Sonoma County

This past weekend was great. On Friday I hosted a dinner party where the food reflected many of the local delicacies Sonoma County has to offer. On Saturday we attended a crab feed that benefited the local high school athletic program. It got me thinking of all the fun, unique things that Sonoma County has to offer. You know you're a true Sonoma County resident when:

1. You carry around your own utensils (pick, crab fork, butter warmer, etc.) in your purse to use during the winter months for all the local crab feeds you will hit;
2. You smuggle your own wine into such events;
3. You actually remember to bring a wine opener when smuggling wine into events;
4. You can pronounce Gurneville correctly;
5. You know the difference between the Alexander Valley and Dry Creek Valley;
6. Novato Narrows = death;
7. The town of Sonoma really does have actual residents and not just weekend tourists;
8. You can identify that funky smell of the Petaluma River;
9. Swimming in the ocean off the Sonoma Coast is NOT smart and is something only dumb tourists do;
10. You understand why we hate people who move here from the greater Bay Area, New York, or Southern California;
11. You can actually remember a time when Highway 101 ran through downtown Novato and also through downtown Cloverdale.
12. Duncan Mills or Duncans Mills -- you know which one is correct.