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Wordless Wednesday: Spring Has Sprung

Are you seeing signs of spring in your yard or neighborhood? 

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Going on a Color Walk

An activity Sophie and I have been enjoying is our weekend walk around the neighborhood. Recently we decided to go on a Color Walk, after being inspired by this creative blog post. The idea behind the...

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Wordless Wednesday: The San Diego Botanic Gardens

A few words: Tess the cat returned home at 5 a.m. Monday. Thanks for all your positive thoughts and prayers.  San Diego Botanic Garden

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Wynona the Redwood Tree

This may come as a shock to many of you. But when I was young, the subject I hated the most in school was reading comprehension. Nothing made me cringe like those long boring texts that ended with a...

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Wordless Wednesday: Animals, Outdoors and Pie

The San Diego Zoo … My own personal zoo (where’s MY spot?!) … Meeting author Beth M. Howard on her “World Needs More Pie” book tour. Great book — read it now! (But don’t read it at 11 p.m. because your...

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It’s Pumpkin Planting Time Again!

It’s that time of the year — time to plant pumpkins! Not only is June the start of summer, it’s also the ideal time to plant pumpkin seeds for a bountiful fall pumpkin patch. You may recall our first...

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The Little Italy Farmers’ Market

I love Farmers’ Markets. The fresh produce, pretty flowers and unique handmade crafts just make me happy. And of course, photographing a Farmers’ Market is one of my favorite things to do because all...

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Being Claude Monet

Sophie’s preschool class has been learning about famous artists this year. They started with Pablo Picasso, worked their way through Henri Matisse and Vincent van Gogh, and are now in the midst of...

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Through the Eyes of a 6-Year-Old

One thing I love to do is strap a leash on Casey and take her and Sophie for a walk. We live in a nice residential neighborhood that’s within walking distance to Sophie’s school and two parks. While...

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A Beautiful Spirit

I’m not a big believer in the supernatural. But occasionally something happens that you just cannot explain. And sometimes you have no idea what it means at the time, and other times it may be clear as...

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Remembering the Haunting Santa Ana Winds

The opening pages of Janet Fitch’s “White Oleander” novel has haunted me since the first time I read it, nearly 18 years ago. It’s in these passages that she talks about the foreboding Santa Ana...

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