Friday was gorgeous, with highs in the Valley near 80.  Expect a cool down, but nothing dramatic. Saturday looks wonderful, with highs in the middle and upper 70's.  High pressure will weaken slowly, and that will allow our temperatures in...

St. Patrick's Day was wonderful!  The sun will continue through the weekend, but expect it to get windy Thursday. A small & dry disturbance will drop into central Nevada from the Pacific Northwest Thursday.  High pressure will replace it,...

Expect the sun to continue for a while, but it could get just a bit breezy Thursday. We had a few high clouds Tuesday, but by Wednesday, those clouds will clear out.  They were associated with a storm that moved into the Pacific Northwest, bumped...

THE HOUSE WHISPERER FAUX GRASS TOPIARIES…THE NEW CHIA PET.  I have a few samples of the Grass Tex hi-tech grasses we used on the segment this week and, have decided that if we can have faux grasses under our feet, why not add some to our...

Monday was sunny and warm... Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warm. High pressure brought us a wonderful day Monday.  A storm off the coast will spread clouds into the North State Tuesday, but high pressure will guide the rain northward into the...

Friday was wet & windy.  Thunderstorms formed in the north end of the Valley in the evening; a funnel cloud was even reported near Red Bluff!  Fortunately, no reports of it ever touching down.  Winds gusted to nearly 40 mph earlier...

    HOW GREEN IS YOUR GRASS?  There is a new meaning to the word GREEN when it comes to your lawn… it is GRASS TEX…a replicated grass that puts your grandma’s Astro-turf to shame. I recently practiced my swing on a newly laid...

Lots of sun Thursday... but a healthy Pacific storm will end that Friday.  A wet finish to the workweek! Clouds will roll in Thursday night, and the rain will arrive Friday.  This storm is pulling in subtropical moisture ahead of it, so it's...

Wednesday was sunny... but chilly.  Expect a warmer day Thursday before our next storm arrives Friday. Light snow fell on the Ridge early Wednesday morning, but most of the day was sunny... but cool, from the chilly air behind our storm.  Thursday...

THE HOUSE WHISPERER PAVER PATIO BACK YARD MAKE-OVER.  There is something to be said for low maintenance yards and the classic look and durability of stone-work. We got to see the combined effect in the make-over of a hillside home as Blue...

No snow in the Valley... but just about everywhere else! Tuesday morning started cold.  Lows near freezing (32) in the Valley, with near 30 on the Ridge, 25 in Quincy, 19 in Burney, 11 in Chester & Mineral, & 8 in Bieber!  So despite...

Monday was an unsettled day, as we saw a bit of everything.  Tuesday night's storm looks COLD! Cold, unstable low pressure moved across the North State Tuesday, and sparked showers, thunderstorms, and pea-sized hail.  As this low moves southward...

Friday saw plenty of clouds, and that shouldn't change Saturday... but it looks warmer Sunday. Low pressure off the coast will slide south into southern California this weekend, never making into the North State.  That severely limits our rain chances......

Wednesday was an active day, with snow in the morning all the way down to the foothills, with rain and thunderstorms in the Valley.  Expect a much quieter day Thursday! Unstable and cold low pressure moved across the North State Wednesday. ...

We saw rain and a few Valley thunderstorms Tuesday, and Wednesday's storm looks much more unstable... afternoon thunderstorms look like a good bet. Tuesday's storm brought us about 1/4" of rain Tuesday morning in the Valley.  It then turned...

    Quick, who's got it tougher in the gym: Men or Women?    Your initial answer is probably women because of the societal pressures to be skinny, the unflattering nature of spandex and the risk of being hit-on by a meat...

THE HOUSE WHISPERER SETTING THE STAGE…WHAT IS STAGING?  When I walked into the Project Home it immediately became clear to me that it needed a little attention if it was to get sold. The house was built in the seventies and still carried...

Clouds returned to the North State Monday, but it was still a mild start to the week.  That will change Tuesday, as rain and thunderstorms are headed our way! A series of storms will change our weather.  The first storm arrives Tuesday, and...

Friday was a stormy day, but the weekend looks pretty good!  Next week... it's back to the stormy weather. It was a windy and wet finish to the week, but our storm will move east by Saturday.  A secondary disturbance will approach the coast...

My job as a reporter gives me the opportunity to sit down and talk with people who I ordinarily wouldn’t meet.  That’s what happened when I was producing my special report “Broken Trust” about a 7 year old boy in Cottonwood who investigators say...

We just wrapped up our last big storm, but another healthy one is developing in the Pacific, and could be even wetter! Tuesday/Wednesday's storm was pretty wet.  North of Marysville, the Valley saw anywhere from 1" to 1.6" of rain, with higher amounts...

Tuesday finished wet... with plenty more coming later this week. A healthy Pacific storm rolled into the North State Tuesday, bringing rain and mountain snow.  The Valley should see 1/2" to 1" of rain by Wednesday, with higher amounts in the mountains. ...

THE HOUSE WHISPERER BEFORE YOU THROW THAT AWAY… CRACKLE FINISHES I have recently been asked to help bring new life into older decorative pieces and as a result, have a little collection of mirrors and lamps that need a new look. It is something...

The week started off wonderfully, weatherwise... a mild day with lots of sun!  I hope you were outside, and enjoyed some of it... because Tuesday looks much different. Our first big storm of the week moves in Tuesday.  A big upper level low...

What a great weekend at the Olympics!  After watching the Canadian women crush Team USA at curling I took a cleansing breath and thought of ways to regroup.  It didn’t take long.  Just a few hours later the USA men’s hockey team would...