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Holska

Emily went through a period of time where she wanted to learn more about her Czechoslovakian culture.  Her first cooking project was making Holska, which is a sweet bread she had heard about over the years and tasted while in Chicago. Holska – Czechoslovakian Christmas Break

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Faulkner Farm

The George Washington Faulkner House, also known as Faulkner House and Faulkner Farm, was built in 1894 in a Queen Anne Style home.  George Washington Faulker, Wife Roda and three children purchased the 150 acre property in 1879.  George Washington Faulkner was a pioneer in the development of agriculture in Ventura County, was first to […]

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Maine Lighthouses

Doubling Point Lighthouse Kennebec Range Lighthouse Squirrel Point Lighthouse Perkins Island Lighthouse Pond Island Lighthouse Seguin Island Lighthouse Cuckolds Lighthouse Ram Island Lighthouse Burnt Island Lighthouse Hedricks Head Lighthouse Bass Harbor Head Lighthouse Portland Head Lighthouse Permaquid Point Lighthouse Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse Owl Head Lighthouse Marshall Point Lighthouse

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Maine Sightseeing

Chris and I had so much fun last year when exploring the fall foliage of the Northeast that we came back to explore Maine coastline. Ship building in Bath Maine Maine Maritime Museum, Bath Maine Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Open House, Warren Maine Belfast Maine Penobscot Narrows Bridge Fort Knox, Prospect Maine View of Bucksport from Fort […]

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Clean-up Weekend

We don’t get up to the Tehachapi property as often as we should, as evident by the overgrown property and with a new fire chief in town we didn’t want the chance of getting fined.  This year we needed to enlist a little help.  Below are the before and after photos.

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Philadelphia

While doing some work in Philadelphia Chris decided to explore some of its historical sites.  Independence Hall was built in 1753 as the colonial legislature for the Province of Pennsylvania, Liberty Bell which was commissioned from the London firm of Lester and Pak in 1752 and bears the message of “Proclaim Liberty throughout all the […]

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Descanso Garden

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Descanso Gardens located in La Canada Flintridge, once belonging to E. Manchester Boody who owned the Los Angeles Daily News.  Purchased in 1930 Boddy bought the 165 acres of land for a ranch, new home and commercial camellia nursery.  Boddy opened his garden in march 1950, retired in 1952 and sold the property to Los […]

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