Yesterday evening after dinner, as the light was waning, we decided to go for a long walk on the beach. The sand felt soft and warm, as we walked to the water's edge. Surfers were enjoying the big waves as the tide was coming in. We enjoyed seeing the vacationers sitting on the sand focused on
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07/31/2019
We are always fascinated by color combinations can work together and catch our attention. We both have often remarked that certain colors speak to us. And in our real estate related branding work we research the colors that our clients like that speak to them. As we delve into working with c
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07/31/2019
We rarely follow guidebooks when choosing a restaurant when we travel. Most of the time, we will ask a local, or our hotel concierge, or we more often than not, we let our intuition or branding nose guide us. After several hours of walking in Paris, it was lunch time. We walked into Lavinia, a
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07/30/2019
These are a few of my favorite quotes by Wayne Dyer. Wayne Walter Dyer was an American self-help author and a motivational speaker. His first book, Your Erroneous Zones, is one of the best-selling books of all time, with an estimated 35 million copies sold to date. Wikipedia The essential lesson
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07/29/2019
These unexpected vibrant colors of sunflowers caught my attention as we walked around the Santa Barbara Farmers Market early Saturday morning. If we had not had a bouquet of sunflowers on our dining room table, we would have bought these. Maybe next week, we will. True friends are like bright s
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07/28/2019
The Papaya enterprise has expanded by also producing Oyster Mushrooms. As the non-gmo papayas, and bananas grow in their greenhouse, they have added mushrooms to their production. The owner was telling us how he was inspired to grow these, because they reminded him of the coral reefs in the oce
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07/27/2019
We often stop at Avila & Sons for their stone fruit(apricots), and especially for their nuts, and nut butters. One of their best is pecan butter.Their variety is endless. These are long stemmed large artichokes. The whole stem is edible and deliciousZucchini flowers are a delicacy in Italy. So
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07/27/2019
We have been enjoying a variety of Malbec wines from Argentina's famed Mendoza area as well as other areas nearby. Pictured above is a 2016 Malbec from the Trapiche Area in Argentina. Even though it has a high rating of 90 Wine rating by James Suckling, (renown wine critic) it is reasonably pric
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07/26/2019
Pictured above and below are photos that Ron took of the variety of lisianthus that one of farmers grows at the Santa Barbara Farmers Market.Eustoma, commonly known as lisianthus or prairie gentian, is a small genus in the gentian family. They are native to warm regions of the southern United Sta
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07/26/2019
Walking in Florence along the Arno river one evening after dinner in October 2016, we spotted this hotel. We were intrigued by the pinwheel lights pictured above. Pinwheels are usually considered a child's toy, no doubt inspired by the architecture of a windmill.And here is a photo of the lobby
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07/25/2019
