Free Christmas Tree Recycling in Carlsbad Christmas is now behind us. And some people may already be thinking about taking down the holiday tree. As they do annually, the City of Carlsbad is offering free, curbside pickup of Christmas trees for Carlsbad residents now through January 14th. Christ
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12/26/2023
The 2024 Carlsbad Marathon~ Sunday January 14th ~ The popular Carlsbad Marathon is Sunday January 14th. Remember that’s also the Martin Luther King holiday weekend – the official holiday is Monday the 15th! If you plan to participate hopefully you have been busy with training! The Tri-City Medic
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12/23/2023
Throwback Thursday - The Last Hand-cut Christmas Tree For years living in New England we had a tradition of getting a cut Christmas, hand-sawed down by yours truly. It was a fun activity which the kids enjoyed, despite dealing with the winter weather in early December that included cold weather a
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12/21/2023
My wife had back surgery on December 11 and we have been the recipients of much kindness since that time. It’s been a blessing due to her significant pain and limited mobility. Our neighbors across the street showed up a couple days before the big day with a walker. My wife had been asking around
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12/20/2023
What’s the Value of my Escondido Home? Escondido Home Sales for November 2023 Western Escondido is around 20 miles inland from the beaches, and borders San Marcos and Fallbrook in North San Diego County. It’s essential for buyers and sellers in the Escondido housing market to be well educated abo
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12/19/2023
What's the Value of My La Jolla Home? La Jolla Home Sales November 2023 La Jolla is one of the more expensive housing markets in San Diego County in general. If you tour La Jolla online (see link below), or visit in real life, you’ll soon see why this is so. As a seller or buyer in La Jolla, havi
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12/18/2023
Holiday Cookie Making - Round 2Yesterday we made granola using a new recipe with maple syrup instead of brown sugar. It turned out well and worthy of breakfast and sharing with a couple of the neighbors. Round 2 of our cookie making was today (Round 1 was made at Thanksgiving, our annual family t
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12/17/2023
Ho Ho Highland in Carlsbad Lots of neighbors living along Highland Drive in Olde Carlsbad (just east of Carlsbad Village) celebrate the holiday season with large inflatable Santas at the front of their properties. Many of the homes on the hill offer distant views of the ocean. I took a drive down
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12/16/2023
What’s the Value of My Del Mar Home? Del Mar Home Sales in November 2023 Del Mar is a beach town in North San Diego County, and one of the more expensive coastal communities. The most expensive San Diego County property sold publicly was in Del Mar (about $48,000,000 in 2007) according to the MLS
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12/15/2023
What’s the Value of My Vista Home? Vista Home Sales in November 2023 Vista is inland in North San Diego County, bordering Oceanside, Carlsbad and San Marcos. Vista has a range of housing options, with tract home communities, custom homes, condos and townhomes, rental complexes, and 55+ communitie
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12/14/2023