Heavy fog greeted us this morning. The Santa Barbara Farmers Market made the day brighter with lots of colorful vegetables. Pictured above is the Bugs Bunny platter.This is red mustard frills. "Its texture is crunchy yet tender and its flavor robust and peppery. Red Frill mustard is known as o
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03/31/2018
The fog from the ocean was thick this morning. We were up early and decided to head to the Santa Ynez Valley (45mns drive) to replenish our bread supply and have breakfast at The Baker's Table. The moment we started our ascent up the mountain, the sun was shining and all traces of fog were lef
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03/31/2018
Lately, we have used a printing technique on luxury real estate brochures and business cards called "suede". It is a process that turns the card stock into a suede feel that is very pleasant to touch. When we were at the Carpinteria Wine Store, we noticed that Raymond, a wonderful Napa Winery,
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03/30/2018
We have all had terra cotta pots that broke. Ordinarily, we recycle the pot by breaking into into small pieces and use them as chards for new pots we plant. When we saw this ingenious solution at Woeste's in Los Olivos, we admired it! It reminded us of a quote by the great Japanese fashion desi
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03/30/2018
The selection of your personal or company brand name is extremely important in the real estate game. The idea is to make it as easy as possible for people to recall your name. If you can get your target market to make the association of your brand name with your brand category, your strategic di
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03/29/2018
Although Candice has been on Active Rain longer than I have been, I recently discovered this lovely delightful lady in the Question and Answer section. When it comes to real estate, we share an expertise in commercial real estate. What caught my attention is her sense of humor as well as her gen
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03/28/2018
As much as we love being by the ocean, we also love the hills and mountains that surround us like hugs. Those mountains contribute to our perfect Mediterranean climate, not too cold and not too hot. Every so often, the mountain calls us, and we take the freeway to highway 154 and feast our eye
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03/28/2018
To be a market leader today, you must gain visibility, you must be seen where your target market shows up, which now is on the Internet. To reach the ideal client you have to tap in to your passion, and that will set the course for your blog content.Authenticity in your personal brand is essentia
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03/27/2018
AlexandraTolstoy and her father Leo Tolstoy (courtesy of Wiki-in thePublic domain I have enjoyed reading Nina Hollander 's posts on Active Rain. On several occasions we have commented back and forth on one post with as many as 3 comments. We actually have conversations. Recently, I mentioned t
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03/26/2018
We decided to have lunch in the wine country, visit Woeste's our favorite garden accessory store, and taste some wine. At Woeste's we took the picture of this frog sculpture in the classic Rodin, Thinker Pose. It was definitely Rodin Redux.Lunch at Sides was a delightful experience as usual. T
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03/25/2018
