

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER
Photography equipment storage is extremely important. We live near the ocean, where there is a lot of moisture in the air, so we know how mold can quickly ruin a lens. We have a few tips for easily protecting your photography equipment.
Continue reading “Five Great Tips For Photography Equipment Storage”We found it easy – making homemade wine vinegar from left over wine.
Continue reading “Making Homemade Wine Vinegar”Patisserie Emozioni is the new patisserie in Santa Cruz. Not since we were in Paris have we seen pastries this pretty, that taste this incredible. Each one a surprise, and the flavors changing frequently.
Continue reading “Patisserie in Santa Cruz”This roasted garlic aioli served with artichokes was definitely “farm to table”, since we actually went to the farm for the garlic and artichokes and brought them home to our table.
Continue reading “Roasted Garlic Aioli”A Rustic American Apple Tart with a Crispy, Buttery Pie-Style Crust
Continue reading “American Apple Tart Recipe”Last year, a forest fire in northern Santa Cruz county, the CZU lightning complex fire, burned 86,000 acres.
Planting Flowers to Provide Natural Food Instead of Using a Hummingbird Feeder
Continue reading “PLANTING FLOWERS FOR HUMMINGBIRDS”One of the special things about living in the Santa Cruz area is the local seafood. Just past the town of Davenport, there is an abalone farm, American Abalone, that is open to the public on Saturday. It doesn’t get any fresher than picking out your own live abalone.
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