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frances rivetti
Sonoma County, California
British/American lifestyle writer sharing the good life in the southern gateway to Sonoma Wine Country and other top flight destinations around the world.
Interests: Lifestyle writer, food, wine, travel, arts and culture. Award-winning author of Fog Valley Crush, Fog Valley Winter and two novels: Big Green Country (2019) and The House on Liberty Street (2022).
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Petaluma Reader's Theatre Present Two Holiday Classics at the Polly Klass Perfornming Arts Center: A Christmas Memory and A Child's Christmas in Wales Dec 15, 16 & 17, 2023
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Kick off your holiday season with a Petaluma tradition: Capote and Thomas. I'm a fan of Petaluma Reader's Theatre, such a lovely escape for a couple of hours. Dylan Thomas's prose poem, A Child's Christmas in Wales, is a lush... Continue reading
Posted Nov 21, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Pump or Bust: A New Mama’s Guide to Office Politics, Breast Health, and Pumping on the Road! by Sonoma County Debut Author Karlee Vincent
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One of the things I've enjoyed best about attending the San Francisco Writer's Conference over the past couple of years is meeting fellow authors and aspiring authors — especially writers from the North Bay. Author/Working Mom/Advocate Karlee Vincent shared an... Continue reading
Posted Nov 21, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Escape to the Beach this Winter — A Home-from-Home in Dillon Beach Resort's Tiny Homes on the Sonoma-Marin Coast
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Dillon Beach has been my go-to beach for dog walks and family beach outings since I moved to Petaluma in the 1990s. I wrote about the history of the 1880s Dillon Beach Resort in my non-fiction Fog Valley books and... Continue reading
Posted Nov 21, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Author's About Town with The House on Liberty Street — Fall Season Speaking Engagaments
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It's been my great pleasure to be presenting my latst novel, The House on Liberty Street — Home of Second Chances at numerous book groups, non-profit, social and service organizations around Petaluma these past couple of weeks, with more to... Continue reading
Posted Nov 21, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Happy Thanksgiving 2023
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“Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.” W.T Purkiser Each Thankgiving I search for a quote that encapsulates how I'm feeling about the year that is drawing to... Continue reading
Posted Nov 20, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Treat the Cooks in Your Life to a Sonoma Spice Queen & The House on Liberty Street Italian American Holiday Gift Box
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Back Cover Image - Gail Foulkes I'm so excited to be collaborating with downtown Petaluma's Sonoma Spice Queen store this holiday season, pairing my Petaluma, Sonoma County-set novel The House on Liberty Street — Home of Second Chances with a... Continue reading
Posted Nov 15, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Mendocino on My Mind — A Writer's Solo Retreat
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Point Cabrillo Light Station, part of the California state park system as Point Cabrillo Light Station State Historic Park, had been on my to-visit-list for a while. Its location, on a spectacular headland on the Mendocino Coast between Mendocino Village... Continue reading
Posted Oct 18, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Top Pick for Holiday Shopping — Spring Hill Market Holiday Market Craft Fair — Sunday Nov 26th 2023 — Petaluma Woman's Club — Free Admission
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I've picked up some real treasures for gifts and home at Spring Hill Open Air Market over the past couple of years. This upcoming holiday season the market moves indoors to the historic Petaluma Woman's Club on B St in... Continue reading
Posted Oct 17, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Dried Pressed Flower Pumpkin Decorating at Dutcher Crossing Winery
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Dutcher Crossing Winery, Sonoma County's hidden gem with award-winning wines, has a festive, fall “add on” to tasting reservations: mod podge pumpkin decorating! For $30 per person, each guest will be supplied with a pumpkin, pressed dried flowers and the... Continue reading
Posted Oct 17, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Dream Big – Exploring the Boundaries of Creativity — A Warm Community Welcome to World Class Scultpure, Huru — Petaluma River Park's Mark di Suvero Installation, Sonoma County, Northern California
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What an incredible example of art as a collective endeavor of passion and collaboration. The power of art connecting us was demonstrated during a poignant sunset gathering celebrating all the people who made the installation of breathtaking Huru, by internationally... Continue reading
Posted Oct 7, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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McEvoy Ranch and Hog Island Seafood Dinner & Wine Pairing — October 28th, 5pm
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McEvoy Ranch is teaming up with Hog Island Oyster Co. to celebrate their new cookbook, The Hog Island Book of Fish and Seafood, written by acclaimed chef John Ash. Recipes taken straight from the new book will be paired with... Continue reading
Posted Oct 3, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Travel Tuesday — Four Top-Rated Petaluma Gap Wineries Invite Wine Lovers to Join them on a Burgundy Cruise in June 2025
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The Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance and Expedia Wine Club Cruises, an award-winning wine-cruise agency located in Petaluma, CA, are pleased to jointly announce a June 2025 Burgundy sailing adventure with four top-rated Petaluma Gap wine producers aboard the luxury river... Continue reading
