A trip to the Bodega Coast
“In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” -- Rachel Carson In the...
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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 13, 20204 min read
Let's Get Crackin'
You might say I come by it naturally, my love of eggs. After all, I was born on an egg ranch and was gathering eggs before I started...
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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
Sep 4, 20203 min read
Calzone Party!
Put out a variety of fillings and everyone has fun "making their own" calzone. While making homemade pizza dough and sauce is not...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Sep 4, 20203 min read
Biscuits - hold the gravy
If you google "biscuits and..." the top options are all gravy. Personally, I am not a huge fan of biscuits and gravy, I have found many...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Aug 31, 20202 min read
A Delightful Trail in Point Reyes
This summer one of our outdoor days at the Coast was spent in Point Reyes. This was my first time using alltrails.com, and it was very...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Aug 31, 20201 min read
Back to School at the Beach
They say that time spent at the beach is never wasted, and I learned that lesson well earlier this summer. With the shutdown limiting...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Aug 31, 20202 min read
You "otter" get out to the coast
With the heat and smoke in the air it's a great time to escape to the Sonoma Coast. We were there several times this summer, so I'll...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Aug 21, 20208 min read
Happiness is like Jam
"You can't spread even a little without getting some on yourself". There are three reasons I make jam: It's SOOOO much better than...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Aug 12, 20201 min read
Pumpkin Scratching - or how to decorate without carving pumpkins
I've always wanted to try this technique and since I have an abundance of pumpkin plants this year I decided to try it out. I recruited...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Aug 6, 20203 min read
It's getting hot out there, baby!
In the heat of summer, wouldn't we all love a portable way to stay cool? If you find yourself in a situation where you need to be moving...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Jul 12, 20204 min read
Baby Quilts are easy, right?
With a neighbor giving birth soon and unable to have a baby shower during the pandemic, she was in need of baby items. In my retirement,...
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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 12, 20206 min read
Men Love Pie
According to this publication from 1953, the old adage "the way to a man is through his stomach" was true! Particularly if you know how...
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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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Lamar Shahbazian
Jul 3, 20202 min read
The story of the big ass pumpkin
It's starting small, a pumpkin plant gifted by my neighbor. Her father-in-law grows these professionally and enters them in contests. ...
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Lamar Shahbazian
Jul 3, 20201 min read
So much lavender - so little time!
For the first time in a long time I have the time to pick my lavendar! So I picked most of it (left some to make it pretty) and dried it...
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