Most mornings, I awake and set forth to one of the beautiful Mother Lode lakes. With my boat trailing my truck, I meet with my clients for that given day and go fishing. However, on this morning, I find myself in my wife’s car with only a couple of rods, reels and a small assortment of gear headed to a […]
2019-07-26

The final year of the ’80s had top moments
Thirty years ago
Calaveras county sports through the decades
Sure, 1989 seems like a lifetime ago, but things happened 30 years ago that are still relevant today. There were major talks of a wall, a movie about a mermaid was being discussed and Batman was perhaps one of the most popular figures around.In 1989, you could buy a 12-pack of Pepsi for $2.99, but a Sony Walkman would still […]

Creating space and room to grow
I recently had the pleasure of assisting a client in preparing her lovely home to sell, which, in her case, included editing massive amounts of new and antique quality furniture, tons of fabric and copious amounts of art and accessories. After months of her purging, decluttering and minimizing, the house is now staged and ready to put on the market.Meanwhile, […]

Woman arrested for lighting “inhabited structure” on fire in Forest Meadows
A 25-year-old woman was arrested for starting a .14-acre wildland fire on Sandalwood Drive in the community of Forest Meadows on July 23, 2019, according to a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) press release issued on July 24.The release indicated that the suspect, Katrina Kelly, was charged with arson to an inhabited structure and arson during […]