The Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island
These flowers were the first blooms we noticed when we started strolling the Bloedel Reserve, a 150-acre garden on Bainbridge…
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More to Del Mar than Horse Races
My husband got tickets to see Lucinda Williams last weekend at one of our favorite venues, called the Belly…
LA’s Newest Hippest Hood: The Arts District
I hate to admit how long it had been since I ventured outside the Orange Curtain. (Yup, that’s me…
The Magnificent Salk Institute at UC San Diego
My friend, Cari, invited me to join her on a tour of the Salk Institute last month. I had…
Palm Springs Vintage Trailer Show Tour
If you haven’t caught the vintage trailer bug yet, here’s some shots from the 2014 Vintage Trailer Show in…
The Ultimate in Outdoor Living: Patagonia!
Our daughter has been teaching English in Santiago, Chile, since the beginning of the year, so we jumped on the…
Inn Vermont!
Fall at The Weathersfield Inn in Vermont During our yearly visit back east to spend time at our…
Meet Me in Perris–or Palm Springs!
At the very end of 2012, we bought our first vintage camper: A 1988 Perris Pacer fiberglass “egg” camper. I…
Winter Sunsets in Laguna Beach
We have had several weeks of stunning sunsets here in Southern California. I live up a hill from my hometown…
Meet Southern California’s BEST Garden Bloggers at the Long Beach Flea!!
I’ve been VERY lazy lately, but I knew anyone following Laguna Dirt would want to know about a fun event…
The Ecology Center
I’ve known about The Ecology Center for a number of years now, but never stopped by to visit. It’s…
The Succulent Cafe
Welcome to The Succulent Cafe! My husband and I wandered into this little gem of a cafe in Oceanside,…
Slow Food
Have you heard about Slow Food? We learned about this group from a foodie friend in Laguna about a year…
The Ying Yang of Camping at The Bluffs at Sano
My friend Jill warned me about camping down at Trails, which are the gorgeous, remote surf beaches at the southern…
A Teaser for the Venice Home and Garden Tour
For some unexplainable reason, I have never been to the Venice Home and Garden Tour. I’ve always had a…
The Buzz About Bees
We’ve all read the alarming news about the decline of bees, especially the honeybees we rely upon to pollinate…
New Sunset Garden Book Giveaway!
Sunset Magazine Garden Book Contest! With all the great outdoor living ideas and images floating around the Internet these…
Living Wall Springs Up in Laguna
Driving down PCH the other day, I did a double take of one of the storefronts off our busy…
Glamping in Crystal Cove
Ever since I started my search for a vintage fiberglass camper, I imagined taking it to our nearby state…
Doesn’t Hurt to Look: Vintage Trailer Show
I was so bummed that I had to miss the Vintage Trailer Show during Modernism Week in Palm Springs…
