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The Fells in the Fall
While visiting southern New Hampshire this fall, my mother-in-law suggested we visit The Fells as a half-hour side trip from our cabin outside the little town of Antrim. Located in the Dartmouth-Lake...
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Hut to Hut Hiking in the White Mountains
I had always dreamed of taking a vacation to the Swiss Alps where you can go alpine hiking from hut to hut, carrying only your day pack and credit card. When my husband told me you could do that type...
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Still Falling for California
After spending a couple weeks among the verdant landscape of New England, especially as the trees started displaying their fall colors, I had a rough transition back to the severe landscape of our...
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Hike, Feast and Beer Up!
My friend, Laura, has been an enthusiastic supporter of Laguna Dirt since I started this blog about a year ago. Laura is a knowledgeable gardener–planting California natives long before most of us had...
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Gratitude, by Louis Schwartzberg. (Click this link if you want to watch this video on a larger screen–and then click the bottom right icon with the four little arrows:...
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Full Moon Low Tide at Crystal Cove
Yesterday afternoon, my husband and I hung out down at one of our favorite local beachs, Crystal Cove State Park just north of Laguna Beach, and the tide was way out because of the full moon cycle....
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Sam and the Huntington Library and Gardens
My last post was about Sam Maloof, the amazing mid-century craftsman whose home and garden we toured out in Rancho Cucamonga. Before that, we visited the Huntington Library and Gardens in San Marino...
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(Almost) Wordless Wednesday
This flower was propagated by Russian scientists from a 32,000-year-old seed stored away by a squirrel in the arctic tundra in Siberia. In case you missed it, read the entire story by clicking HERE.
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Sunset’s Gardening Bible Keeps the Faith (Want to Win Your Own Copy?)
The New Sunset Western Garden Book I bought my firstSunset Western Garden Bookat a garage sale shortly after buying our first home, a tiny, hundred-year-old house in the Old Towne section of Tustin,...
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Etsy in the Garden
If you are looking for some creative accents for your garden, Etsy is a great place to start. Chances are, the hard part is choosing. Seems mason jars are everywhere these days. Who doesn’t like...
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