Posted Oct 3, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Cup of Tea Cake — An Autumnal Recipe for Remembrance
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Photo — Frances Rivetti "Go sit upon the lofty hill, and turn your eyes around, where waving woods and waters wild do hymn an Autumn sound. The summer sun is faint on them, the summer flowers depart — sit still,... Continue reading
Posted Sep 26, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Petaluma River Park Welcomes Huru — a Monumental Sculpture by Internationall Acclaimed Abstract Expressionist sculptor and 2010 National Medal of Arts RecipientMark di Suvero
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Come out and say hello to Huru! Thanks to generous community support, Petaluma River Park is delighted to welcome Huru home to Petaluma for the entire community to enjoy. Built in Petaluma in 1984-85 by world-renowned artist, Mark di Suvero,... Continue reading
Posted Sep 26, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Double Book Reading — Join Petalumans Sandra Anfang and Frances Rivetti at Occidental Center for the Arts Literary Series, Sunday, Sept 24th, 2023 — 3 to 4.30pm
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Join me this Sunday, September 24th from 3-4:30 PM at the Occidental Center for the Arts Literary Series, presenting myself and fellow Petaluma writer, Sandra Anfang, in a double book launch! Sandra's reading from Finishing School, a poetry chapbook by... Continue reading
Posted Sep 19, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Audiobook Launch —The House on Liberty Street — Home of Second Chances, Narrated by Jennifer March
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Special Introductory offer for Southern Sonoma Country Life & Frances Rivetti Author Website Newsletter Subscribers $5 Off (Code is SUBSCRIBER DISCOUNT) exclusively for Subscribers Through Oct 18th Click Here to Buy Now I’m delighted to announce, just in time for... Continue reading
Posted Sep 19, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Travel Tuesday — Berkeley Based Backroads Launches New Women's Adventures
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Avery & Liz Hale - photo Backroads & TravMedia Backroads, the Berkeley-based leader in active travel announced the launch of Women's Adventures, this August, a new offer exclusively for women travelers. Since 1979 when Backroads was founded by Tom Hale,... Continue reading
Posted Aug 29, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Falling for Filoli — History, Heritage & Horticulture, An English Country House in California
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Photos — Frances Rivetti Oh what a lovely day spent wandering the house and gardens of Filoli in Woodside, a half-hour's drive south of San Francisco. This was my first time visiting and a wonderful outing with my British American... Continue reading
Posted Aug 24, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Join Frances Rivetti and Fellow Petaluma Writer Sandra Anfang in the First in the Fall Literary Line-Up at Occidental Center for the Arts, Sunday September 24th, 2023 3-4.30pm
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Occidental Center for the Arts announces its first in the 2023 Fall Literary Line-up and I'm sharing the press release here so that you can mark your calendars and rally a friend or two for a Sunday afternoon road trip... Continue reading
Posted Aug 1, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Life by Design Upcoming Events at Petaluma's Barber Cellars — A Monthly Series by Place Matters
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Spend an evening at Petaluma's Barber Cellars for a look at the ubiquitous nature of design in our public and private lives and spaces through the lenses of art, science, and problem solving. Join founder and curator of Place Matters,... Continue reading
Posted Aug 1, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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The Secret Life of VIctorian Homes — As Told By Their Interiors – Petaluma Historical Library & Museum Original Series, Saturdays Aug 5,12 & 19 2023
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Posted Aug 1, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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The Summer Show — Art at Aqus Cafe, Petaluma. What is Summer to You?
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Summer. Childhood memories. Travel. Dining outdoors. A day at the beach. Ice cream and watermelon. Family reunions and hanging out with friends. Shorts. Breezy linen. Sandals, sundresses, straw hats and sunscreen. So many pleasant things come to mind with the... Continue reading
Posted Jul 24, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Carin Jacobs Inaugural Life By Design Events Kicks Off at Griffo Distillery Petaluma 7pm June 13th 2023
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Posted Jun 12, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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A Revamp of the Tomales Hotel & Event Space & Coastal Writing Update
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Tomales Hotel has new owners, Bill and Rachel Bonini. Bill grew up in the tiny coastal hamlet of Tomales and has a special place in his heart for the Gold-Rush-era main street and its Victorian architecture. As I've written about... Continue reading
Posted Jun 12, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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Buy Limited Tickets Now for Petaluma's Popular Annual Wind to Wine Festival, August 5th, 2023
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Ticket sales are now open for the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers’ popular, annual Wind to Wine Festival, celebrating the distinct and highly-awarded wines grown in the wind-driven Petaluma Gap American Viticultural Area (AVA). To ensure a quality experience, tickets to the... Continue reading
Posted May 22, 2023 at Southern Sonoma Country Life
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