How One Step Can Lead To Another
Do you remember your first job? My first job was selling candy in a Los Angeles department store during a high school Christmas break (yes, Christmas break was what it was called back in the day). At the time, I wasn’t specifically thinking that this job...
Explorations Never Go Out of Style
'Tis the season for gift giving. One of my GrandAngels asked for “experiences” instead of gifts for Christmas one year. What a great idea! So, I paid for a massage (her first one) which she thoroughly enjoyed. I do admit, though, I bought her a few small gifts just...
Microfarming Never Goes Out of Style
"Farm to Table" or "Farm to Fork" is a social movement that’s booming in the U.S. Emma Diab of thrillist.com wrote that "There’s no centralized criteria by which farm-to-table is defined, but generally, if you know the farm or ranch your product came from, if...
Fall into Planting
The warming of Summer soil in California has cooled, and it’s now time for Fall planting. Plants are ready to get established and grow their roots. Just as a strong foundation is necessary before a building is erected, so, too, fall plants and flowers require a...
Continue To Free Your Inner Farmer
Continue To Free Your Inner Farmer Happy memories were made for families, individuals and anyone in between at the OC Fair which ended on 8/12/18. Fairgrounds officials announced in December 2017 "that a...
Free Your Inner Farmer
FREE YOUR INNER FARMER County Fairs Never Go Out of Style County fairs provide so much entertainment for all ages. You will find educational opportunities as well as community connections. They’re a tradition dating back to 1807 when the first American fair is thought...
Planting a Garden Never Goes Out of Style
It is best to follow instructions via seed packages and plantings BEFORE adding your compost to the lasagne mixture. Adding the compost could cause the mixture to be “too hot” and could burn plants, roots etc. Purchasing a Soil PH meter will help you monitor the soil...
Lasagne Gardening Has Its Own Style
In my previous blog, I talked about preparing a lasagne garden’s healthy foundation with compost. This will apply to raised bed vegetable and herb gardening. TIP: Compost ingredients must be completely decomposed before being added IF you want to...
Visionaries Never Go Out of Style
Visionaries Never Go Out of Style A big thank you to all those visionaries who gave us electricity, the phone, the t.v., the car, computers! Furthermore, visionaries fuel our economy. Visionaries are dreamers. And, they provide us with new ideas, new technology, new...
Rescuing Animals Never Goes Out of Style
My niece’s husband, Robert, decided to leave the corporate world to become a cowboy. He supported his family by herding cattle to various locations. Other ranch-related tasks took up the day. Rescuing Animals was not part of...
Gardening Never Goes Out of Style
GARDENING NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE.... April was National Garden Month. The National Gardening Association (NGA) encourages everyone to garden wherever they live. "Gardeners know, and research confirms, that nurturing plants is good for us: attitudes toward health and...
Spring Cleaning Never Goes Out of Style
We get in the Spring Cleaning mood when the weather starts to change in the early part of the year. Days become warmer. The chill of Winter has faded. We want to be ready for the months ahead where we look forward to more outside activities, and getting our homes...
See Jane Explore is Expanding!
I am inspired to guide you on year-round, unique events and activities in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego Counties. My Eagle Eye is always discovering new excursions to add to my treasure trove for See Jane Explore Passports....