Kermit the Frog often croaks, “it’s not easy being green,” but Kermit may be misinformed when it comes to being a green business.

Good morning, Senior Corner readers. It’s early on a Sunday morning, I have my favorite jazz station on and I’m feelin’ good.

The first clue was the mango sorbet. I pulled the container out of the freezer, and it sloshed.

Down ballot. That’s where the action is.

Dear Bill, For our new terrace, we are looking for a shade tree that has the following characteristics:

Though most of us have Web sites we revisit often, a lot of the Web is what we’d call works in progress. There are, however, some Web sites so wonderful that they seem to call us to a new and better world.

Just as mid-April is tax time, mid-November is prime time to address the company or personal business plan. A year of activity to review and a year of growth and opportunity ahead.

One of my pet peeves over the last decade has been the over-ripe flavors we seem to be saddled with in so many red wines — and not only from California but also many areas of the world.

On Sunday, Nov. 11, at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville, Home Administrator Marcella McCormack led us in the Armistice toast celebrating the cessation of warfare in World War I.

For the past 40 years, the outdoor tales of George Carl have delighted audiences in Napa and across Northern California.

If you suspect that you have a bottle of counterfeit wine, there’s a place you can go for help. Russell Frey, who found some counterfeit wine in his collection, has created a Web site that can offer some help in determining whether it’s legitimate or not.

A recent letter to the editor claimed that there were several target ranges in Napa that were open to the public. Where are they? I only know of the Napa Gun Club on Monticello and I think it is only open to members of the club.

Friday night’s Big Game between Napa and Vintage highs drew another packed house. Even me.

Jancis Robinson has been writing and broadcasting about wine for more than three decades. She qualified as a Master of Wine, the first from outside the wine trade, in 1984, and regularly judges and lectures about wine around the world.

Dear Len & Rosie,

The 20th Holiday in Carneros open house is Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The cost is $25.