January 2, 2013
by Felicia
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Everything I needed to know I learned when doing crafts in kindergarten. This literally was a case of what’s old is new. Steve and I were doing a New Year’s Day walk when I spied a pine cone. The rest … Continue reading
December 31, 2012
by Felicia
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I think 2012 will be The Year of Contrasts. Spent the holiday with family out in the desert. The green you see above is just one patch from one of many golf courses that dot the stark landscape around Palm … Continue reading
November 3, 2012
by Felicia
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NOTE: This is what happens when I can’t sleep — food history research! Sleep deprivation or no, it can be a fun journey, leading down many different, very colorful trails. California ag history is especially rich and well-documented. Should you … Continue reading
October 8, 2012
by Felicia
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Quince, a tart Asian cousin to apples and pears, is a fruit almost like Michelangelo’s women — knobby, with large, nearly muscular curves and sloping, feminine hills that cast interesting shadows across its gravid belly. A natural web of knitted … Continue reading
October 6, 2012
by Felicia
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Why, hello. It has been a while since I’ve (we’ve) been able to spend more than just comment approval time on Urban Schmurban. So, indulge me for a moment and allow me to summarize the hurricane that has been 2012. … Continue reading
February 12, 2012
by Felicia
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As head of Hawaii Tropical Fruit Growers on the Big Island, Ken Love often gets asked to talk to folk about what he does and how to do what he does. This week, he’s in L.A. and I was invited … Continue reading
February 2, 2012
by Felicia
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Ana, my Oregon Tilthing, eco-village living sister is currently attending the EcoFarm conference up in Monterey and I’m not. I’d be more ok with this if she would share more of what she’s learning up there. If she virtually introduced … Continue reading
January 23, 2012
by Felicia
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The gently used pickle barrels for sale at Kruegermann Pickles at their Silver Lake warehouse. It was the weekend of mea culpa. I’ve been “thinking” and “planning” to install rain barrels at strategic locations around the house. The barn in … Continue reading
January 9, 2012
by Felicia
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Speeding through Solvang back in 2010. My garden? Not this big. ru·bric (rbrk) n. 1. A part of a manuscript or book, such as a title, blah blah blah. (Nope, not it.) ; 2. Ecclesiastical A direction in a missal, hymnal, or other liturgical … Continue reading
January 5, 2012
by Felicia
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It has been above, at, or near 80 degrees since January 1st. It’s one of the joys of living in L.A. It’s why people move here from all over the country. It’s hard to believe anyone would be grumpy about … Continue reading