Friday afternoon when our solar electricity rig crashed, taking down with it all appliances and electronic …
"Mama said there'll be days like this,There'll be days like this, mama said."Monday, if I recall correctly, started out sunny. We had breakfast and I went on to my newly found routine of sitting on the back terrace, drinking a cup of coffee and watching the sunrise. As I listened to my favorite classical music …
El Rancho Santa Clara 