Vermicomposting - Part 2
It's been awhile since I wrote my first blog on Vermicomposting, or the hobby of raising worms. I recently met a young woman who is...
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Lamar Shahbazian
May 9, 202314 min read
Lessons From the Garden - Part 3 - Soil Health
A new-to-me garden book and continued experimentation in gardening lead me to write again, sharing lessons from my garden. I am building...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Jun 27, 202213 min read
Lessons from the Garden - Part 2
More garden learning and my gardening friends have encouraged me to post Part 2 in my garden lessons, building on this blog written a...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Jan 21, 20227 min read
Fishing is the Sport of Drowning Worms
When I was a kid, we always knew where we could find worms when getting prepared for a fishing trip. My childhood home, "The Ranch", had...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Sep 29, 20215 min read
Hiking Adventure - Pinnacle Gulch
I first heard about this hike on the Facebook group "Sonoma County Hiker" and I am so glad I did. My first trip there was in March 2021...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Jun 20, 20213 min read
Hiking Adventure #6 - Tomales Point Trail
This was the last hike we took before Katelyn headed home in January, and it was special in a number of ways. First of all, Rick went...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Jun 16, 20213 min read
The Saga of the Cherry Jam
It's that time of year again! The thermometer cracked 90 degrees, so it must be time to "put up" produce in the kitchen. This time it's...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Sep 24, 20203 min read
Tweet, tweet - time to eat (and drink!)
It's a classic retirement activity - bird watching. We enjoy all sorts of birds in our yard, but it's only recently that the goldfinches...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Sep 12, 20207 min read
New Patio - the Reveal
I have been waiting all summer to share our latest home project with you. Our front lawn needed to be down-sized, and we were fortunate...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Jul 12, 20202 min read
Snake! Or is that Waldo?
In my daily tour of the garden I was caught by surprise when, on the edge of the strawberry bed, I saw a long snake. I could not see the...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Jul 3, 20202 min read
Birds and butterflies and deer, oh my!
This year we are modifying our front yard, removing some of the lawn and expanding the stone patio. As part of the design we are adding...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Jul 3, 20202 min read
The war on gophers!
I've been gardening for years, and thought I knew all the tricks. But gophers continue to defeat me at every turn. Grow in raised beds,...
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