Q: What is 1,000 years old, weighs two tons and hangs out in a monastery/winery? (No, the answer is NOT "ChicoLaura"!) A: One of the "sacred stones" being used to construct the "Chapter House" at the Abbey of New Clairvaux in Vina, CA (just 20 miles north of Continue Reading
Pugh Mural at CSUC
It's hard not to notice this John Pugh mural if you spend any time in downtown Chico. Located on the corner of 1st Street and Broadway (on Taylor Hall, which houses the University Art Gallery), it was Pugh's first mural, painted in 1980-81 when he was a CSUC Continue Reading
PATRICK RANCH COUNTRY FAIRE!
COME ONE COME ALL to the Patrick Ranch Country Faire and Threshing Bee! This weekend, June 11 and 12 at the historic Patrick Ranch located between Durham and Chico, the faire is from 9 - 4. Activities include period games for children such as making wheat dolls, hand Continue Reading
Chico Bucks!
Cash crunch? Why not simply print some money? That's just what the Chico Chamber of Commerce did in April of 1933 (April 12th to be exact, my birthday--although a few years before my arrival). It was during the depths of the Great Depression, and two prominent banks had Continue Reading
Of Books and Quilts and Music
Popped in at the Butte County Library today to check out some books (knitting--it's THAT time of year--and Spanish children's books to aid in my ongoing efforts in learning to speak/read the language). In addition to the knitting and Spanish books, I checked out a few Continue Reading
Three Cups of Tea
Mountain-climbing adventurer/author/school builder/humanitarian Greg Mortenson recently visited Chico to discuss his work in fostering world peace. (Click here for a clip of Greg chatting with reporters during his visit.) His fascinating book, Three Cups of Tea, chronicles Continue Reading
Cultivate Peace…
"Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony toward all." - George Washington, Farewell to Congress address, Sept. 17, 1796. (Click here for full transcript of his speech.) Good words to remember as our country prepares to elect new Continue Reading
First Woman Presidential Candidate
Women didn't even get the VOTE until 1920! So how is it possible that Victoria Claflin Woodhull (born Victoria California Claflin in 1838) ran for President of the United States in 1872? As there was no law on the books preventing women from running for office, Woodhull was Continue Reading
Getting Things Done
Having read this book, Getting Things Done (The Art of Stress-Free Productivity), late last year, I wasn't surprised to hear in a review today onNPR that "Tech Junkies" have embraced some of the concepts and applied them to the Wonderful World of Computers. "GTD," as the Continue Reading
