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Fall is for FOOTBALL!   Football season means Sundays are casual. Have some soup and some chips and dip. Get your onion fix.   Homemade Onion Dip ( no comparison to store bought)   2 Tablespoons olive oil 1 ½ cups diced yellow onions ¼ tsp kosher salt 1 ½ cups sour cream ¾ cup […]

The last few years have been crazy dry ones. California is solidly into drought territory now. Oh, I know, we toy with it every year. We hear the same old stuff like “fix leaks” (duh) , Take shorter showers” (awww) and ”Make every drop count” (YES!), and my favorite “If it is yellow, let it […]

Did you know that studies of comparable houses with and without trees place a markedly higher value on the homes whose yards are sheltered by trees? Trees help clean our air. Trees provide shade that can reduce air conditioning costs as much as 15%.   So get planting! Fall is the best time.

By Cindy Poore   Where did the time go? It is almost fall. I long for fall the way a kid longs for  Christmas. (that’s just around the corner too!) Fall is my time. The time for shorter, hopefully cooler days. Time to regroup and plan that last frenzy of activity you just HAVE to […]

By Cindy Poore   Yes, I know. You all have been wondering what has happened to our newsletter. No, you aren’t unsubscribed, as if that could happen. We have been wrapped up in a bittersweet time.   Some of you may not know that Darrell and I have been helping a good friend who has […]