Sacramento’s native daughter, Greta Gerwig is an amazing woman. She attended St. Francis High School, where my daughters, Jill and Tami, also attended, several years earlier. After graduation, Greta went on to write the 2017 movie, “Lady Bird,” which I had really enjoyed a few years ago. There h
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08/05/2023
A few days ago, my kid (Jill) informed me that she belonged to a wine club. She suggested we take advantage of free wine tasting and pasta eating that was being provided by Crystal Basin Cellars, at Apple Hill today. I could find no reason to decline.It was a delightful time, trying to sip my way
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07/30/2023
One of my favorite pastimes in the Greater Sacramento Region is visiting the various Farmers Markets in our area. Sacramento Valley is a bread basket of wonderfully fresh fruits, vegetables, and other food products this time of year. The Certified Farmers Market website, provides the times and l
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07/26/2023
Sacramento has been enduring really hot days recently. We were slated to reach 110 degrees today, but we were "fortunate" enough to only climb to 105. When days are this warm, I always choose to swim early at my local health club (California Family Fitness). Yesterday, I hit the water at 5:36
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07/15/2023
Real estate professionals often ask, or assess, what is appropriate to write about and share in a blog. In 2008, in my beginning years of blogging, I pondered those questions. Quickly, I realized topics of politics and religion shouldn't be part of my business plan. From there I went on to form
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06/19/2023
This past Saturday I attended a wedding at one of the post pleasant venues I've seen in a long time. The location was at Fausel Ranch in the heart of California Gold Country. The property had been in the owner's family for generations. There were vintage buildings, a gazebo, and land that has
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06/12/2023
Yesterday, while out and about, I decided to pay Hagan Community Park in Rancho Cordova, a visit. I hadn't been to the park in awhile. It was glorious to see the newly renovated landscaping that had been completed. There are new walkways, and flower plantings. The fountains enhance the scene.
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06/08/2023
When I first learned AI was the topic of the ActiveRain June Challenge, which Kat Palmiotti had presented to bloggers, I began to reach back in memory, to when it was I had first became aware of Artificial Intelligence. I remembered a special evening in 1968. I was seated in a movie theater, mu
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06/03/2023
I'm at the U.C. Davis Whole Earth Festival. I'm lying on my back under an Oak tree, sharing space with a Fennel bulb. It feels like 1969 again. It helps make up for my missing Woodstock. The Whole Earth Festival runs through tomorrow (Sunday, May 14th). Don't miss it! https://wef.ucdavis.edu
05/13/2023
For several years in my community, I’d find myself driving up to a busy intersection, and sometimes noticing little chalk inscriptions on curbs. They’d say, “John 3:16” or “Jesus ‘heart’ U.” Folks, who know me, also know I’m not a particularly churchy gal. Yet, when I’d see these inscriptions, i
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05/07/2023
