Sadly, due to the continuing pandemic and a recent stroke, Lori and I will not be teaching classes until mid October at the earliest. These will be live on-line starting at 6pm Pacific time. All classes go for about an… Read More »On Line Classes in October
All payments for classes can either be made by check, money order, or Paypal. Checks can be made out to Charles Garcia, as can money orders. They can be sent to 2801 Lincoln Avenue, Richmond CA 94804. Most students now… Read More »Payment Options
I was born and raised in a time when neighbors did not lock their doors at night, when summer nights were punctuated by the rumbling of the nearby Contadina cannery, and pickup softball games could last until midnight. It was… Read More »A Summer Tale of Yerba Mansa
Ritual of the Orchards A few years ago I returned home to the central valley of California for a short visit and to pay my respects to the ghosts of memory that occasionally haunt me for good or ill reasons.… Read More »A Memory of Autumn: Ritual of the Orchards by Charles Garcia