Emerald Auto Service Center in Vista CA A Shout-Out! My Mom had to have her car towed by AAA about a week ago – it was not drive-able due to an oil leak - and was referred to the Emerald Auto Service Center in Vista, a AAA-approved facility, about 4 miles from where she lives. We met her over the
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06/29/2018
Spring Cleaning Blogging ChallengeTime to Get the Dirt Out of my Posts Ah, spring cleaning. It conjures up all sorts of thoughts to different people, not all of them pleasant. We all have a general sense of what spring cleaning means in our homes, right?! With traditional spring cleaning you some
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06/28/2018
Worldless Wednesday: A Cool Outdoor Concert Stage in Playa Vista CA I stumbled across this photo of a very cool outdoor covered stage at a park in Playa Vista (now referred to as Silicon Beach) from back in November 2014. We were visiting our daughter and her family and were at the park to feed
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06/27/2018
2018 Red, White and BOOM and More 4th of July Fireworks in Carlsbad Summer is here and the 4th of July holiday is around the corner, with plenty of celebrations and fireworks in and around Carlsbad, along with private festivities, cookouts and picnics. There will be crowds at the beach and lots o
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06/25/2018
Floral Memories of New England We enjoy having cut flowers in the house, and my wife bought these peonies at the market the other day. We don't tend to see them growing in our area...at least I don't recall seeing them, I think because of the temperatures. But we enjoyed several large gardens o
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06/24/2018
Some Thoughts on Customer Service SurveysAre They Out of Control? I respect that businesses want our feedback on their service, whatever it might be. Certainly some deserve our accolades, while others really could benefit from obtaining and following constructive feedback. A few might even warra
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06/23/2018
TGIF Concerts in the Parks Series in CarlsbadStarting Tonight This first concert features the Stoney B Blues Band and will be held at Stagecoach Community Park at 3420 Camino de los Coches off Rancho Santa Fe Road across the street from the shopping center. The next 2 concerts, June 29 and July
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06/22/2018
4-bedroom Town Home at The Cape at Calavera Hills Come tour this beautiful new listing in the Calavera Hills area, about 4 miles from Carlsbad Village and our fabulous beaches, at the OPEN HOUSE on Saturday June 23 from 1 to 4 pm. While a personal tour is best, you can read more about 4537 Hartfo
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06/22/2018
Andrea Bocelli in San Diego Tonight A long-awaited Christmas gift is finally getting used tonight. Waaay back in early December I bought tickets to see Andrea Bocelli in San Diego at the Valley View Casino Center as a holiday gift for my wife. That concert is finally here...it's been a long wait
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06/21/2018
Happy 1st Day of Summer from Carlsbad It's the first day of summer in Carlsbad, as it is elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere, and while our weather doesn't reflect that - we have a heavy case of our June Gloom today - there are plenty of signs of my favorite season. More visitors, more parking
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06/21/2018
