Pictured above are two well-known public figures in their own niches, Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg. Both have served time in jail.Martha Helen Stewart is an American retail businesswoman, writer, and television personality. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she gained success throu
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03/01/2022
Pictured above is a painting we saw at the Quai d'Orsay Impressionist Museum in Paris. This is a painting Renoir created of Julie Manet, Edouard Manet's daughter. It was one of my many favorites of Renoir's work. It is titled "Girl with a Cat". I stood in front of it for quite a while. I lov
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02/28/2022
I am a firm believer that every experience in life is a teacher, and that also holds true for one's work experience. It creates a mosaic of experiences, each valuable and each important to the whole.I started working part time when I was 13 as a banquet server at the college where my father was
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02/27/2022
Before the pandemic, it was our habit to have breakfast The Cold Springs Tavern on Stagecoach Road after the Farmers Market. We always ordered the same thing: Santa Barbara omelette, and one slice of French toast made on their homemade molasses bread.Sadly they no longer serve breakfast, and we
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02/26/2022
Pictured above is a beautiful variety of shiitake mushrooms! It invites you to imagine what this could be in terms of texture and feeling. White radishes caught my eyes. They are not the common looking ones. Some may refer to them as daikon (Japanese radishes) or icicle radishes.And fennel is
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02/26/2022
We have been frequent patrons of the Padaro Grill. And yesterday, was one of them. As we nibbled on our tuna melt, this was our view accompanying the $9.25 sandwich we shared. The land you see is part of Santa Barbara known as the More Mesa abutting the Mesa area. It was a beautiful day to be
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02/25/2022
Pictured above is another yacht that caught my eye, as we were pulling out of the harbor this morning. There were workers polishing the windows on the deck and others below. It looks like, it is being readied to sail very soon. That yellow boat attached is an ocean kayak, and there is another
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02/25/2022
Pictured above is one of the many murals we saw on our pleasant journey to Lompoc, last September. A friend of ours mentioned that he was going to take his family to visit Lompoc and we recommended some of our adventure. Point Conception, considered sacred ground by the Chumash, is the headland
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02/24/2022
Lately, we have noticed that the "fit industry" is coming up with wines that are supposed to fit one's diet restrictions. Supposedly, this low carb, low sugar, etc..Here is a statement from their website:"We believe you should know what's actually in each glass wine you drink. At FitVine we sha
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02/23/2022
Pictured above is a classic car. It was the first thing I spotted as we were parking at the Summerland Cafe. Of course, I could not resist taking a picture. We were meeting a friend for breakfast...(They have the best waffles).Here is the full shot of this beauty. And that is one of the joys of
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02/23/2022