I remember when I was growing up in Southern California, known then as the nation’s fruit basket, the markets would have beautiful fresh fruit year round. But most of it was grown within a few hundred miles and so it was picked within days of being sold. So the available selection followed the seasons. Berries […]
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Okay, I’ll admit it, I have the travel bug. It started when I was young and my parents would load the four of us kids into the station wagon for a summer road trip. Living in Southern California presented us with a wide variety of beautiful destinations from the ocean to the mountains and everything […]
I discovered a photo on Facebook this morning that brought back memories of my youth in Southern California. It a gorgeous picture of Leo Carrillo State Beach at sunset that was taken by a classmate who has apparently become a talented photographer. Jeff and I were only vaguely aware of one another when we graduated […]