If you are one of our followers here on Active Rain, you know that we are lovers of all types of plants. Pictured above is a succulent named variegated Aeonium. We bought one in a 4 inch pot. In less than a year it outgrew the pot and produced sibling, so we transplanted it to a larger containe
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07/31/2020
Our Carpinteria Farmers Market is held on Thursday afternoons. Unlike the Saturday in Santa Barbara this one consists of many small local farms, and ranchers. The whole market takes up three long blocks on Linden Avenue. Linden Avenue is the main downtown street which ends at the beach. We bou
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07/31/2020
We spotted this delivery truck not long ago at the Santa Barbara harbor. The look was interesting and the message intriguing. “To the misfits, black sheep and skrewballs.”The dictionary defines “screwball” as: “an eccentric, impulsively whimsical, or irrational person” which may explain the use o
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07/30/2020
There is nothing more gratifying to a rose lover, than when one can revive a rose after it has been attacked by rust and aphids. Since we do not use any harmful sprays (we value our furry, insect and feathered friends), we are left with few solutions. Lady bugs to eat aphids, and for rust, one
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07/29/2020
One of our favorite Mexican places, Corrazōn Cocina is located inside of the Santa Barbara Public Market. When the edict came down of no indoor eating, we wondered whether or not, they and the other eateries within the Public Market would resort to take-out only. However, thanks to our mayor, t
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07/29/2020
We always ask our new clients: “What can you do better than anyone else in your business? Whatever, the answer is, this is where you should concentrate your time, and leave everything else to the professionals.Two of our clients were listing/business magnets. Both would walk out of their offic
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07/28/2020
One of my favorites authors to quote is Rumi. Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet, faqih, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan in Greater Iran. Wikipedia. We both have been inspired by his poems and thoughts. Here are three of our favorite quotes. Wish
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07/27/2020
We enjoy looking at how nurseries and design places present succulents. Pictured above is a lovely arrangement that caught our attention. We loved the combination of textures of the gravel and the rusty container. It made a stunning arrangement for a patio setting. And in our mild climate, the
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07/26/2020
"I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful - an endless prospect of magic and wonder." ~ Ansel AdamsYesterday, while we sat waiting for our lunch order on the deck among the trees in the Los Padres National Forest, we marveled at the sound of the breeze fluttering through the leaves. It
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07/25/2020
This past Monday we took a walk through the Carpinteria Salt Marsh Reserve in the evening. As we were returning, the blue sky and sunlight had turned to gold and lit up these trees. Another fifteen minutes and the sun would slowly sink into the ocean, creating a magnificent sunset. Wishing you
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07/24/2020
