Memorial Day weekend is one of the best moments of the year in Humboldt County, CA. The Kinetic Grand Championship takes place on this weekend every year. It’s a three-day race of human-powered contraptions that emphasizes joy, creativity, and problem-solving. It’s a festive, fun, and largely free of charge weekend, my absolute favorite time toContinue reading “That Magical Weekend”
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Halcyon Days
Flowers are in full bloom and the weather is cooperating, giving us warm days and cool nights. Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and with it the official start to summer tourist season. Every weekend from now through October has a major event. There will be three or four farmers markets each week, festivals, andContinue reading “Halcyon Days”
A Gallery Opening For Me
North Coast Open Studios takes place over two weekends in June when studios all over Humboldt County are open to visitors. I participate in Open Studios, opening my garage, moving out the car, vacuuming, dusting, setting out tables with all the things I’ve made during the year, and hoping for a sunny weekend. People trickleContinue reading “A Gallery Opening For Me”
Visiting with Julia Morgan and a stay at the Benbow Inn
Our first out of town adventure in ages was a visit to Redwood Grove, a house designed by Julia Morgan, the first woman architect in the state of California1. Morgan is best known for designing much of Hearst Castle, the estate overlooking the coast in San Simeon, CA. Her work at Hearst Castle spanned muchContinue reading “Visiting with Julia Morgan and a stay at the Benbow Inn”
Spring comes to Humboldt
Every year is different in far northern California. Daffodils bloomed at the end of January, trees flowered in February. Temperatures got down to about 40 F. at night, rarely lower. Daytimes were warmer, though only in the low 50s, though that was nicer than anywhere else in the country. Until last week when it beganContinue reading “Spring comes to Humboldt”
You Don’t Turn 100 Every Day
DEAR READER: IF YOU HAVE PHOTOS OF THIS EVENT TO SHARE, PLEASE EMAIL THEM TO ME AT WCREAMER151@GMAIL.COM AND I WILL ADD THEM. THANKS! This post may take some time to load fully. It includes two video clips, a slide show and quite a few large photos. The end of January is not a greatContinue reading “You Don’t Turn 100 Every Day”
“Not My President”‘s Day
I went to a protest against what is wrong with our government today, and discovered that a lot of people think there are a lot of things going wrong. It may be difficult to address these issues overall because there are so many of them. Most people could agree on one thing: There were 300Continue reading ““Not My President”‘s Day”
Humboldt Area Arts Council 2024 Member Exhibition
I submitted an entry for the member exhibition at the Arts Council. Just a few days later, I found that my piece was accepted, and will get some kind of recognition at the Jan. 4, 2025 awards event. This is the first time I’ve entered an exhibit with something that was not a piece ofContinue reading “Humboldt Area Arts Council 2024 Member Exhibition”
Election 2024–Note to Self
Quick! Before you completely forget what you felt when you first knew the election results, sit down and write down the first things that popped into your head. At the end, add a couple of thoughts you’ve had since. We’ll come back and read these in a few years and see what we think. IContinue reading “Election 2024–Note to Self”
Morris Graves Art Museum, Junque Arte 2024
My favorite piece in last year’s Junque Arte exhibit was “The Little Library of Banned Books,” a sculpture made entirely of reused, recycled materials, mostly books. It clearly showed the arbitrary nature of banned books. The artist who made it described the little library outside her own house and the number of times it wasContinue reading “Morris Graves Art Museum, Junque Arte 2024”
Llywindatravels 2026 