Bobbie Dodson moved to Meadow Lane, Orinda, in 1955, where she and her husband, Wally, raised their children. She began writing for The Orinda News in 1987 when it was a three-section paper. She has three daughters, four grandchildren and three great grands. She enjoys tennis, gardening and her church, LOPC. Reach Bobbie at bobbiedodson109@gmail.com.