Category Archives: Around the house

Movie time in Sonoma County

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Mirjam de Rijk

Over time Sonoma County has been a popular spot to film movies. A few Alfred Hitchcock movies were set in Sonoma County. The movie Shadow of a Doubt is mostly filmed in the JC area in Santa Rosa. Since it … Continue reading →

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Bounty of Sonoma County, local fruit and veggies year round

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Mirjam de Rijk

Sonoma County, as is often the case with coastal counties in California, has a great degree of climatic variation and numerous, often very different, micro climates. Santa Rosa has a Mediterranean climate with cool, wet winters and warm, mostly dry … Continue reading →

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Sonoma County and Living ‘Green’

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Mirjam de Rijk

As Kermit sang: it’s not easy being green. But it seems easier in Sonoma County. Daily Acts is a local organization who’s vision is to provide sustainability education and media, and thus help people to harness the significant impact of simple … Continue reading →

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