Category: Culture
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Old-tyme lemonade summer
Summers were very long in Michigan. And hot. You live in California and you think you know about heat? OK, so you may be inland and log hundred degree days as often as we coastal folks have fog, but you have dry heat. You have air conditioning. Close your eyes and take yourselves back to…
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Pay to play doesn't pay
I’m working on an article about a fabulous new program that’s happening at Aptos High. Those of you in the PVUSD district might remember vaguely, years ago when money seemed to flow rather than get spit out in spurts of IOUs, that we voted for a bond measure that upgraded the facilities at Aptos High.…
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Cutting out the good stuff
I am in the process of writing an article about the wonderful resource we here in Santa Cruz County enjoy, Quail Hollow Ranch. For years I have enjoyed going there with my kids and taking part in the programs run by Lee Summers, who, to my surprise, does not have a teaching background. She’s a…
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One curry at a time
Americans who eat Indian food are often rabid fans; those who make it are… more adventurous souls. Since my husband and I are in both categories, I thought I should write a bit about it. First of all, for most Americans there’s the huge spice learning curve. Turmeric? Cardamom? And I may be dating myself…
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Crossing over the comfort zone
This month Growing Up in Santa Cruz published an article by me about Beach Safety. I have to admit that I was not comfortable with one aspect of it. As every parent in Santa Cruz probably remembers, we had a horrible tragedy here last year. Some children were playing in a sand cave at Natural…