12.09 Redding: Brandy Falls today, Whiskey yesterday, a little tipsy on the slopes...Prohibition tomorrow?
Contrasts The top of the cascading Brandy Falls The boss sends sucker down to explore while she tans on a rock near roadside This is an actual conversation that took place on Thursday at midday. We are sure of the time and place because soon afterwards, we are not afraid to admit, we were…well, afraid. “You climb down there, head to the water, then move across and see whether you can stand on that rock,” our editor commanded “Which one?” We asked, not being sure that she would expect us to do what we thought she meant. In fact, we were quite taken aback at the instructions, not so much that it looked a little dangerous but it’s usually our granddaughter, Ellie, giving us orders so crisply. “The one that looks like a diving board,” she pointed towards the rock sitting below on a slippery slope covered in tiny, loose stones and sand. “I’ll take a picture of you,” she added, as if that would be the clincher. She turned out to be correct. “And where will you be?” We were d...