We have recently rediscovered the Summerland Café. They have great coffee and their fare is fresh and delicious. As we were sipping our coffee, we talked about the best of our experiences in 2018...there were so many, and like we say every day, "we are grateful and thankful,and especially thank
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12/31/2018
This morning on the Q & A Section, Peter Mohylsky noted that today was National Bacon Day. This afternoon, we popped in to see Jane, owner of Carpinteria Wine to look at the selection of Champagne and other bubblies in the store. And lo, and behold, Bacon wine was sitting at the entrance. Here
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12/30/2018
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12/30/2018
It was a cold morning by our standards 37 degrees F! It had gradually warmed up to 47F, when we left home. Cherry tomato plants are still producing!Jewel tone onions were plentiful, good for onion soup to ward off the chill in the air.Colorful rainbow chard was plentiful at many of the booths t
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12/29/2018
We are always enchanted when we see the Pacific Ocean from so many parts of the United States. We have gazed at it from all the Hawaiian Islands, Juneau, Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and from many points in California: Northern and Southern. We are fortunate to see it off the freeway as we he
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12/28/2018
The first of the pregnant group of seal mamma's have entered the seal rookery/sanctuary for rest and relaxation! They come back every year to this beach to birth their pup. Now through April 2019, new pups will be born and cared for by their moms. They are born with creamy white fur, and we wil
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12/28/2018
Carol Williams has challenged us this month to express what inspires us. Given the creative work we do and embark on, we have become students of inspiration. The word itself at its Latin roots means to “to breathe into”. The breath is the first flame of the creative process. Nurtured it grows
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12/27/2018
One of our favorite seasonal holiday flowers is the Amaryllis. This year we treated ourselves to two plants with two bulbs in each pot and each bulb produced three large flower blossoms. We enjoyed watching them bloom on our patio deck, since the beginning of December! If we follow the dir
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12/26/2018
Boxing Day is not the day to put on your boxing gloves and pick a fight with someone. It comes from the word box (as in container) and originated in the United Kingdom. It is the day that the servants received a "Christmas Box" as well as a day of from their duties. It is also the day when chu
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12/26/2018
Ron and I wish you all a very Merry Chirstmas and a joyous 2019. May all your dreams and wishes be realized for yourselves, your loved ones, and the dream of the world at peace! "Great changes start with individuals; the basis of world peace is inner peace in the hearts of individuals, someth
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12/25/2018
