On Saturday afternoon, ominous black clouds filled the sky over the Nevada County Fairgrounds where James and I are staying in our Airstream trailer.
We are currently being hosted by the Fairgrounds management; the summer music festival is going on right here. It’s a much more convenient commute than from our place in The Woods. In [...]
Summer weather arrived a month early, as though a switch suddenly flicked on. This happened a couple days ago and the high temperatures are expected to continue through the weekend.
It is not often that the West Coast has the highest temperatures in the country; Arizona, Texas, Florida and parts of the Midwest usually have us [...]
Our little part of The Woods is located in a bowl-shaped valley, ringed by mountains on all sides.
Whenever we descend the six miles of county road down to town, it feels like going back to the womb, enveloped by comfort and warmth.
The county road begins at the top of the ridge at 4500 feet, then [...]
After our recorder adventure in Nevada City on Wednesday, we stayed at home to rest yesterday.
We knew that snow was expected today but thought that we could get our grocery shopping finished back down in “Big Town” before the first of two storms hit.
We left The Woods at 10:30 this morning. It was raining as [...]
For over two weeks now, the sun has shone brilliantly and unfailingly here in Northern California. Ever since the last snowstorm earlier this month, in fact.
The blanket of white recedes a bit more each day, as temperatures reach 60+ degrees when the sun is at its peak.
The meadow shows half-bare ground now. It’s interesting to [...]
Our most recent snowfall was last Sunday. The weather has given us a break with sunny skies and slightly warmer daytime temperatures ever since, for which we’re very thankful. The forecast calls for continued clearing over the next few days.
Our “weekend warrior” neighbors C., D. and five-year-old son Carson got stuck in their 4-wheel drive [...]
Earlier this week, a series of storms swept over Northern California which resulted in heavy snow accumulations in the Sierras. We got about a foot of it here In The Woods over several days.
This is on top of the few inches remaining from the earlier storms a few weeks ago.
The locals say that this is [...]
The day after my last handwritten entry was Thursday, Jan. 10th. We woke up to find that the power was still out.
We turned on the radio and heard the following news: that there were still little pockets of settlements in Nevada County without power, especially in the Sierras where it was difficult for PG&E crews [...]
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TODAY’S UPDATE:
The power came back on at 8:30 p.m. last night, ten hours after going out. We managed to get our car down the hill to the general store this morning and discovered that everyone’s power and phone service is still out, but the whole town is using a Pacific Gas and Electric [...]
Late last night, the patter of rain on our tin roof changed to the sizzle and plop of snow, as we had hoped.
James threw one last log on the fire in the Franklin stove as we went to bed, burrowing under the layers of quilts and blankets, greeting the immediate warmth of flannel sheets.
A few [...]
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