Annie Bowler

By Annie Bowler, June 1, 2026: Volume 35 Hello friends, Sad to say but the Flower Farm’s citrus spring blossoms are a thing of the past, but the best is yet to come. Our fruit has set, and it looks like we’re in for a fine citrus crop next winter which makes all of us quite happy! I love to watch the progression, from blossoms to tiny fruit which grow larger and larger, with plenty of water through the summer heat. Then, with the first cold snaps of late fall, the mandarins turn orange and...

By Annie Bowler, May 1, 2026 Vol 34, I’ll start with a short health update but if you don’t know what I am talking about, refer to last month’s blog. It took a while for my heart, and my head, to get used to its new battery-powered system, but five weeks post-procedure, I am doing quite well. I absolutely love that my heart now beats as steady as a metronome. I never realized how often that my heart used to beat in crazy rhythms until now; what a relief this has been! I am gaining strength...

By Annie Bowler March 3, 2026 Volume 32 John and I took a much-needed break recently and boy, did we have grand fun! We headed to the “Grass Valley Center for the Arts” to hear the “American Patchwork Quartet” a group that reinterprets traditional folk songs with a "masterful confluence of tradition and innovation;" they combine American folk with global influences, including West African rhythms and East Asian musical elements. We enjoyed delicious Italian at Cirino's at Main Street and...