A group of foks eager to support the ranch
10-23-2021 Added a version of the cover photo taken by the Sonoma County Sheriff at our request with some names attached.
10/01/2022
I want to add a link to my website:
RaySender.com Link for The Morning Star Scrapbook Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1hwjid33lfdegia/Morning%20Star%20THIS%20Scrapbook%201.pdf?dl=0 MY LIFE autobiography link Link:
Interesting to see so many ongoing posts to this site. Morningstar lives on as a connection to a time that may come again in a new flavor.
10/24/2021
Cover photo of MDA Thanksgiving with some names. Photo by Sonoma County Sheriff's Department at our request.
Trying to attach names to the group photo on the top of the page. Any help much appreciated! Here's the photo with some names attached.
05/24/2020
The original MostPosts chat area on yahoo has moved to https://groups.io/g/mostposts/topics . Join us there.
About the family who bought Morning Star, Miguel A. Torres. Big relief to know they were not Franco-lovers.
Torres was a gentle man with an overall graceful quality that seemed to elevate our conversation by his mere presence. He shared his story with us, which started before he was born… when his father was a young man, basically running for his life during the time that Franco ruled Spain, starting in 1936. His father, Miguel Torres senior, was an educated man and was considered a threat to the fascist dictator, so he was eventually captured and sent to one of Franco’s concentration camps. I have to admit that unitl I heard this story, I had no idea that Spain had concentration camps. Later, I looked up reports talking about the crimes against humanity that were committed by Franco against his own people – it is estimated that anywhere between 200,000 to 400,000 were killed, but the number of those who survived their torture while imprisoned cannot even be estimated. The Catalonia region was especially targeted by the Franco regime and was repressed until his rule ended when he died in 1975.
Miguel Torres senior was fortunate to have a friend help get him out of the concentration camp. He returned to Catalonia where his family had a winery in Vilafranca del Penedès – it had to be rebuilt after it was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).
Morning Star Ranch sold to Barcelona vintner Marimar Torres who has been buying up Sonoma County land and planting grapes. I'm trying to find out more.
A clip by Karin from the 2019 May pole
A clip by Karin from the 2019 May pole
04/29/2019
The May Day gathering in Ragle Park, Sebastopol, is on, just like last year. Bring something to eat/drink to share. No alcohol or amplified music. With the planetary departure of Salli Rasberry, we will be remembering her and building a spontaneous altar.