Safe and Sound in Sebastopol CA...

[slor]

Well, I am finally here, from Cincinnati, OH. (actually, I have been here a week, but am only now able to post from the library). It is absolutely the most beautiful terrain I have ever seen, and I am quite proud to call this my new home. Now I need to find a job, and learn how to cope with copious amounts of rain. It is actually sunny today, but I am certain that the rain will strike again soon. I missed you folks here, while driving cross country, and there has been so much that has happened with the BFEE, though I am sorry that the Feingold move to censure the chief idiot seems to be going nowhere. In any event, I am here and well (did not think I was going to survive Texas, my Kerry and DU stickers generated quite a few angry looks, no offense to the good Texans), and I am glad to be back with my DUers. I missed this band of True Americans!

[fooj]

1. Welcome to California...

:hi:

[revree]

2. Cali welcomes you!

Is that in northern Cal? I am in SoCal. But hey it's all the same great state!

[slor]

14. Yes...

Sonoma County.

[Gormy Cuss]

3. The rain will stop.

And in most years it would have stopped a month ago. Hang in there.

on edit: Sebastopol area is very pretty.

[Tikki]

4. Welcome to California....

Journey down to So Cal when you can...take the Coastal route...you are truly in one of the most amazingly beautiful places on this earth. :-)



Tikki

[Sequoia]

25. I've done that.

Hi Tikki, that was my cat's name. I miss her.

[NV Whino]

5. Hey, neighbor!

:hi:

Welcome to NoCal. I'm in the Napa Valley.

And yes, we are due for more rain. I can tell you we are heartily sick of it. Sebastopol is a beautiful area. Enjoy.

[Sequoia]

24. And another howdy neighbor.

I moved to Sebastopol 4 years ago from (boo-hoo) SUNNY Santa Monica. But now I live nearby in another area by the Russian River which you should see. Sebastopol is very lovely and the Apple Blossom Fair is coming up on April 29 & 30 so you'll have to check it out. We came in March and it was our first fair (of many here). Good luck on the job front (what sort?) though, it's pretty bleak. What made you move here anyway? We'll be having lots of Earthquake going ons on the 18th in Santa Rosa which was destroyed in 1906. If you're young and hip Jasper O'Farrels is popular in Sebastopol.

So welcome and good luck.

[KingFlorez]

6. Welcome to this state

Hope you like it

[TomInTib]

7. Welcome, neighbor..

We are right down 101 in Tiburon.

[mike_c]

8. welcome to California!

From Cincinnati, huh? I'm so sorry. :hi:

[Semi_subversive]

9. Hidee ho

I'm in Sacramento. Not too far away.

[datadiva]

10. Welcome to California slor!

I used to spend my summers in Sebastapol. I am inland and would love to live there. You are so close to everything. Ocean, rivers, cities, wine country, apple orchards. Wow, I am envious! But happy for you.

[Duer 157099]

11. Oh that's where I want to live

I am fairly close, but Sebastopol is just fantastic, isn't it?!?! Love the parts with the open space especially. Are you near town, or?

So lucky!

Welcome!!

[slor]

16. Yes...

right in the town.

[Cleita]

12. Sebastapol is really nice. The Sierras are a great place to

live. You might have job problems. The work is seasonal and many of the locals work several at different times of the year. Go to the local saloon or diner and let people get to know you. You might find some useful contacts among the local business owners.

[Shakespeare]

21. Sebastopol isn't in the Sierras....

It's tucked right next to me here in Sonoma County. :-)

[Cleita]

30. Blimey you're right. I had it confused with Portola.

:-)You sent me running to the maps. I remember Sebastapol now and it's still very nice. My DH and I have been all over California and some of my memories seemed to have melded together.

[WillyT]

13. Welcome To California !!!

Check in with the California Forum. We just had a DU Gathering in Sacramento, and are threatening to meet up again in the Bay Area! Golden Gate Park and\or the beach.

Plus we usually get together for any protest marches comin down the pike.

Glad you're here. Enjoy Sonoma County, lots of cool places as I recall from my two year stint there.

:toast::hi::toast:

[slor]

17. Cool...

thank you for the Heads Up.

[One_of_8]

15. Welcome to Sonoma County!

I'm your neighbor in Santa Rosa. Sebastopol is a wonderful community! I drive through there often on my way to the ocean. Welcome, welcome. It's a great community.

[Pastiche423]

18. Put the Sonoma Cheese Factory

on your to-do list of places to visit.

I'm from SF and now live on the southern Oregon coast. It was easier to deal w/the rainy season, because they are pretty much the same.

The rainy season ends soon and you will be able to enjoy the gorgeous weather until November (or there abouts).

[katty]

19. welcome, you will love the surrounding..family up there-bodega

bay, armstrong woods (redwoods), sonoma county...so much to see/do-enjoy!

[roguevalley]

20. welcome to my home state. :)

[Shakespeare]

22. Welcome - I'm just a stone's throw away in Santa Rosa!

Enjoy the sun. We have more rain on the way, unfortunately. Those of us with gardens are teetering into rain-induced depression these days. ;-)

[Duer 157099]

23. There's a local farmer's market you will like

I've only been once and by accident, but it's (if I recall correctly) near the Whole Foods. Don't even know which day it is, but you will soon know.

[Sequoia]

26. Sundays, but with all this rain don't know if it's started yet.

Yes, you must check out Armstrong Woods in Gureneville, all those towering redwoods but be sure to drive to the top too for a most amazing view!

[Duer 157099]

28. And Bohemian Grove!

not that I've ever been... but I know it's over there, somewhere along the Russian River

[Sequoia]

29. In Monte Rio where those houses are sliding down.

Only white repub men are allowed though.

[ourbluenation]

27. Welcome - I'm just up the road in Mendocino County

Ukiah. I promise...this excessive rain thing is not typical.

[BrotherBuzz]

31. There's magic to be found in Sebastopol....

Check out the Johnny Otis Market, and with a bit of luck you might meet the man. Johnny Otis is national treasure in my mind - music, food, culture, activism - all wrapped into one neat package. He's a living, breathing, 85-year-young dynamo with a genuine soul and a heart to match. Catch his Saturday morning radio program on KPFA, too.

http://www.kpfa.org/1pro_bio/1b_otis.htm

http://home.earthlink.net/~jaymar41/jotis1.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~jaymar41/jotis2.html
http://home.earthlink.net/~jaymar41/jotis3.html

Welcome to California - we're just a few mountains east of you out in the flatlands.