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When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide

September 17th, 2008 · No Comments

When I get to the bottom
I go back to the top of the slide
Where I stop and turn
and I go for a ride
Till I get to the bottom and I see you again
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Helter Skelter -The Beatles
One of the burning questions that we hear all the time is “Have we hit bottom?” Have [...]

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Tags: Around the bay · Pleasant Hill · Walnut Creek

Around the horn on Easter weekend

March 21st, 2008 · No Comments

The Lindsay Wildlife Museum will be closed Easter Sunday, but open all next week due to spring break.  They have an exhibit up there right now called Bring the Condors Home.  I’m always overcome with childlike amazement when an endangered specie returns from the brink as the condors did.
Tonight it’s March Madness up at the [...]

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Tags: Around the bay · Danville · Mt. Diablo · Pleasant Hill · Walnut Creek

Morning buzz

March 17th, 2008 · No Comments

I stopped by Navlet’s in Pleasant Hill on Saturday.  There were two representatives from the Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District working a table.  I stopped by just out of curiousity.  These guys deal with mosquitoes, which equals West Nile Virus, rats and mice, yellow jackets, ticks and bees.  (Bees are the good guys).  I [...]

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Tags: Around the bay · Pleasant Hill

Life’s just better with fresh vegetables

March 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Here’s a listing of the farmer’s markets occurring this and every weekend in our area.
SATURDAY

Market
Location
Times
Months Open

Danville Certified Farmers Market
Railroad and Prospect
9AM-1PM
Year Round

El Cerrito Certified Farmers Market
El Cerrito Plaza
9AM-1PM
Year Round

Orinda Certified Farmers Market
Avenida de Orinda and Orinda Way
9AM-1PM
May-Nov.

Pinole Certified Farmers Market
Civic Center P. Lot/ Plum and Prune
9AM-1PM
May-Nov.

Pittsburg Certified Farmers Market
Railroad and 6th
9AM-1PM
May-Nov

Pleasant Hill Certified Farmers Market
100 Gregory [...]

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Tags: Concord · Crockett · Danville · Martinez · Orinda · Pleasant Hill · Walnut Creek

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