Recently, we were discussing the joy of teamwork. In particular we were discusssing the recent space voyage to the International Space Station (pictured above) that Space X successfully launched . What impressed us the most about this historic event was the teamwork that was demonstrated among
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06/30/2020
For many years we have been students and proponents of staying in the moment, because in the moment you can ascertain how you feel and be aware of your thoughts. If you are in the present feeling bad/negative, it is easy to change your view from cloudy to sunny by focusing on something that is s
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06/29/2020
The great M.F.K. Fisher (Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher was a preeminent American food writer. She was a founder of the Napa Valley Wine Library. Fisher believed that eating well was just one of the "arts of life" and explored this in her writing. "Wikipedia) described the Napa and Sonoma Valleys in
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06/28/2020
Just for fun, we planted a sweet one thousand cherry tomato plant. When we had big vegetable gardens both in Los Angeles and in Napa, this plant was one of our favorites. While watering the garden, we would happily keep our energy up by munching several of these sweet cherry tomatoes. As soon a
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06/27/2020
We have recently been exploring Italian wines, outside of the known ones. The owner of Renegade Wines has been regaling us with interesting wines. Pictured above is a wine we recently enjoyed. It is from the Puglia Region in Italy. Puglia is a region of Italy in the south-east of the country,
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06/26/2020
When we came out of the driveway of a store, we made a right turn heading back to town, instead of a left. Ron drove into the back entrance to Office Max to re-route ourselves. Pictured above is the wall around the property! What a treat to see this burst of intertwining colors of bougainville
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06/26/2020
We are thankful for the work that is coming our way, and the mastermind that we joined this past week. We loved the suggestions and thoughts that came from different individuals across the country. It was a delight to converse with so many bright minds! We are also thankful for our various litt
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06/25/2020
In a talk we gave to a high producer group of real estate agents (defined by their six figure income) we asked the group to answer this question: "what is your unique value proposition?" The responses were as follows: Continuing education in the real estate world, and their various designation
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06/25/2020
As I was watering the deck garden, I noticed that the bottle brush is still blooming. A hummingbird was checking out the blooms. He buzzed by me for a moment and then flew off to my hibiscus bush! And this precious creature reminded me off this paragraph written by Henry Miller. "...when you a
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06/24/2020
The yellow broom show has been resplendent on the road to Santa Ynez, in the Wine County. This is the time of the year when it blooms like crazy. We both look forward to seeing it. Good news for our wineries, the tasting rooms are open again with precautions in place. Happy Wednesday!
06/24/2020