When we visited the chalk art Festival on Monday morning, it was clear that some of the brilliant work was not going to be finished by days end. This one (pictured above) was nearing completion. And in this shot, you can see people still working on their masterpieces. We really loved this crea
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05/31/2018
No doubt after the rains we had on Tuesday evening and yesterday, all of the artists work is erased leaving behind a trail of color on the asphalt abutting the stairway to the Santa Barbara Mission. We both took many photos. We loved the colors depicting the coffee plant from Caribean Coffee.A
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05/31/2018
Consistently applying the fundamentals of good marketing and branding can go a long way in building your luxury real estate practice. But, if your quest is achieving and then sustaining market leadership in your chosen niche, you need to do things differently and better than your competitors. You
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05/30/2018
We enjoyed this fun example of Card Hounds. Even though we have seen different versions of this, it always brings a smile to our faces.We liked this salute to all the dogs who were looking for mud slide survivors. We wish you all a great week. Remember, you are no free to wear white until Labo
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05/29/2018
This morning we were up early. Our plan was to visit the chalk festival before the crowds arrive and parking is near impossible.This humorous depiction of a harbor seal and otter was a delight!We have a feeling you did not know that Gnomes practice Yoga!The magic of plastic surgery?A Beautiful
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05/28/2018
We just returned from an exhilarating run/walk through the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserves. Going there we see glimpses of the ocean and the channels that flow to it. Heading back, we noticed this view pictured above. I (A) just had to stop and take a picture of this lovely view that we see on a
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05/27/2018
Yesterday at the Santa Barbara Farmers Market, we were enchanted by the variety of these Lisianthus flowers. Both of these purple tones spoke to us. These lighter purple beauties also enchanted us with their lavender hues. In olden times, flowers were assigned hidden meanings and symbolism by
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05/27/2018
We woke up to a beautiful sunny day. As I am writing this post it is 65 degrees Fahrenheit, and we are anticipating a high of 71, today. Given that it is a holiday weekend, we were anticipating a busy Farmers Market with tourists in town. However, that was not the case.We loved the three colo
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05/26/2018
Last Sunday we were introduced to Piedrasassi Syrah at our new favorite restaurant in Los Alamos. We enjoyed it so much, that we asked our wine guru, Jane, (owner of Carpinteria Wines) if she carried the label. She did and she told us that they made another wine that is a Syrah/Mourvedre blend
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05/26/2018
Every year around this time and stretching into late June, the Jacarandas start blooming. We spotted this one today on Cañon Perdido, one of the crosstown shortcut routes to our next destination. Every street we passed had jacarandas in various stages of bloom. It is a joy to see everywhere we
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05/25/2018
