Alternative Graduation Memories

My memories of high school and college graduation ceremonies are vivid.  Feelings of pride and anticipation of the unknown future will stay with me forever. Graduating seniors of 2020 will not have those same traditional memories.  Therefore, they won’t walk on a...
Memorable Photography Explorations

Memorable Photography Explorations

    Are you in the planning stages for your holiday celebrations? Creating dazzling photographs is a fun activity for the whole family or with your friends and colleagues.   TIP:  Find a service that makes 4” x 4” prints for your place settings or gift giving.   I...

Merry & Bright Holiday Photographs

This year, I find myself day dreaming about past, present and future moments.  Gift giving and our time together can have new meaning as we evolve as a family. We have driven, given, and expired some of the traditions of Christmas past.  With renewed fa-la-la this...

Thanksgiving Photography

Are you In the planning stages for your Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving/Fall Soirees celebrations?  Creating a dazzling Fall tablescapes is a fun activity for the whole family.  There are plenty of ideas on Pinterest or just Google “Fall Tablescapes” or...
Hands Off the Fullerton Arboretum

Hands Off the Fullerton Arboretum

I always love going to the Fullerton Arboretum in Fullerton, California, a beautiful 26-acre public botanical garden that is a tranquil respite from day-to-day hustle & bustle. I’ve taken my GrandAngels there numerous times for classes and to walk the numerous...
How One Step Can Lead To Another

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 was a first...
Explorations Never Go Out of Style

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...
Microfarming Never Goes Out of Style

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...
Fall into Planting

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

  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 particular focus of the 2018 event was saluting the...
Free Your Inner Farmer

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

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...