Bolinas

Town in Marin County, California, USA. Part of California (Literary).

At a glance

Source	Author	Role	In one line
Indulgence Is Not the Same as Care	Linnesby-Maria	setting	The author recalls a 1970s Bolinas childhood with extreme freedom and generosity: extra rice and soup for guests, shared cooking, baking biscuits at 4 AM.

Indulgence is not the same as care — Linnesby-Maria (2024)

Source: Indulgence Is Not the Same as Care · Original · Readwise highlight

One of my happiest memories of Bolinas is of how we never cooked just enough dinner for our own family, because one never knew who might be stopping by and one always wanted to be able to invite people to stay on and eat if they liked.

• Role: setting
• In the article: The author recalls a 1970s Bolinas childhood with extreme freedom and generosity: extra rice and soup for guests, shared cooking, baking biscuits at 4 AM. She links that culture to confusing indulgence with care.
• Why it matters: The town’s free-spirited culture is her explanation for why she gave care freely to others but not to herself.