Karen Joseph
She settled arguments. She kissed boo-boos. She cheered accomplishments. And she still does.
Mercy for mom’s ailing daughter
Mother’s Day is not easy for many of us. Many of us have lost our mothers, and others don’t have the best relationship with ours. I was fortunate to have my mother long enough for our relationship to evolve from rebellious child trying to escape strict mom to realization of the wisdom of my mom and then on to our becoming best friends.
Boiling contention in sheriff’s race
With less than a month until the June election for Santa Clara County Sheriff, the campaign between four-term incumbent Sheriff Laurie Smith and her opponent, retired Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Capt. Kevin Jensen, has reached a boiling point.
Getting out: Take a peak at closed properties
Harvey Bear County Park, the high ridge east of U.S. 101 between Morgan Hill and Gilroy, is only the first in a succession of parallel topographic wrinkles that recede into the inner Coast Ranges. Beyond it, Coyote Reservoir, then Timber Ridge, Sheep Ridge and Palassou Ridge line up like an incoming set of seaside breakers.
Mother’s Day remembrances in South Valley
When our family moved to Morgan Hill in 1983, my hubby’s parents moved here, too, arriving in the area about a month before us. Moving all the way from Indiana, it was quite a transition for them, especially because they were by then in their late 70s. They left behind an extended family, old friends and a lifetime of Midwest experiences.
Perfect Pair: Wine and Walking
Tickets sold out for Morgan Hill’s sixth annual Wine Stroll held Saturday making it one of the most successful events ever for the Morgan Hill Downtown Association. Trying to keep up with the ever-increasing demand, the MHDA offered 1,250 tickets for the event, 250 more than last year.
Drought will inevitably bring out snakes
Several months ago I wrote about the probable consequences to wildlife of the anticipated drought. The drought has now officially arrived, and there is no longer much hope for any significant rain for the next six months. When water is lacking, plants do not grow, insects and rodents do not thrive and large animals that eat small animals have a difficult time finding a meal.
