The History of Thanksgiving, Or What ...

First published in the entertainment magazine for California's Mother Lode, Sierra Lodestar, this article takes readers through the history of Than...

From: sluns

Reads: 84

Category: Magazines & Newspapers

Celebrating the Holidays with Someone...

Resingle? Things are a little different when you're celebrating the holidays with that special someone the second time around. It's just not the sa...

From: sluns

Reads: 73

Category: Creative Writing, Humor

Holiday Travel with Kids, Bribery Can...

Join me as I take a trip through the jungle of holiday travel with children, where bribery can become a mother's best friend.

From: sluns

Reads: 70

Category: Creative Writing, Humor

Veterans Memorials of the Mother Lode

Come take a look around the Veterans Memorials that dot the landscape of the Sierra Foothills in this Veterans Day article first published in the e...

From: sluns

Reads: 59

Category: Magazines & Newspapers

Thoughts on Pet Names, by Sarah Lunsford

Ever think about why some people use pet names for each other and others don't? Take a read with me around the idea of pet names and relationships ...

From: sluns

Reads: 164

Category: Creative Writing, Humor

Lumber, Mining and Movies, the Story ...

Ride the rails of the Mother Lode in this Sierra Lodestar story about railroads in California's Gold County that will take you from the past into t...

From: sluns

Reads: 178

Category: Magazines & Newspapers

The Big Mother Lode Crush

The annual harvest and crush in the Mother Lode's wine crush produces some of the best wines around. Come and take a look at how grapes make the j...

From: sluns

Reads: 88

Category: Magazines & Newspapers

Marriage of Agriculture and Tourism i...

The marriage of agriculture and tourism is a boon for rural areas and a way for those who live in urban areas to experience getting back to the lan...

From: sluns

Reads: 109

Category: Magazines & Newspapers