I can feel it coming like the light rain before the storm. The temperature is dropping and the kids are back in school. Tourist season is over, no more vacations, and everyone is back at home focused on work. That is until Saturday and Sunday when the raging obsession that is football begins. These are …
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Brown widow spiders aggressively populating Southern California – pushing aside black widows
A poisonous spider is aggressively colonizing Southern California. Panic. Now, take a deep breath: The spread of brown widows could actually be good thing. Newly released research suggests nonnative brown widows are pushing out more dangerous (and native) western black widows. Most of the time, brown widows have a bite similar to that of common …
Jacques Pépin crêpes – simple ones in seconds, plus an orange soufflé crêpe
My favorite chef is at it again, this time showing us how easy crêpes are to make. Simple ingredients and in a few minutes you have a great dessert or lunch snack. Transcript of the recipe: Melt some butter in a skillet. While it’s melting, combine flour, two eggs, a few dashes of …
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Modern Royals – Rainbow Queen in the British Vogue
Note that it says the Queen prefers: 29% – blue 13% – floral 11% – cream or green 10% – pink or purple 4% – red, orange, or yellow 2% – black 1% – checkered or beige And, some close-ups.
Clean-up art – obsessively stacking and sorting
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Where’s the coldest surf spot in Orange County?
Surfing in Southern California means you hang out in water normally 55-65 degrees. Pretty cold and worth a wetsuit most of the time. Every once in a while the wind gets going and blows away the entire surface of the ocean, revealing the frigid lower layer. As that current comes up (upwelling) the water drops …
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Reveling in Ranunculus
Ranunculus, with their layered, crepe-like petals that explode in blooms of red, yellow, orange, white and pink, are cheery in the Fall and equally festive in the Spring. The bright beauties spread their rainbow happiness in small pots on tables, as part of larger plant containers and along the front of home borders. They are …