A closely related melon with the same shape but with a yellow peel is known as 'Amarillo', or canary melon. The attractive green and gold-to-bright yellow-striped Santa Claus melon somewhat resembles ...

Webbing: Different from netting, webbing looks like veins that develop on the surface of the rind on some melons, such as the Santa Claus melon, as they age on the vine. “Looking for webbing has ...

Terroir is real. But wait — terroir for melons? Aren’t melons just, well, melons? Not in Santa Rosa. Here, we have the Crane Melon, a fruit with its own unique terroir. In fact, let’s call it a melon ...

I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say that there is no Santa Claus. Papa says "If you see it in the Sun, it is so." Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? Virginia, Your little ...

he is our subject here. But before we present the true story of "Santa Claus" let us list some of the other Saint Nicholases: St. Nicholas of Flüe, Patron of Switzerland; St. Nicholas of ...

Nicholas, Babbo Natale, Santa Claus: The jolly old man with a white beard is an unmistakable figure around the United States, but he didn’t always wear a red coat and have a reindeer posse.

One of the quintessential experiences for most children is visiting Santa Claus at Christmas time. You sit on Santa’s lap and beg him to bring you something good for Christmas. Credit ...

The same is true of certain delectable food items, such as the delicious Cowboy Candy Jerky at Bud’s Meats country store in Penngrove or some fresh crane melons from Santa Rosa’s Crane Melon Barn.