Last weekend, I went out to see if I could find a Super (or at least fairly good) Bloom in Ventura County. I had heard about the hoards of "selfie" obsessed poppy peepers that have flocked to the Lake Elsinore area and was definitely not willing to endure that. …
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I don’t know what took me so long but last week I finally visited the Mullin Car Museum in Oxnard. It’s been here since 2010 at 1421 Emerson Ave in Oxnard in the same building the late Otis Chandler’s car collection was housed. To be honest, I’m not a car …
I love Salsa. The beat and Latin rhythm of the music is addictive. If only I could dance to it myself! Alas, even with the numerous lessons I’ve never been able to achieve much more than a comedic parody of Salsa. And even if I’m not as bad as …
About February, someone flipped the switch on the Ventura County real estate market and it has taken off like crazy. Since then it seems that everyone who has ever talked to me about buying a home in the last couple of years is ready to buy now! I’m not complaining….not …
Ever since I first hiked the Chumash Trail in Ventura County to Mugu Peak last year, I've wanted to return for sunset on one of the incredibly clear days that Santa Ana winds brings us a handful of days each year and take photographs. It's hard to plan …
Ventura is fortunate to be one of the locations along the California coast that discerning Monarch butterflies choose to spend the winter during their annual migration. Really, who can blame them for choosing Ventura real estate for their stay? Even though winter arrived last week we’ve had nothing but …
I love, love, love Santa Paula’s Citrus Classic Balloon Festival. I was excited when the first Citrus Classic balloon festival was announced in 2008. I knew I had to be there. I’ve always wanted to see the famous Albuquerque Balloon Festival and now I had chance to experience something …
Heal the Bay, an environmental group, issued it’s “Beach Report Card” that assigns grades of A to F to 517 beaches on the California coast based on measured bacteria levels from April 2007 to March 2008. 55 of Ventura County’s 56 beaches rated an A during the spring and …
Last Saturday I was previewing Fillmore homes for a buyer and passed the Fillmore Fish Hatchery sign along Highway 126 and decided to stop by for a visit. I’ve been there before and it’s kind of a interesting place to walk around. The signs 
outside the hatchery fill us in …
Somewhere, far, far way…on a parallel Earth there will be a huge celebration next month in a parallel Oxnard. This parallel (and more enlightened) Oxnard will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of the grand opening of Fisherman’s Wharf to the public back in May of 1978. There they cherished …