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With strawberry season in full swing here in Southern California, we’ve been seeing sweet local strawberries pop up everywhere for sale. On roadside fruit stands, at grocery stores, and in menus of restaurants that feature locally sourced ingredients. So when our preschool announced a field trip to go strawberry…
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Life has been pretty stressful lately, to say the least. We’re now 200 days or so into the COVID-19 pandemic (that’s roughly 6 months since the US first shut down, since my children’s schools physically closed their doors, and that people all over the world have faced major changes…
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This Earth Day – April 22, 2020 – is different from all the rest. Yes, it is the 50th anniversary of the launch of the modern environmental movement. 50 years we have been trying to save this planet! The featured image in this post is of Earth Day buttons…
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As I write this post, we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. My family and I have been self quarantined for just over a month now and, well, I guess you could say we’ve gone a bit stir crazy. I was due for a haircut right before…
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Did you know that fairy gardens really exist? They’re not just the stuff of fantasy. At least that’s what the Caring Fairies would like you to believe. And after walking through the fairy garden trail at Oso Creek in Mission Viejo, California recently, I do believe!
This series of 50…
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Over the summer, my son did two weeks of Corky Carroll’s junior surf camp at Bolsa Chica State Beach. He LOVES being in the ocean and playing in the waves, so this was the perfect summer activity for him. It was also a nice arrangement for me too, as…
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